May 25, 2026
Ken Gullette talks with Dr. Bob Bacher, a Taijiquan teacher who studied with Wan Xi'an, one of the "Four Tigers" of the Chen Village. For ten years, while he was a board-certified Doctor of Chiropractic, Bob made visits to the Chen Village to learn from Wang Xi'an, who passed away in 2024. Ken and Bob talk about...
May 4, 2026
The "Eight Energies of Taijiquan" are not mystical -- and they don't mean there are eight specific types of energy coursing through your body. The name "energy" comes from the Chinese gongfu term "Jin," and that actually means a trained strength - a refined, skillful use of the body. A "Jin" is a method, a way of...