1.IntroductionThearticlebyFinkandHouston1inthisspecialissueofJournalofSportandHealthScienceprovidesanexcellentexampleofimplementinganevidence-basedfallpreventionprograminrealcommunitieswithperseculturesofelderlypopulations.Althoughpreliminary,theprojectrevealedanumberofinterconnectedbarriersandfacilitatorsthatshedlightonpracticalimplications("lessonslearned")forpolicymakersandprogramprovidersregardingimplementationofanyevidence-basedintervention.WhileapplaudingFinkandHouston'seffort,inthiscommentaryweshareourexperienceswithTaiJiQuan:MovingforBetterBalance(TJQMBB)2inthestateofMaryland,withadiscussionofourownsetoflessonslearnedintermsofsuccessesandchallenges.