Sifu Genie Parker began training Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan in Royal Oak, Michigan with Sifu Stephen Britt in August 1988. She began teaching as an assistant in the Royal Oak school and was among the first group of students from Michigan to become disciples of Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu in August 1992. In 1994 and 1999 she toured Southeast Asia and China with a group of students from Michigan, visiting and training with Wu family members and students at several academies.

She ran the Detroit area school for many years until Sifu Britt took permanent residence in Michigan. Genie focuses on the proper development and training of students from the general public in all aspects of Tai Chi Chuan from the beginning forms to the level of international competition. She teaches in hospital, educational, and corporate environments and opened her own club in Ann Arbor in November 2003 (wustyle-annarbor.com) She has helped coach students for the Pan-American Wushu Tournament in Toronto, and is certified as a judge by the United Wushu Federation of Ontario.

Sifu Genie took on her own disciples during a ceremony at the Ann Arbor academy presided over by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu in March 2003. She is the first non-Chinese woman to take on disciples for the Wu family, and only the third person in North America to be so honored.

Ellen Schwartz began studying Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan in July of 1995. In March of 2003 she was accepted as a disciple of Sifu Genie Parker in a ceremony at the Ann Arbor Academy presided over by Grandmaster Wu Kwong Yu. Ellen continues to train at the academy in Ann Arbor under Sifu Genie, and is now learning the Sword Form. Ellen would like to thank everyone who has helped her along the way on this wonderful journey!

Terry began his instruction in Tai Chi Chuan in 1997 in Novi, Michigan under Sifu Genie Parker. Not having pursued any other form of martial arts in the past, the original intent was to learn to reduce his overall level of stress and to gain the benefits of a healthier, more flexible body.

Over the course of the past 6 years, he has studied the 108 Form, Broadsword Form and 54 Form with Sifu Parker, along with training in the various Push Hands forms. Terry has also had the opportunity to train for a time with Sifu Stephen Britt and attend seminars by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu, Sifu Britt and Sifu Parker at the Detroit and Ann Arbor Academies.

In March of 2003, Terry became a disciple of Sifu Genie Parker during a ceremony at the Ann Arbor Academy presided over by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu.

He looks forward to gaining a deeper understanding and practice of Tai Chi through Disciple classes and regular training sessions in Ann Arbor and Novi and hopes to be able to join one of the periodic trips to China and the various Tai Chi Academies in Southeast Asia at some point in the future.

Sarah Zettel has been training with Sifu Genie Parker since 1998. She was accepted by Sifu Genie as a disciple in March 2003 at the Ann Arbor Academy.

In March of 2003, Tim became a disciple of Sifu Genie Parker during a ceremony at the Ann Arbor Academy presided over by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu.

Lisa Leutheuser has been training Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan since August of 1998. Sifu Genie Parker accepted Lisa as a disciple in March of 2003 at the Ann Arbor Academy.

Evan Leung started training Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan with Sifu Genie Parker in August of 2000. In March of 2003, Evan became Sifu Genie's disciple during a ceremony presided over by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu. After having assisted with teaching at the Ann Arbor Academy, Evan started his own class in Saline on September 11, 2004. Evan continues to train under Sifu Genie and is familiar with the 108 Square Form, 54 Competition form, Broadsword, Double edge sword, and various push hands.

In March of 2003, Daryl became a disciple of Sifu Genie Parker during a ceremony at the Ann Arbor Academy presided over by Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu.