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Herb Goldberg began his training in the martial arts in 1966, and T'ai Chi Ch'uan in 1976 in Montreal, Canada under Master Lee Shiu Pak. Master Lee was a senior student of Chen Wei Ming, the famous disciple of Yang Cheng Fu who was widely acclaimed as one of the greatest masters of his time. Mr. Goldberg continued training with world famous masters and grandmasters from China and North America, including Fu Zhong Wen, Yang Zen Do, Liang Shou Yu, Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, T.T. Liang, Ben Lo and Wei Lun Huang. Mr. Goldberg has been honored by appointment to the National Board of Advisors of the USA Wushu Kung-Fu Federation. He has also been selected regularly by the USAWKF as a National Judge of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Forms and Push Hands. In addition, he has served as the Head Judge of Internal Martial Arts and Push Hands for the southeast region. His students have won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals at both the national and regional levels. Mr. Goldberg has been featured in the major Atlanta newspapers and magazines, including the Atlanta Journal/ Constitution, Creative Loafing, Atlanta Sports & Fitness, Atlanta Buckhead, The Jewish Times, as well as Arthritis Today and Weight Watchers national magazines. He has appeared on Channel 11 News "Health Watch;" on a Channel 69 program devoted to T'ai Chi Ch'uan; and on a National Sears TV ad where he also served as technical director. Additionally, he has been published in T'ai Chi magazine and has performed demonstrations for many organizations including Icon Health and Fitness at the "Supershow," the High Museum, the IRS, Georgia State University and the Georgia Association of Physical Therapists. In addition to his own ongoing public and private classes, he taught T'ai Chi Ch'uan at GSU for more than twelve years, and has provided classes for numerous corporations, schools and health clubs. Mr. Goldberg holds degrees in Physical and Health Education and Guidance Counseling, Applied Social Science and Psychology. Mr. Goldberg's training and his teaching philosophy enable him to bridge the gap between East and West. In addition to precisely demonstrating the postures and their function, he explains movements and the principles behind them in easily understood terms, using physics, physiology, and metaphor to illustrate T'ai Chi Ch'uan's essential points. Because T'ai Chi Ch'uan is best experienced in the doing rather than the telling, Mr. Goldberg works personally with each of his students to make the necessary adjustments in their movements and postures. His individualized approach to instruction meets students where they are and brings them along at their own pace.
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