The Flying Tigers and Good Health

"I enjoy good health," he said. He, an 87 year old man, was a witness to and a survivor of history. He was a Taiji master. He was a survivor of the Great Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). He was an interpreter for the Flying Tigers, the guardian angels of the Burma Road during the Sino-Japanese War. What did this mean - I will never know.

"I enjoy good health," he said. "Taiji is a traditional Chinese art in physical culture," he began, concerning the interaction and relationship between man and nature. It is not limited by gender, age, height, weight, or race. It is not shadow boxing, there is no opponent. The basic actions of martial arts are included in and incorporated into Taiji. Taiji has no appropriate translation, not even the great masters can translate it.

Taiji, however, refers to the root source of the universe, the root source of the universe. Peace of mind at one with nature. "I enjoy good health," he said. This man embodied the function of Taiji, preservation of heart, mind, and body, and the prevention of disease. "I can walk fast, like the young people."