Ploutarchos Vlachopoulos, or Pluto for friends, students and almost everyone else, started learning Chen Style Tai Chi under the tutorship of Master Liming Yue in 2001. Almost from the early start Pluto showed signs of great potential and ability under the invaluable directions of his teacher and now very close friend of his, Liming. One of the best Masters in the field, widely reckognised and acknowledged for his superb style and teaching methods.

In 2002, still very early in his long trip of becoming a Tai Chi teacher, Pluto went for the first time in China with his Master. A life changing and mind opening experience, Pluto committed himself in becoming a very good and talented teacher in order to promote Chen style Tai Chi in his birthplace, Athens of Greece.

After almost 6 years now, Pluto has been to China quite a few times, and has studied Tai Chi under Grandmaster Gou Kong Jie and Grandmaster Chen Zheng Lei, who are amongst the most skillful Teachers in the world.

Pluto has studied extensively and trained in Silk Reeling exercises, Qigong, New Frame Form (83 Long Form and 18 Short Form), as well as the new 11 Form, Sabre, Staff, Push Hands and still learning...

Between 2002 and 2004 he helped his Master Liming teach Tai Chi at the new students in Liming's Centre in Manchester, as he was very busy completing his book 'Tai Chi for Health' one of the best, if not the best, books on Tai Chi in the market these days. Pluto also contributed in the book as a proof reader and a writer of the electronic form of the book.

Now, Ploutarchos, is back in Athens and has started teaching Chen style Tai Chi, hoping to help people better their lives and state of health.