PD Clubhouse: Tai Chi for Self-Defense (Part 1)

Last updated on January 8, 2026.

Jill Basso of Desert Sage Tai Chi

Jill Basso has been a Tai Chi instructor since 1996. She was a Tai Chi competitor from 1997 to 2004, and earned 3 gold medals in Tai Chi form and push hands, as well as silver and bronze medals in fixed, restricted step and moving push hands. You may have seen Jill teaching Tai Chi outdoors in the Rose Park on Don Gaspar.