Country Music Video Features Tai Chi

Country western music singer songwriter Jim Lauderdale has featured himself performing Tai Chi in his newest music video.

Tai Chi has been a hobby and passion for Jim Lauderdale for more than 20 years.  He has attended regular summer camps held by George Xu, studied with Michael Tse, and regularly travels to China every few years to train with a Tai Chi masters there. When Jim Lauderdale is at home in Nashville, he can often be seen practicing Tai Chi in a local park in the mornings.

I’m delighted to say that my new song “Listen ” is out this week. I wrote it with Buddy Cannon. It’s about the humility and wisdom that often comes with age and experience. The film clip was directed by Jeremy Dylan on location in Sydney, Australia. Just before making the video, I spent a week in China, learning the Yang family style of Tai Chi. I’ve still got a ways to go with refining it, but I thought this particular style of my practice would go well with what we are saying in the song. The majestic Blue Mountains were definitely a wonderful place to practice!

Jim Lauderdale – Facebook post

Jim Lauderdale had also performed Tai Chi in an earlier music video from 2007 called “This Is The Last Time I’m Ever Gonna’ Hurt”, where there were a couple of snippets of him doing Tai Chi.

It is a real pleasure to see Tai Chi being featured in mainstream media such as music videos, commercials, television, and feature films. I look forward to seeing more quality Tai Chi being represented in these types of venues.

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