American martial artist shares Taoist philosophy at Summer Davos

By Wu Yong in Dalian and Zhou Huiying | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-06-24 17:00
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Jake Pinnick makes a speech on Tuesday at a sharing session on Taoist Philosophy during the ongoing 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos in Dalian, Liaoning province. [Photo by Wu Yong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Jake Pinnick, the 16th-generation inheritor of the Wudang Sanfeng School, guided the audience through tai chi movements and introduced Taoist health practices and philosophical concepts during the session. Born in 1990 in the state of Illinois, Pinnick grew up fascinated by Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan before traveling alone to Wudang Mountain in 2010 to study under Yuan Shimao, the 15th-generation inheritor of the school. He was accepted into the lineage in 2012 and received China's Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card in 2025.

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