My recent trip to Europe allowed me to meet some very cool people and to do tai chi in some beautiful places. I will be back in Europe this autumn…

This is moment from a talk I gave recently in Sweden. An effortless push can be said to involve removing all the parts of the push that are not contributing…

This is the extended version of the foundation routine that I teach to my students. The 10 form and 24-form are good for beginners. But this routine has the elements…

In this exchange, I was reminded of teacher Yang Yang when he spoke of the subtle, profound, and mysterious experiences of tai chi. I also wanted to remind people that…

While touring the city, we found some young people doing what looked like tuishou. They invited me to join them. It was impressive to see this young man improve in…

Mastering the mechanical principles is far more important than practising technique. But one can lead to the other. Peng and Lu (aka bump and roll-back) are two well-known tai chi…

This lesson started with a funny story about a student who went to get checked for a possible stroke. Part of the assessment was a test for muscle strength and…

Internal martial arts, like tai chi, explore the tiny changes that have the greatest effect. This is done while exposing the disadvantages of depending on great effort. This is not…

I will be in Europe this May and June. Does anyone there want to go for coffee. ( I will be in UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, and more…. )…