When people watch a high-level Chen style practitioner issue fajin, the explosive release of power that is one of the defining characteristics of the art, the reaction is almost always the same. It looks superhuman. The body moves with a whipping speed that seems to defy what is possible from something that looks so relaxed
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September 14, 2026
There is a principle in Chen style Tai Chi that, once understood, makes every posture in the entire practice suddenly make sense. Not as a collection of separate movements to be memorized but as a single formula applied repeatedly in different configurations. Most practitioners practice for years without being told this principle explicitly. They develop
August 31, 2026
I get some version of this question constantly. Someone has watched videos for months, maybe tried a local class or two, and they want to know how to find a real teacher, someone who can take them further than they can take themselves. It is one of the most important questions a serious student can
About Dr. Bob Bacher
At fifteen, I fell in love with Health and Martial Arts. Since then, both of these subjects have deeply influenced my life.
Martial Arts eventually took me to Chen Family Village, China (the historical birthplace of tai chi) to study with the 19th generation lineage Grandmaster Wang Xi'an. After years of intensive training he gave me his blessing to teach Chen style tai chi in the West.
I practice and teach tai chi and healthy living every day with the same enthusiasm and joy as the day I started. These are extraordinary tools to reverse and eliminate chronic disease and pain, build lifelong vibrant health, and cultivate peace of mind.
