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Post Slovenia Thoughts, or Only Seeing the Trees

These intense training seminars always give me pause. I see what could be, what level I could reach if I applied myself, and I get a taste of the absolute core and heart of taiji that our teachers offer to us. Then I return home, go back to work, and all of it becomes a memory, because I don’t make the time in my life to devote to taiji as this kind of pursuit. Of course it’s a choice, and I…

Day 7, Otherwise Known as The Day After the Last Day

Our first annual Chen Taiji Advanced Training Camp has come to an end. Last night we closed the camp with a Cultural Night, a raffle giveaway for Chenjiagou t-shirts,  and presentation of the Certificates of Completion. Taiji people have many hidden talents – we had singing, acting, playing with balls, language instruction, and tuina. Chen Ziqiang was the driving force behind this extravaganza…

Training in the Julian Alps

I have always been enamored with rich green forests, peaks touching the clouds, and the sound of mountain streams. Last year in China I said that while training should be the same everywhere, no matter the aesthetic, one should train in beautiful places when the chance arises, because why not? Slovenia is beautiful, and the Olympic training venue in Planica is right off of a postcard. The stream…