NAMES: Jessica and John Hoelle

CITY OF RESIDENCE: Santa Monica

OCCUPATION:
Jessica: Nursing Student
John: Film Editor,Writer, Musician, and Cartoonist.

AMOUNT OF TIME YOU'VE DONE TAI CHI:
W have been studying with TC for just over a year now. We began study of a Malaysian branch Yang style Tai Chi in NewZealand in 2002. We both have limited experience with another martial art, Kung Fu. I have been co-leading an intro Tai Chi class at St Josephs Center in Venice.

WHAT KEEPS YOU INVOLVED IN TAI CHI:
Jessica: Tai Chi is meditative and relaxing
John: It is a way I enjoy building strength, increasing body discipline and efficiency of movement, and feeling more comfortable with my self-defense ability.

COMMENTS OF THE CLASSES:
TC is a wonderful teacher and his classes progress at the perfect
pace, and his demonstration of the applications is very helpful and
has made him our best teacher yet. He is non-judgmental and very
positive.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW:
John: 32 years old. John has been studying with the TC Society since 2003, after becoming exposed to Yang-style Tai Chi used as the basis for a Malaysian circular Kung Fu in New Zealand, where he trained for half a year. He enjoys Tai Chi for building strength, emotional centering, energy circulation, increasing efficiency of movement, and confidence regarding my personal space (self-defense). John is also an amateur aerialist (hanging fabric) and practices yoga and intuitive bodywork. John's practice of Tai Chi made him stand out when he went back to school for massage therapy in 2006; the other students were constantly encouraged to mimic his posture and body mechanics.