Oli began training Taiji in 2006 when he visited China for the first time and came across the Milun Traditional Kung Fu School by chance, where he quickly fell in love with internal martial arts. After four years living in Beijing, training Taiji every day and finally assisting in the instruction of new students at the school, Oli returned to Europe in 2011.
Master Zhang Yuxuan instructed him to continue teaching as a method of deepening his self practise.