Joey Bond
Romanian Canadian tai chi master, presenter, author, mentalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joey Bond, (born March 30, 1948) is a Romanian-born author, composer, and teacher of tai chi. He had a nationally syndicated PBS series which aired on 134 stations, which includes worldwide distribution, from 1994–present, entitled Tai Chi Innerwave with Joey Bond, comprising 23 programs.[3][4] Bond teaches Tai Chi Ch’uan and other martial art styles. His students have included golfer Maggie Will and musician Ben Taylor. Bond is, as well, a professional magician.
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Over a 20-year-period Bond studied the Yogic Saraswati tradition under the tutelage of teacher Swami Satchidananda. While living in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1973–1975, he studied tai chi, qigong, Northern Praying Mantis, and other styles and absorbed Taoist and Buddhist practices. He is the author of the book entitled See Man Jump See God Fall: Tai Chi vs. Technology, released in 1997.[5] He is a graduate of The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California,[6] and performs magic acts which demonstrate mentalism. Bond's album Steel Dragonfly: Dance of the Tao includes the title track "Jade Pillow" that was used in his PBS series, for which he also composed the music.[7]