Ilona Bito above Taipei Arena after winning 2 golds in the World Cup of Tai Chi 2023.

Welcome to TAPROOT

TAI CHI, Qi GONG, & PERSONAL TRAINING

Zoom | NYC & Lower Hudson

Summertime

SUMMER 2026 Class Schedule Begins 6/22

MONDAYS 11:00 AM-11:30 PM TAI CHI QI GONG | Zoom

WEDNESDAYS 6-7PM Push Hands Now| Tompkins Square Park

FRIDAY 11:00 AM-12:00 PM TAI CHI| Mombasha Park

E-MAIL taproottaichi@gmail.com to confirm class times/ locations. Please RSVP.
60 Minute Group Classes Open to All
$30 Drop In or 5 for $120
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60 MINUTES with ILONA
$75 Virtual via Zoom
$150 Outdoors in the East Village/ Orange County
$250 In Home / Office
$300 In Studio or 5 for $1250

Acceptable Payment: Cash, Check, Zelle, Venmo @Ilona-Bito or Paypal.me/ilonabito

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EVENTS

OCT 5th 2024:
WOMAC, Boston

NOV 16th-17th 2024:
VII Annual Tuishou Competition
Guadalajara, Spain  

May 8th 2025:
Pace University
Spring Research Conference

NYC Tuishou Camp APRIL 2026

Workshops:

NYC February 7th 2026

Seattle December 22nd 2025

“If we examine the concept of four ounces repelling a thousand pounds, it is clear that it is not brute force that prevails.”

From Yang Cheng Fu’s Self Defense Applications of Tai Chi Chuan, Yang Family Secret Transmissions.

Welcome to Taproot!

Tap into your root.

The Taproot Way...
Grounded Approach: Practical, Personal, & Creative
Deep Values: Connected, Balanced, & Adaptive
Live Process: Cultivating, Nourishing, & Transformative
Essential Goals: Physical, Emotional, & Mental Health

TAPROOT refers to the development of a deep and immovable root that delivers energy from the ground out to the fingertips. When you are structurally and energetically rooted, you cannot be pushed or pulled away from your center. Rather, you are physically and mentally sensitive to constant change, dynamically balanced, and prepared for the unknown.

Ilona Bito, 2020. Owner & Teacher, Taproot Tai Chi LLC.

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