Yesterday I received the following sad email from Tim Parsons :

Hello,

It is with the most profound sadness that I have to tell you about the death of my dear friend and teacher Alan Peck.

The premature passing of such a sincere practitioner and lineage holder is a great sadness and an immense loss.

All those who had the privilege to study and push hands with Alan had no doubt of the depth of his commitment, the level of is understanding and achievements.

His gentle teaching opened the door to the wonders of T’ai Chi for hundreds of students he taught for over thirty years.

More details will be put on his web site in due course, including the many tributes that have been received.

His advanced students will continue to teach the “Natural Way School of T’ai Chi” which he named in honour of dr Qi Jiang Tao and pass on the wonders of this lineage to future generations to the best of their ability.

Tim Parsons

“The double picture was taken in March 1987 when I stayed at Dr Chi’s house in Vancouver for a month and studied with him every day. The other picture of myself and Dr Chi was taken in June 1993 when I visited him while I was in Vancouver.”