Yuri has been practising for 17 years, and teaching in the Da Xuan school in Paris since 2015. He is now based in Montreuil, France, and teaches the internal arts.

He holds a B.Sc. in TCM and Acupuncture and is also a certificated sports coach, accredited by the French government, with qualifications to teach Qi Gong and Taiji Quan.

Yuri also studies and practises Ba Zi (Chinese astrology), Yi Jing (the study of changes in the world).