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Gerda Geddes and Sophia Delza

April 18, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Gerda Geddes and Sophia Delza

Forgotten Pioneers of Tai Chi in the West

Prior to the "kung fu craze" of the '70s, two women were already spreading tai chi in Europe and America.

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