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Assi Ben Porat was born in Israel in 1955.
During the years 1976-1984 he resided in London,
England where he studied Brush Drawing (1976-1977).
He graduated from Croydon Collage of Art (1977-1980)
and received a Tai Chi Chuan teaching certificate from
the British Tai Chi Chuan Association where he studied
under the master John Kells (1978-1984).
During 1986-1995 he studied I Ching and Meditation, originating
from China, under the tutelage of Yudith Partos.
In 1996 he published a Hebrew version (co-translated with
Miranda Kaniuk and Ruth Sarig) of: "The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan, the Literary Tradition"
rendered from the English translation by Lo, Inn, Foe and
Amaker. Some of his brush drawings appear in the book.
Upon returning to Israel (1984) he opened a Tai
Chi School where he continues to teach.
In 2004, in an one-artist show, much of Assi Ben - Porat`s
Tai Chi inspiered work was exhibited at the Amalia Arbel
Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel. |
