Watch This | American Tai Chi disciple introduces China's Wudang culture to world

This unexpected Tai Chi practitioner is Jake Pinnick, a native of Illinois, the United States. He proudly identifies as a 16th-generation disciple of the Wudang Sanfeng martial arts lineage, named after the legendary Taoist who is said to have lived in Wudang Mountain and invented Tai Chi.

Fifteen years ago, Pinnick, then a 20-year-old seeking to improve his health, traveled to the Wudang Mountain, a sacred Taoist site, to learn martial arts. He had no idea that he would eventually start a new life on the mountain.

"I came here for martial arts, but I stayed because of the culture behind it," Pinnick said. "Now, I don't want to be an ordinary coach teaching ordinary students. I want to become a master, dedicated to carrying forward Wudang culture and nurturing the 17th generation disciples of the Wudang Sanfeng Lineage."

(Source: Xinhua)

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