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Yes! Exactly. My national certification is in "Oriental Medicine" which means I am national board certified in Acupuncture as well as Herbs. My basic training is Traditional Chinese Medicine and I specialized in Contemporary Chinese Medicine which has its main focus in "diagnosis" through specialized Shen/Hammer Pulse System. John F. Shen family and Jeffrey Yuen family.

That's cool. I have a couple of friends in my taiji group who undergone 7 years of part time training at Chung Hwa Medical School

I have studies Taiji many years with a Shaolin Monk. It is a wonderful medicine!

That is interesting. Shaolin martial art is very different from Taiji. Wonder makes the person decide to take up Taiji.

In my experience, the Shaolin Monk I studied with had lived with the Chen family and traded Shaolin insight with the Chen taiji lineage. I was able to learn Chen family taiji lineage from him, silk brocades, tradition 24 and 72. Beautiful stuff, I was very fortunate.

Indeed, you are welcome. Not everyone get to meet someone who to both the external and internal schools.