Some of you may already know that in March I left America and flew to Beijing and visited my good friends in China. After spending some time with teacher Li and her student who had also come to meet me, we had arranged for a dinner with her group leader the respected Wang Li Li who oversees her women’s Wushu department at the University a TCM practitioner and her husband the respected Master Sun Long Zhao disciple of respected grandmaster Chen Qing Zhou a 19^th generation Chen family practitioner. Master Sun himself has about 90 students in Beijing.

I want to especially mention that Wang Li Li was a most gracious hostess and showed much kindness and consideration making sure that all of us had a wonderful time. We had a great meal at a nearby restaurant and afterward they provided a real treat in making dumplings in the traditional way and we had a snack later. While at their home we spent several interesting hours talking about Chen Taijiquan and master Sun generously sharing his knowledge about important fundamental concepts of Taijiquan. In addition to this he was so good as to demonstrate the Chen system Tai Ji Chiu (tai chi ball) and explain the particulars of the important internal dynamics and the development of “FA” or issuing power as well as the theory of “dantien” development and root.

I found the experience delightful and I wanted to share it with all of you and also to include a picture of Sun Long Zhao as he was so kind to provide.