Head Instructor

Avedis Seropian
(Founder of PathLessNess)

Birth date: November 1, 1982
Profession: Transpersonal Psychologist; Internal &
External Martial Artist, Energy Field Analyst (Aura Imaging)

Best known for: Founding member. Synthesizing Eastern Alchemical Practices with Western Mystery Traditions, fusion of Path Four in Pathlessness. Former European Internal Martial Arts Champion. Classified among the Top Ten in World TaijiQuan competitions.

Professional experience:
• Head Instructor & Judge of Chinese Wushu - TaijiQuan
• International Judge Diploma from the European Wushu Federation (modern rules of WuShu)
• National instructor degree, Lebanese Wushu Federation
• Teaching since 1999

Interests and skills: Cryptography, Alchemical Symbolism, Study of Secret Societies…   
Languages: Armenian, English, French, Arabic, Mandarin

About Me: "I Am not this Body, Mind, nor anything. My Presence which is always Here, in the Now was never born, nor will it ever die."

Towards 1st JI — Assistant Instructors

Crystal Safadi
(Active Force)

Birth date: June 12, 1985
Profession: Archaeologist
Best known for: Group executive, assistant instructor

Awards & Achievements:
• Arab World Wushu Championship 2009: Bronze in TJQ and TJJ
• Lebanese Championship 06: 1st TJQ, 2nd TJJ
• Path Four intraclub competition 06: 2nd overall place
• Lebanese Cup 06: 1st TJQ, 2nd TJJ
• Independence Cup 06: 2nd TJQ, 1st TJJ, 2nd ChangQuan
• Lebanese Championship 04: 2nd TJQ, 2nd Traditional TJQ
• Independence Cup 04: 1st place TJQ, 1st place Traditional TJQ

Martial Arts formation: Taiji Quan since Mar. 2002 (3rd Ji), Wushu since Nov. 2003 (3rd Ji), currently enrolled in the Instructor Qualification Program

Languages: English, Arabic, French, some Armenian
Interests and skills: Wushu and performance

Tatiana Bocharova
(Active Force)

Birth date: February 2, 1967
Profession: Linguist

Awards and achievements:
• Athlete of the Year 2007-8
• Athlete of the Month March 07
• National Cup 07:1st place TJJ
• National Cup 03: 1st place TJQ

Martial Arts formation: Taiji Quan (3rd Ji), Wushu (3rd Ji)

Languages: Russian, French, English, Italian
Interests and skills: Puppeteering, illustration

Hagop Kaybalian

Wushu
AotM Nov. 07

Attending Members 2011

AotM = Athlete of the Month
AotY = Athlete of the Year

TOWARDS 2ND JI

Joumana Medlej
(Active Force, Assistant trainer in TJQ)

Profession: Art director, concept artist, illustrator, comic author, writer

Best known for: Founding member of Pathlessness, group website designr

Awards & achievements:
• Arab World Wushu Championship 2009: Silver in TJQ and TJJ
• Athlete of the Year 2006-7
• Independence Cup 06: 2nd TJJ, 3rd TJQ, 1st CQ
• Path Four intraclub competition 06: 1st overall place
• Lebanese Championship 05: 1st TJQ, 1st TJJ
• Independence Cup 05: 2nd TJJ
• Lebanese Championship 04: 2nd TJQ
• Independence Cup 04: 2nd place TJQ, 1st place TJJ, 1st CQ

Martial Arts formation: Tai Noi Feb. 2001 - June 2004, Taiji Quan and Wushu since 2001 (3rd Ji), currently enrolled in the Instructor Qualification Program

Languages: French, English, Arabic, some Italian
Interests and skills: Linguistics, globetrotting, ethnography, symbols, dream work, visual communication, sequential art

Personal websites: CedarSeed, Malaak: Angel of Peace

Liza Barikian
( Active Force, Assistant trainer in Wushu)

Birth date: July 24, 1982

Profession: Software engineer

Best known for: Acrobatic skills, programming of competition judging software;

Awards and achievements:
• Athlete of the Month Apr. 07 and March-Apr. 09

Martial Arts formation: Wushu (5th Ji)

Languages: Armenian, English, Arabic, French

Interests and skills: Many-times Lebanese Table Tennis champion, member of the National Table Tennis Team, playing and composing music, graphics, photographs...

