Tom Reierson - Duluth, Minnesota

Tom currently teaches classes in Six Forms Taiji Qigong, 8, 16, 24, Forms Modern Style and 32 Simplified Taiji Sword. Previously taught classes in, Yang Style 108 Form and Cheng Man-Ch’ing 37 Form. Tom began studying 1991 at Jim Lodahl’s studio in Duluth learning T. T. Liang’s 150 Posture Yang Style, which is very similar to the better-known Yang Style 108 Form. He later studied with Wei Miao Mu in Superior, WI learning various Qigong forms, Chinese culture and medicine, Bagua, and a variation of Wu style Taijiquan. Tom first visited the Peng You Taiji Association at the International Taiji Festival 2000 and attended workshops taught by Master Wang Jianhua, Master Peng, and Master Eddie Wu. A member of the Peng You Taiji Quan Association since that time, Tom has returned to Thunder Bay for numerous learning opportunities offered by Master Peng Youlian, Roy Stokes, Master Zeng Nailiang and Master Wei Xianglian. In the Fall of 2004 the City of Duluth was host to the first U.S. visit of Master Zeng and Master Wei accompanied by Master Peng and Oliver Reimer. The Masters met with the mayor of Duluth for a cultural exchange opportunity and presented a workshop/demonstration of the Six Forms Taiji Qigong and various Taiji forms, including the very new Hockey Stick Form.