Tai Chi people can be funny
There are people with exclusive magic
Who look down on the hoi poloi
As pitiable acolyte’s
Confusing everyone with terminology
There are those that lean
On impeccable lineage
With flowery hands
And embroidered feet
Some have silk suits
That ripple in the breeze
There are hippies
That heal with ancestral energy
There are forms
So many forms
Prayers to the ancestors
Combining meditation and energy work
Into fighting techniques
Push hands to test
Structural integrity
And stop practitioners
From just playing with themselves
Beneath all these faces
Lies the best structured
Most powerful
Method of developing
Mental focus
Emotional intelligence
Good health and vitality
And self defence
That I’ve ever encountered

Never judge a book by its cover.