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
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August 17, 2026
This is one of the questions I get asked most often, and I understand why. Yang style is the most visible form of Tai Chi in the world, the slow, even, gentle movement most people picture when they hear the word Tai Chi at all. Chen style is older, less widely known outside of dedicated
August 3, 2026
In 57 years of practicing Tai Chi, and several decades of teaching it, I have watched thousands of beginners walk through the same handful of doors that lead nowhere. Not because they lack discipline. Not because they lack ability. Almost always because nobody told them what the actual mistakes look like from the inside. Most
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.
