Bruce Fertman

Bruce Fertman has been teaching Alexander's work for 50 years. He trained extensively with 5 first-generation teachers. For 40 years, he was the director of the Alexander Alliance International, founding schools and programs in America, Germany, Switzerland, England, Japan, and Korea.

As a child, Bruce trained as a gymnast with Olympic coaches, and with Dan Millman, (author of The Peaceful Warrior), receiving a full scholarship to Penn State University. He was a professional modern dancer for 12 years, completing his Master’s degree in Movement Arts and Education at Temple University. For 8 years, he studied Tai Chi Chu’an in New York City at the Shr Jung Institute and in Philadelphia with Cheng man Ching’s six senior American students, and also for 8 years studied Aikido with Shuji Maruyama who, as a boy, lived and trained with Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido. He was awarded a scholarship to study at the Uresenke School of Tea in Kyoto, Japan, with Iemoto Soshitsu Sen, the 15th generation grand tea master. Bruce studied Argentine Tango in Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Rome. He trained in Kyudo, (Zen Archery), in Osaka, Japan.

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