This water polo team is pretty new. You guys aren’t even practicing yet?

We are in the recruiting process. We’ve got about 30 people who are interested in playing right now. And I’ve found two places aside from the Water Cube—because no one plays in the ... Read more »

Your father used to coach Tiger Woods. We have to ask, what’s your relationship with Tiger Woods? I’ve got several photographs of my dad and Tiger. I took a number of them. But it’s been years since we’ve met. Tiger is more a part of my ... Read more »

You’re fighting Yukata Kobayashi as the main event for the up-

coming Art of War Fighting Championship. Do you think you can

win? This is going to be big because it is two Asians going up

against each other. More recently, I’ve been practicing harder

and faster in ... Read more »

Parkour isn’t the first sport that comes to mind when one thinks of Beijing. How did you get involved in it? Before Beijing, I was in the United States Air Force and stationed in Hawaii. That’s where I first got into parkour. I stayed with it and, since ... Read more »

You’re part of the Soojin Dance Team here in Beijing, which has performed with the NFL, CBA and even the Olympics. How did you get into dancing? Between the ages of 10 and 25, I was doing classical Chinese dance. I found out about Soojin’s group a little ... Read more »

Tom, you’re one of the founders of BARF and, Lu Jian, you’re one of the club’s first players. How did you guys get into Aussie Rules Football?

Tom: I started when I was 4 years old. That’s just something you do in Australia. When I came ... Read more »

You’ve been playing handball for 15 years, can you tell us how you got involved in the sport here? In Europe handball is very big, but when I came to Beijing I could not find any handball whatsoever. I looked everywhere. Then I met the man who started a ... Read more »

You are an English-speaking coach in Beijing and a flyer for China’s national team. What got you into paragliding? My father was an airline pilot, so I’ve always wanted to fly. I read about paragliding back in 1994, but the tuition fees were really high. I had to ... Read more »

You’ve been riding motorcycles for more than 25 years. How did you get into riding and why have you continued after all these years? I have been doing this since 1975. At that time, I lived just north of Beijing, and there wasn’t much there … very few cars ... Read more »

You referee and play for Beijing International Ice Hockey and you also coach around town. How strong is Beijing’s hockey community? I wouldn’t say it’s huge. It’s established. This league’s been going on for four, five years. Even from last year to this year, there ... Read more »

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a unique martial art derived from the Japanese form that involves grappling, ground fighting and even choke holds. Why did you decide to start teaching it here? I am trying to get local Chinese interested in the sport. China has had a lot of fitness sports arrive ... Read more »

You’re competing in the Redbull Nanshan Open. Tell us about that competition. It’s in two parts. The first is a qualifying competition for Chinese riders. About 50 or 60 snowboarders should come out and the top three will go on to the Nanshan Open which is a four ... Read more »

You’re one of the top club fencers in the city. In 2006, you placed second in a city-wide championship. Tell us how you got started and what the fencing community in Beijing is like. I began fencing when I was in England and later was on the Boston University ... Read more »

So what’s Chad Lewis, former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Rams doing in China?I am visiting Chinese students at different universities. I’ll be doing halftime interviews during live game broadcasts on SMG and [Sina.com] (http://www.sina.com/). I’ll do ... Read more »

What is your stance on traditional Mexican cuisine?For the record, fajitas are not a Mexican dish. Haha, okay. So you started Casa Mexicana, which is part of Luga’s Villa Mexican Restaurant & Bar. Why a Mexican restaurant in Beijing? I am Mexican and I love my culture. I want ... Read more »

What is Reiki? How does it work? Reiki works by accepting energy from the outside and bringing it into the body where it has a healing effect. The body becomes a channel for universal energy.

Can you explain what that means?Physically, the meridians, the energy pathways within the body ... Read more »

In the Long Run

Last year you won the Beijing International Marathon. Can you tell us about that? How many people did you beat? It was great! I ran my fastest time ever, so I was very happy. The crowds were very enthusiastic, which made for a wonderful experience. I ... Read more »

Raising Good Sports

What does Sports Beijing do? Sports Beijing is a community-based, nonprofit organization. We organize youth sports and recreation programs. The organization kind of evolved from a grassroots group of expats in the mid-1990s. This spring is our 10 year anniversary. Congratulations. Were you with them back then ... Read more »

Amy Alsop | Paralympics Champion

Goalball is played by visually impaired athletes and relies on sound. How does that work in front of a crowd of fans? The spectators during a game of goalball must be silent. Every player–whether you have a little bit of vision or no vision at ... Read more »

A New Ballgame

How did you get into tennis? I went to a Have-a-Go day organised by British Columbia Wheelchair Sports shortly after I was injured. I tried tennis first and knew it was the sport for me immediately. Are rules the same in quadriplegic tennis? The only big difference ... Read more »

Woman of the Oar

How did you get started rowing? I began rowing at the University of Victoria in my first year. I fell in love with the sport as soon as I set foot in a rowing boat – something about the rhythm of the stroke, the physical challenge and ... Read more »

The Golden Girl

So what does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? As a little girl I was obviously quite a talented athlete, but without the support of my family I wouldn't be here now. The fact that I had a god-given talent was a starting point ... Read more »

SCUBA Doo

How did you get started diving? I actually wanted to dive from the time I was 3 because I used to watch Jacques Cousteau on television. At that time you couldn’t dive until you were 12, but I looked big, so when I was 10, we told ... Read more »