New School T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Head Instructors
A senior student of internationally recognized T'ai Chi Ch'uan Grandmaster William C.C. Chen Chen, Master Pearce has achieved the highest level of certification and has been teaching Grandmaster Chen's T'ai Chi Ch'uan since the 70s. His training includes Karate, Hapkido and T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Currently, Master Pearce teaches T'ai Chi Ch'uan for the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University-Bloomington and conducts seminars and workshops throughout the United States. He has a Ph.D. in Human Performance and continues to consult and conduct research in the areas of Motor learning and Ergonomics/Human Factors.
Master Charles Pearce
Madeleine has been studying T'ai Chi Ch'uan since she enrolled in her first course at Indiana University in 1997. She was certified in T'ai Chi Ch'uan in 2002 through New School T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Bloomington, IN) and in 2004 through Grandmaster William C.C. Chen (New York, NY). She received her Diploma from Grandmaster Chen in 2014. She is also a certified Rape Aggression Defense instructor. She works for IU as the Assistant Director for the Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning. She completed her Ph.D. in Motor Learning/Human Performance in 2016.
Master Madeleine Gonin
