Welcome to Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts Association

Bow Sim Mark

In 1976, Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark founded the first Chinese Wushu Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Its purpose was to promote the study and practice of traditional and standardized martial arts from China. The Institute and its affiliated schools around the world offer a variety of classes, seminars, and publications.

Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark is a world renowned expert in tai chi and wu dang sword. She was named Inside Kung Fu magazine’s Woman of the Year in 1994 and 1996, and has been extensively featured in media coverage of Chinese martial arts in the US and internationally. She is the author of a popular series of books on wushu. Her son, Donnie Yen, is one of Asia’s top action stars.

* Join us for World Tai Chi Day on April 28

Posted by jean on April 3, 2012
* Join us for World Tai Chi Day on April 28

World Tai Chi Day will be celebrated on April 28 this year. The Bow Sim Mark Tai Chi Arts Association and Rick Wong’s Martial arts Center will offer a free performance of tai chi and related arts on the Greenway next to the Chinatown Gate in downtown Boston from 10 to 11 AM.

In case of rain, the celebration will be held at the BSMTCAA school at 130 Lincoln St. (near South Station). For more information, call (617)426–0958 or email us at cwri@taichi-arts.com

    * Donnie Yen's latest film: SPECIAL IDENTITY

    Posted by jean on Feb. 10, 2012
    * Donnie Yen's latest film: SPECIAL IDENTITY

    Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark’s son is currently working on his latest film in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The contemporary action drama SPECIAL IDENTITY, which co-stars Andy On and Collin Chou, features Donnie as an undercover cop in China. He’s also choreographing the fight scenes.

    A crowd of over 10,000 people showed up to see Donnie at an outdoor location shoot on a street in Shenzhen last week. The film company hired extra security for crowd control.

      * Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine!

      Posted by jean on June 17, 2011
      * Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine!

      The Boston Globe has just posted an article and video about Grandmaster Mark and her school on their website. The article will be the cover story in this Sunday’s Globe magazine section.

      http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/2011/0619/

      Or watch the video on Youtube:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJWnUu3Jnnk

        Lifetime Achievement Award for Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark

        Posted by jean on Feb. 10, 2009
        Lifetime Achievement Award for Grandmaster Bow Sim Mark

        On March 14 2009, the World Martial Arts Federation will give a Lifetime Achievement Award to Grandmaster Mark in recognition of her many years of teaching and performing wushu. If anyone is interested in attending the banquet, contact the Boston school at 617–426-0958.