Today, 10/24.2017, I attended a class conducted by Sifu David Fetyko in Vancouver.
The class location was at 318 99th Street in Vancouver, Washington.
The group class is located in a Taekwondo dojo.
Phone: 360-695-6741
Email: info@taichiwithme.com
The morning class is on Tuesday and Thursday morning. Qigong is from 8:45 am to 9:15 am, Taijiquan from 9:15 am to 10:45 am. Sifu is generous with his instructional time. He also teaches elsewhere in Vancouver, and offers private lessons.
The classroom is in a very nice, clean, not smelly, and spacious Taekwondo studio near Interstate 5 at 99th Street.
Cost is about $15.00 per lesson.
I watched Sifu Fetyko teaching two students the short Chen 17 form of Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang.
He was a patient, considerate, and kind teacher. For a 77 year old man, he was steady, agile, skilled, and confident. He corrected students postures in a gentle manner.
He took the time after class to introduce himself to me, chat, and provide me with some insights. He recommended two books on preventing and reversing heart disease.
I have been exploring Taijiquan classes in Vancouver. I have attended Taijiquan classes by Sifu Knack and Sifu Fetyko in Vancouver. They teach in nice, clean, and fresh facilities. I did not like the dojo of Sifu Moy in Salmon Creek.
After three months of taking classes with Mr. Fetyko, I stopped taking his classes. His style of teaching was far too slow for my tastes. Too much time spent warming up, obscure explanations of Qi, expensive class costs, and too many tedious corrections of the student's form work. Also, as you came to know Mr. Fetyko on a personal basis, your worldview and his Christian Fundamentalism and anti-intellectualism might not be compatible.
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