News from Hollywood (or rather Korea) has Keanu Reeves planning a new tai chi movie. From CinemaBlend.com:

[Keanu Reeves] has been talking to Matrix stunt choreographer Yuen Wo Ping about doing a new kung fu movie. The film is called Tai Chi Tiger, and Keanu would be the villain. A guy named Tiger Chen Hu would star as the movie’s hero, a Tai Chi master.

The WCFCourier of Waterloo, Iowa has a nice article on the holistic health benefits of tai chi.

First Coast News of Jacksonville, FL discusses the local hospital’s recommendation of tai chi to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.

And finally, CEE-foodindustry.com carries on the recent spate of articles linking dairy production with tai chi. Organic dairy farmers in the UK say it helps relax their cows which makes for good milk production:

Being an organic dairy farmer is hard work. I want to make sure I am as relaxed and focused as possible. My mood definitely transfers to my cows and as organic farmers we believe happier cows produce better milk.

Read the full article here (bottom of page).

Perhaps because of the Beijing Olympic Games coming up, a lot more tai chi news articles are appearing. With that in mind, we’ve decided to have a tai chi news roundup each Wednesday to keep you informed of what’s going on in the world of tai chi.

BBC News and the Straits Times of Singapore cover a report from the British Journal of Sports Medicine that tai chi can help curb the symptoms of type 2 diabetes.

The West, a West Australian newspaper, has an article about the general health benefits of tai chi.

If you happen to be in the Illinois area, there will be a World Tai Chi Day celebration April 26 in Quincy. Read more about it here.

In the truly bizarre news of the week (or rather the year), The Times Online writes about a man who swears by tai chi for putting his cows in the mood for milking. This article is complete with a picture.

At long last, Tai Chi for Everyone is now available in paperback on the Amazon website. Click here to see the listing. The book is intended for the beginner who would like to learn a short Tai Chi workout in a minimum of time, with or without class instruction. It includes a history of Tai Chi and several Tai Chi and Chi Gong forms that you can follow and learn at your own pace.

Tai Chi for Everyone is also available as a PDF download at a reduced price from Lulu.com. They have a preview of the book which will show you the first 30 pages before purchase.