page_title: Joey Bond
section_title: Tai Chi Innerwave with Joey Bond (PBS series)
hierarchical_section_title: Joey Bond / Tai Chi Innerwave with Joey Bond (PBS series)
caption_attribution_description: Tai Chi master Joey Bond is a child hood friend of Michael Laucke. This Tai Chi program was the longest running “How To” series on the PBS Network and could be viewed from 1994-2002 . Note for copyright purposes, this photo was taken by an employee who was also a photographer hired by Michael Laucke. It is a work for hire, owned and paid for by Michael Laucke, and given to Joey Bond for his personal use. It is hereby licensed under Public Domain Dedication (CC0); ALL RIGHTS WAIVED!
context_page_description: Joey Bond, is a Romanian-born author, composer, and teacher of Tai Chi. He had a nationally syndicated PBS series which aired on 134 stations, which includes worldwide distribution, from 1994–present, entitled Tai Chi Innerwave with Joey Bond, comprising 23 programs. Bond teaches Tai Chi Ch’uan and other martial art styles. His students have included golfer Maggie Will and musician Ben Taylor. Bond is, as well, a professional magician.
  Over a 20-year-period Bond studied the Yogic Saraswati tradition under the tutelage of teacher Swami Satchidananda. While living in Taipei, Taiwan, from 1973–1975, he studied Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Tang Lang, and other styles and absorbed Taoist and Buddhist practices. He is the author of the book entitled See Man Jump See God Fall: Tai Chi vs. Technology, released in 1997. He is a graduate of The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and performs magic acts which demonstrate Mentalism. Bond's album Steel Dragonfly: Dance of the Tao includes the title track "Jade Pillow" that was used in his PBS series, for which he also composed the music.
context_section_description: Bond's PBS series Tai Chi Innerwave demonstrates the Tai Chi Beijing style from Mainland China, filmed at PBS/WEDU television studios. It became Nationally Syndicated  and is arguably the longest running instructional series on the PBS Network from 1994–2002. It also received international exposure in countries like the Netherlands. Bond demonstrates the Yang family legacy of Martial Arts. The 23 programs comprising the Tai Chi Innerwave series were carried by over 100 PBS stations across the US and Canada from 1994–2002. The Tampa Tribune took note that "Master Instructor Bond masterfully demonstrates taking control of your body and mind".
  The movement is supple and slow, as if the air around his body were velvety thick. The breathing is measured and deep ... And the stance is strong and silent, as if the earth beneath his feet were a sacred altar. Joey Bond is moving his mind around and viewers are watching nationwide.
  — The Tampa Tribune, Jennifer Barrs, November 18, 1995
  In 1997 Janson Media became exclusive copyright distributor of the DVD series, Tai Chi Innerwave with Joey Bond. The DVD is held by the Phoenix Public Library and the Free Library of Philadelphia among many others. Gustavo Sagastume, Vice President of PBS, was the Executive Producer. Joey Bond was the director and writer. The musical soundtrack presented on the PBS Tai Chi Innerwave series is composed by Bond which can be found on his Steel Dragonfly Album.
  Wisconsin Bookwatch wrote that the PBS series is; "An excellent introduction to an art useful for exercise, relieving stress and tension, posture improvement, and mental focus". 
  The content of the PBS television series intended to bridge a gap between Eastern meditation and Western physical fitness, using Tai Chi's slow, rhythmic movements to create harmony between mind and body. The Tai Chi postures demonstrated included White Crane Spreads Wings, Wave Hands Like Clouds and Part the Wild Horse’s Mane. The program promised viewers of all ages and physical abilities an increase of strength and endurance, improving postural alignment and body tonicity, reducing overall tension and sharpening mental acuity. Bond described the benefits of Tai Chi; "...dynamic exercise approach that delivers both cardiovascular and muscle strength, as well as reinforcing heartfelt creative expression"
caption: Joey Bond Tai Chi Innerwave PBS Series
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