It is well known that practicing Taiji [1] has many health benefits, including lowering of blood pressure, increase in immunity to shingles, relief to osteoarthritis, lowering stress and pain reduction, improvement in the control of Type 2 diabetes, reducing probability of Alzheimer Disease, and general improvement to overall health [2]. Practicing Taiji also can help […]
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Living Through the UC Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement of 1964
March 2014
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As difficult as it may be believed, a lot of freedom of speech activities that we now take for granted were actually not allowed in many college campuses in the U.S. about 50 years ago. Activities, such as advocacy for civil rights causes, recruitment of people to support off-campus activities like voter registration drives […]
Walking Tips and Taiji
December 2013
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A friend of mine recently forwarded an article describing a couple of tips on how to reduce the risks of falling. This triggered me to provide some walking tips from Taiji that can reduce our risk of falling and increase our balance. Taiji is a good health exercise, and it is also a good martial […]
What Can Be Learned from China’s New Air Defense Identification Zone?
On November 20, 2013 China announced an “East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)” that includes the air space over the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. The impression given by the press and political leaders, especially those of the U.S. and Japan, is that ADIZ is a new concept that China has introduced, that China has […]