Last summer I read Real Americans by Rachel Khong*. I read the book in German, and one paragraph stayed with me. It went something like this: ...
Some years ago I had an idea. I wanted to film myself doing the long Yang form once a year, and call it the “state of my art”. This summer, while ...
This summer, I was on vacation in France. We had the most wonderful Airbnb with a terrace to practice on (see my state of my art 2026 video). I ...
When I started Tai Chi in 2004, I learned the long Yang form. My teacher called it the 108 form. Later, I discovered that the Yang family counts ...
In case you don’t know: there is not ONE Tai Chi (Taijiquan), but there are many different styles. Although all styles come from China, they come ...
In 2009, I was teaching Taijiquan in Frankfurt, and I made a CD for my students. I recorded myself saying the form moves out loud, the same way I ...
Some time ago I scrolled and discovered a social media trend: it was a play of words where creators mash two words together. It’s supposed to be a ...
After I finished writing my own Tai Chi book*, I wanted to read another novel. I found a couple of fictional Taijiquan books on Amazon and in this ...
I really enjoy connecting with fellow Taijiquan and Qi Gong practitioners from all over the world. That’s actually why I’ve chosen to write my ...
Recently during a Taijiquan class, I heard this statement from a fellow student. “I only learn from Asian teachers. Their bodies are built ...