MASTER BOSCO BAEK

Master Bosco Baek (白承哲) is the first Korean-American disciple of Master Chen Bing and also a senior disciple of 'The Old Ten Disciples (老十徒弟)' who were accepted by Master Chen Bing in 2004 and 2005.  Master Baek is a founder and principal of Chen Bing Taiji Academy USA in Los Angeles, where he teaches classical Chen Family Taijiquan as taught by Master Chen Bing in Chenjiagou.  Master Baek is the first person who brought his teacher, Master Chen Bing, to the USA in 2004.  

On October 5 2014, Master Bosco Baek was appointed the ‘Chenjiagou Intangible Culture Chen Family Taijiquan Excellent Successor' (陈家沟非物质文化 陈氏太极拳优秀传承人) by Chen Village Committee and China Chen Village Taijiquan Association.  This title is the highest honor awarded by Chenjiagou which proves his authenticity about Chen Family Taiijquan.   In the world, there are only 18 'Intangible Culture' successors appointed by Chen Village Committee and China Chen Village Taijiquan Association.  

Currently, he is the only one who was titled this 'Intangible Culture Successor' in North America (North America-1, South America-1, Asia-15, Europe-1).  On October 2016, Master Baek was also appointed the 'Excellent Coach' (优秀教练) by Chen Bing Taiij Academy Chenjiagou Headquarters, which is the only person who has got this title in North America.  

Born in April, 1978 in South Korea, Master Baek was raised in a Chinese branch of the Baek family (水原白氏) as a 31st generation and eldest son of the Moon-Kyung Gong lineage (文簡公派).   In 1992, Master Baek started Chinese Hygiene Qigong (中華養生益智功) at age 13 and studied classical Raja and Hatha Yoga from Himalaya Meditation Center and Korea Yoga Academy in 1996.  In 1999, he started Chen Family Taijiquan under Master Myung-Won Seo (徐明源) who is the first foreign disciple of Grand Master Chen Xiaoxing.  In 2000, he started learning from Master Chen Bing and became a formal disciple of Master Chen Bing on Christmas day of 2005 in Chenjiagou.

Master Baek is also an instructor of Chinese Hygiene Qigong (中華養生益智功), Sva Sam Vidya Raja Yoga (स्व सम् विद्या, Himalaya Meditation Center), Anuka Yoga Cikitsa (अनूक योग चिकित्सा, Korea Yoga Academy), Svastha Yoga (स्वस्थ, A.G. Mohan), and a former Tai Chi professor at Samra University.  

He graduated from Loyola University Chicago and majored in biology. 

He now teaches the essence of Chen Family Taijiquan and his three yoga styles known as Ekatala Yoga.  He is a particularly skilled expert at teaching and applying Taijiquan and Yoga therapy based on an individual student’s need.​