“Nicanor Snow has been a studious martial artist from the age of 12. He has been a qualified teacher of true Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan on the Northeast Seacoast of New England since 1999.

Nicanor Snow, aka Kāmpa Vashi Deva, the founder of the Seacoast Tai-Chi Institute studied with Grandmaster Gin-Soon Chu and son Master Fong Chu (second son), both of whom are heir to the legendary Great Great Grandmaster Yang Cheng-Fu who is the father of the late Great Grandmaster Yang Sau-Chung. Their training covered all aspects of Classical Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan. Sifu (teacher) Nicanor Snow has been studying Tai Chi Chuan for 35 years. Nicanor Snow is also an Asian Bodywork Therapist, A.B.T., and a specialist in Tui-Na (Chinese massage), and a Qigong Therapist. His previous experience in martial arts began at the age of 8. He earned his 2nd degree black belt in Okinawan, Shorin-Ryu Karate from Sensei Glenn Kearney, by the age of 20.

He achieved a 1st degree black belt in Filipino Modern Arnis when he trained with former teacher, Master Professor Remy Presas. On his path in search for proficiency he attempted Baguazhang, Xingyiquan and Shaolin Kung-Fu until the spring of 1983, when he began training in the ancient martial art of Tai-Chi Chuan with Master Gin Soon Chu and his son Fong Chu. In 1985 he began his healing studies at the Lea Tam Acupuncture Center in Boston with Qigong Master, Tom Tam, and Dr. Ping C. Chan, Lic. Ac. In 1994, he traveled with the Oriental Culture Institute for work-study in Taiwan and in 1998 he traveled to Beijing to continue his studies and internship at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Institute.