I had to write to thank you profoundly for these essays. As I have no local teacher, I depend on what I can get from a distance: my limited experence of BGZ comes from a brief demonstration I saw years ago, Robert Smith’s book (also from years ago), the excellent book by Master Gao and Mr. Bisio, and your invaluable tapes/dvds. I have a co-worker with whom to practice tai chi and push hands, but I’m stepping gingerly into BGZ own, so even brief bits such as the above discussion of stepping method helps enormously. With appreciation and all best wishes, ELR