Rana Haddad
( Active Force)

Birth date: November 29, 1966
Profession: Architect, lecturer at AUB

Awards and achievements:
• Athlete of the Year 2008-9
• Athlete of the Month Nov. 06

Martial Arts formation: Taiji Quan since sept '05 (3rd Ji)

Languages: French, English, Arabic
Interests and skills: Urban installations, reading, plants and nature, observation

Personal website: http://www.dblu.cc

Annabelle Chadarevian
(Active Force, Assistant trainer in TJQ)

Birth date: June 6, 1981
Profession: Researcher – Public Health

Awards and achievements:
• Arab World Wushu Championship 2009: Gold in TJQ and TJJ
• Athlete of the Month September 07

Martial Arts formation: Taiji Quan since 2003 (4th Ji), Wushu since 2009 (6th Ji)

Languages: Armenian, Arabic, English

Vicken Demirjian

Taiji Quan
AotM Feb. 07
AotY 2009-2010

Michel Faddoul

Taiji Quan, Wushu
AotM Jan. 08

 

 
TOWARDS 3RD JI

José Chidiac

Taiji Quan, Wushu (5th Ji)
AotM Jul. 06, Sept. 06, Apr. 08

Nathalie Cherfane

Taiji Quan, Wushu (6th Ji)
AotM Feb. 08

Hiam Jarrouj

Taiji Quan
AotM Sept-Oct 08

Vahan

Taiji Quan, Wushu (6th Ji)
AotM July 07

Jamil Azar

Taiji Quan
AotM Jan. 07

Pascal Hashem

Taiji Quan
AotM July-Aug. 09
TOWARDS 4TH JI

Mirna Farajian

Taiji Quan

Margot Chami

Taiji Quan

Rosy Saroufim

Taiji Quan

Ibrahim Khazzaka

Taiji Quan & Wushu

 

 
TOWARDS 5TH JI

 

Nabil Hobeika

Wushu

Michel Chikhany

Taiji Quan

 

Aline Keyrouz

Taiji Quan

Avo Manjian

Wushu

Anthony Nickolaus

Children's Wushu

 

Wushu

Sherine Bouez

Taiji Quan

Sevan Seropian

Wushu

Patil Yacoubian

Wushu

Vicken Tchobanian

Harout Barikian

Wushu

Nazo Yacoubian

Wushu

Rabih Abou Jaoudé

Wushu

Réa Abou Jaoudé

Wushu
TOWARDS 6TH JI / BEGINNERS

Annick Tabet Leroux

Taiji Quan

Edith Samen

Taiji Quan
AotM Sept-Oct. 09

Andrea Samen

Gassia Chadarevian

Children's Wushu

 

José Labake

Wushu

Anthony Atieh

Wushu

Ralph Hanna

Wushu

Garo Kelebozyian

Wushu

Nouha Bayoumi

Taiji Quan

Omar Abighosn

Taiji Quan

Nadim Bou Chayya

Wushu

Nareg Haroutounian

Wushu

Narineh Haroutounian

Wushu

Mher Peltekian

Wushu

Avo Somoundjian

Wushu

 
GENERAL TRAINING

Kevork Djoulfayan

Edward Ajemian

Maria Hosri

Mia Ibrahimchah
Nathalie Antoun Ranya Ghazaly Elie Srour Jean-Paul Guiraguossian
Nabil Abi abdallah Claude Haddad Carl Daaboul Sarah Antoun
DISTANT MEMBERS

Antoinette Acar

Ali Safieddine

Maher Doumani

 Suzanne Khairallah
PAST MEMBERS

Barbara Drieskens: Taiji Quan 3rd Ji

Hagop Hovannessian: Taiji Quan 4th Ji, Wushu 5th Ji

Tanguy Smoes: Wushu 5th JI

Sandrine Talhouk: Taiji Quan 5th JI

Maria Kasparian: Taiji Quan 5th JI, Wushu 6th JI

Lea Talhouk: Wushu 5th JI

Dina Zebouni: Taiji Quan 5th JI

Cynthia Zebouni: Wushu 6th JI

Nada Temsah: Taiji Quan 6th JI

Asbed Seropian: Wushu 6th JI

Georges Chehade: Wushu 6th JI

Sarah Jamali: Wushu 6th JI

Sabrina Mervin: TaijiQuan 6th JI

Bruno Schill: Wushu 6th JI

Antranig Bilemjian: TaijiQuan 6th JI

Claude Hany

Zeina Safieddine

Michael Keldani

Roula Rahme

Zareh Parmaksezian

Nicholai Georghiou

Hagop Kelendjian