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The Art Of Tai Chi Tai Chi is a traditional martial art, one that was practiced for many years in China as an exercise, a martial art, and a way to improve the internal flow of energy in the body. It stress correct form and feeling with every movement, which is the reason why it [...]

The Art Of Tai Chi Tai Chi is a traditional martial art, one that was practiced for many years in China as an exercise, a martial art, and a way to improve the internal flow of energy in the body. It stress correct form and feeling with every movement, which is the reason why it [...]

Tai Chi is surrounded by mystery and mysticism, but it is a martial art that was created in the Chen Village in China. A new documentary by producer Jon Braeley takes us on a fascinating journey to meet the key members of the Chen family who keep the family art alive. Shot in high definition, [...]

Posture is the arrangement of body parts in a state of balance that protects the supporting structures of the body against injury or progressive deformity, which is a definition given in 1947 by the Posture Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (Cailliet, R, 1983). By this definition, having and adopting a good posture [...]

He was one of the greatest kung-fu masters in the world, a direct descendant of the creator of tai chi, and he was asking me to show him a punch. It was an exciting moment but also nerve-wracking. Trying not to be nervous, I settled into the posture and prepared to show him internal power. [...]

It is a known fact that the body is controlled by the mind, but this is not all, since sometimes the mind is controlled by the body. Nevertheless, at the time the mind gets blocked, you can unlock this with the help of the body, by performing specific exercises or movements. The Taoist experts think [...]

Studying and practicing Tai Chi is not a simple movement of the arms and feet. In Tai Chi there is a very good reason behind every movement that is made. These concepts set the way to developing each form of Tai Chi. So you to make sure you paying close attention on the things that [...]

Tai Chi Chuan is qiute possibly the most overlooked art on the list of deadly arts. People do Tai Chi for reasons other than self defense, they do it for health and old age, and that sort of thing. After having studied the martial arts for over forty years, however, I’m convinced that Tai Chi [...]

Tai Chi was designed to be a powerful martial art, but the true purpose of tai chi has been derailed by Westerners who have misinterpreted ancient writing and some of the concepts they’ve been taught. One of those is the “six harmonies” of tai chi. As usual, the answer lies in physical skill, not metaphysical [...]

The term “wuji” (pronounced “woo-zhee”) is an important concept in Taoism and Chinese culture. It means a state of harmony and balance — perfect peace, emptiness, stillness. When everything begins moving and you lose balance, you also lose wuji. In the Taoist view of the universe, if we were to look at it from a [...]

Tai Chi, also known as Tai Chi Chuan, passed down from different generations, since it was founded by Chang San-feng. It was during the Sung dynasty, which was introduced, and since that time there were numerous reports of the form. The form, or kung chia in Chinese, the various movements of Tai Chi. One of [...]

This is going to be, for some, an upsetting article on tai chi chuan. I’ve never taken instruction in the art of Tai Chi Chuan, you see, but my tai chi is the best. I don’t mean to be self serving, but let us see if you can find fault with me after you have [...]

Today tai chi chuan is typically practised for a number of widely varying reasons: health, external/internal martial art skills, aesthetics, meditation, athletic/competition sport (sometimes called “wushu tai chi”). Chen style Tai Chi is one of the hardest and the most difficult type of Tai Chi to learn. It requires a high level of art that [...]

Tai Chi health benefits are a bit of a mystery to most people in the Western world who have not been exposed to Tai Chi. Also,Tai Chi health benefits have been mysticised (sp) quite a bit as a result. Tai Chi health benefits include benefits to the mind, body and spirit. Tai Chi health benefits [...]