For years, I have been writing about Taijiquan. A dictionary. Blog posts. Reference articles. All of them non-fiction, all of them trying to get things right. Then an idea hit. An idea for a Tai Chi novel! When I started writing, it was strange at first. To write fictionally. To just go with the flow. […]
Last summer I read Real Americans by Rachel Khong*. I read the book in German, and one paragraph stayed with me. It went something like this: “That’s impossible.” Ping sounded annoyed. “Dà hǎi lāo zhēn.” Like fishing a needle out of the sea. (German edition, page 391)* Uups, I thought, is that a Chinese saying? […]
This summer, I was on vacation in France. We had the most wonderful Airbnb with a terrace to practice on (see my state of my art 2026 video). I personally don’t like practising outdoors too much. But that terrace was just perfect for practice in the evening. I enjoyed it every day and Tai Chi […]
Some years ago I had an idea. I wanted to film myself doing the long Yang form once a year, and call it the “state of my art”. This summer, while on vacation with my family, I finally did it. And I learned so much from it! I will share my insights below. Before I […]
In Taijiquan, we talk about relaxing a lot. We talk about letting go, slowing down on purpose, softening our body. Besides that, there are, in my opinion, two other great ways to relax: laughter and sleep. I think we can all agree that we get too little sleep nowadays. Endless scrolling through the night, or […]
I recently started recording Qi Gong exercises for myself because I kept forgetting them. I’ve been practicing Taijiquan and Qi Gong for over twenty years, and so many exercises just slipped away. Not just small exercises. I once knew a Tai Chi fan form, and I forgot it. I once was really good at Yi […]
