A rare and historic moment for these two Sports Tai Chi Push Hands (Taiji Tuishou) champions to play at World Tai Chi Day 2022 in New York City. Ilona Bito shows just how talented she is and solidifies her legacy as one of the best female players in the US as she stays firm against the one of the only Americans to ever win the Chen Village Push Hands Competition, Mario Napoli. I had the pleasure of playing with Mario when I was a teenager, and he was a force of nature. Mario was a student of the highly regarded teacher Stanley Israel. Special thanks to my former US Tai Chi Push hands Team James McConnell (a student of both Stanley Israel and Grandmaster William C. C. Chen) for sharing this special moment.
Note for accurate history: Push Hands player Ray Abeyta reached out to me to inform me that he too won 3rd place at Chen Village. While I am unclear if this happened the same year at Mario due to conflicting versions of the history I’ve been told, it is important that we can reference these players and their involvement in the larger ecosystem of martial Taiji Sports. If anyone can share a video of Ray Abeyta’s push hands, I would love to see it.
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