SHIJIAZHUANG Ndamukong Suh Jersey , Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A taiji coach from north China's Hebei Province has been invited to a Belarus university.

At the invitation of Minister of Culture Boris Svetlov, Lu Shangqi, 35, will teach taiji in the Belarus State University of Culture and Arts.

Lu-style taiji, created by Lu Mingjin in the late Qing Dynasty (1616-1911), is widely practiced in the north of China.

Born in Ludong Village, Guangping County, Lu Shangqi Matthew Stafford Jersey , a descendant of Lu Mingjin, began practicing taiji at the age of four, and came to fame at an early age due to his gift and diligence.

Since 2012, groups and individuals from countries including France, Japan and Britain have visited to Guangping to exchange Taiji skills.

Boris Svetlov, then the president of the university, visited China in 2012 and was attracted by Lu-style taiji. He expressed interest in inviting coaches to Belarus and signed a cooperation agreement with the local government during his visit.

Jet Li wants to make Taiji olympic sport

BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- "The Expendables" star Jet Li is not just eying Hollywood but is working to include Chinese martial arts in the Olympics.

Li announced his plan on Thursday in Beijing where he was named image ambassador for the inaugural SportAccord Combat Games Calvin Johnson Jersey , the "Beijing News" reports. Full story

Chinese expert launches Taiji coaching in Fiji

SUVA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Taiji expert from China is currently in Fiji for a three-month coaching program starting here on Wednesday that will include the training of police and military officers as well as cabinet ministers.

This Taiji coaching program is the outcome of the visit to Fiji by Liu Peng, the Chinese Minister in charge of General Administration of Sports earlier this year.

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The same defense attorney was retained to represent each of the defendants employed by the hospital, including all four physicians, three staff nurses, the hospital s Chief Nursing Officer (who was accused of failing to train the nurses properly) and the security guard. At the outset of the litigation Jed Collins Jersey , a single attorney employed by the Virginia Attorney General s office represented each of the police officers involved in the case. However, as the case progressed that attorney withdrew from the representation in favor of a single attorney in private practice.

After the conclusion of substantial discovery, including the designations of expert witnesses and over 50 depositions, the plaintiff moved to disqualify the attorney for the medical defendants and the attorney for the police officers based on a conflict of interest. In a 38 page opinion published on December 2, 2009, Senior United States District Judge Robert E. Payne granted the motion.