Meet the team

Master
Zhao Wei Dong

Master Zhao Wei Dong is the creator of  Common Core Tai Chi System.  He is a master of classical Yang and Zhao bao style tai chi chuan. 

He is the current standard bearer and formal inheritor of authentic Zhao bao taijiquan descending directly from the lineage of Grandmaster Zheng Wuqing 鄭悟卿 through Master Liu Rui  刘 瑞.

He has over 40 years of teaching experience in the martial arts and has refined his life experience into the Common Core learning system.  He is expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine and a master body therapist in bone setting and energetic body realignment.    

Sr. Instructor
Ryan Lee

Ryan is the co founder of Common Core Tai Chi Academy and is a Sr. Instructor under the direction of Master Zhao.

He is also the Senior United States Tai Chi Qigong Instructor, for the Tai Chi Qigong Feng Shui Institute, under the direction of Qigong Master Wing Cheung.

He serves as core faculty tai chi instructor and lecture presenter for the HEAL-IM UCI School of Medicine Program at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine.

He is the founder of Balance247.com and has been teaching Taoist related arts in Orange County, CA since 2003.