Mario Poehl started Chen Style Tai Chi in 1996 under his first teacher Cheng Li Jun. In the following years, he flew to China several times to expand his knowledge and skills.

In 2000, Mario Poehl decided to go to China for a longer period of time to train in Chen Style Tai Chi.

It was there that he met his current teacher and master, Grandmaster Chen Zheng Lei.
in 2001 and became his 12th generation direct master student in 2002.

Mario Pöhl returned to Germany in September 2003 and began teaching Chen Style Tai Chi in 2004. He taught privately, in clubs and also for many years as a Tai Chi instructor at the University of Bonn (university sports and company sports).

He did this until 2015, when he had to stop teaching for personal reasons.
Since then, he has dedicated himself to his own training and has continued to develop in various ways.