Tai Chi Daily Blog — tai chi chinatown

This morning I woke up early and drove about an hour and a half from Long Island to Columbus park Chinatown in Manhattan. My intention was to take photos of people who gather each morning to practice Tai Chi in the Park. I wanted to share these photos on my website. Traffic was clear today on the Long Island expressway so I arrived on time just before 7 AM. When I arrived there was plenty of metered parking on Mott St. I put money in the parking meter and parked my car. I took a short walk up Mosco St....

Last night I attended the New York premiere of “the Professor: Tai Chi’s Journey West” directed by Barry Strugatz at the Museum of the Moving Image June 9th, 2016 in Astoria, Queens New York. I have anticipated this release of this feature documentary for some time now. I learned of the film a few years ago while perusing kickstarter.com. When I learned the NY premiere was to be shown in Astoria Queens I knew I had to check it out. Cheng Man Ching was William C.C. Chen’s Tai Chi teacher. My Tai Chi teacher Bob Klein was a student of...

Sightseeing is an activity that involves visiting different places. We don't usually sightsee unless we are on vacation or have the day off from work. I think most people find Tai Chi to be interesting. It is an exercise and martial art practiced daily in parks in big cities around the country. It can be a great addition to one's life. So why not find out more? For six months, I worked a 12-hour night shift in Manhattan (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) for Quad Graphics, an American printing company. During this time, I photo retouched images used in popular...