May 4th, 2010

One of my goals with this blog is to make as many new friends as I can. In an era of 'facebook friends' and internet anonymity, making a real connection with people is sometimes lost . . . . I met C. K. Chu in Bryant Park, where he and his students were demonstrating Tai Chi in the open space behind the New York Public Library. C. K. was born in Hong Kong where, at the age of twelve, he began his martial arts training.

He has taught Tai Chi for over 30 years and has demonstrated both Tai Chi and Nei Kung on network and cable TV. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Physics, which he has taught at Queens College (C.U.N.Y.), New York Institute of Technology, and at Brooklyn Technical High School. In 1995, he retired from the field of physics to devote his teaching exclusively to the internal arts. His background in science enables him to correctly apply the principles of Tai Chi, and to explain them in Western scientific and philosophical terms.
Master Chu is the author of the books Tai Chi Chuan Principles and Practice, The Book of Nei Kung, Chu Meditation and Eternal Spring Chi Kung, and the instructional videos Chu Nei Kung and Chu Tai Chi.