Teaching

Master Ding has international experience in Chinese martial arts and physical education. He was a physical education teacher at the Shanghai Jin Cai Senior High School for a total of five years. He taught Chinese and sports in Shanghai for two summers. In 2006, he migrated to Toronto Canada, where he has taught Chinese martial arts at various educational institutes in the Toronto area, including: Canadian National School of Wushu Kung-Fu, Sunny Tang Martial Arts Centre Ving Tsun Wushu, Christian Wushu Fellowship and the University of Toronto. In addition to teaching at Dynamic Taichi Academy Master Ding also offers CanFit Pro seminars and is a continuing education unit (CEU) course provider for the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.

Education

Master Frank Ding is a 4th Generation Chen Taichi Master. He began to learn Wushu at the age of 13 under the instruction of Shen Huarong. His passion to learn Chinese martial arts lead him to pursue a formal education in Wushu from the Shanghai Physical Education Institute where he received both his Bachelor’s (1998) and Master’s degree (2001). At the Shanghai Physical Education Institute, Master Ding had two formidable teachers, Master Guo Zhiyu and Master Xie Yelei, a Wushu specialist and a Chen Taichi (Taiji) specialist, respectively. In 2003, Master Ding attended the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) regional teacher’s workshop for the Middle Year Program (MYP) in physical education.