Tai Chi
What is Tai Chi Chuan?
Tai Chi Chuan (Taiji Quan) is one of the most popular martial arts in the world. When you mention Tai Chi most people think of groups of people moving gracefully in the park. Tai Chi is practiced most often for the health and wellness benefits gained from the controlled and gentle movements. But Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient martial art. Tai Chi Chuan means “Supreme Ultimate Fist” in mandarin and Chuan is short-hand for Chuan Fa or “Fist Method”. Tai Chi Chuan means the method of fighting that follows the “Supreme Ultimate” or the Tao (Dao). The authentic practice of Tai Chi Chuan must include martial application.
In Practice
Tai Chi Chuan training begins with learning proper breathing, basic postures and movements. The concentration on breathing and movement begins to develop mental stillness and internal energy. Once we learn to breath and move as we were designed to do we open the pathway for our internal energy to move and grow. The change begins deep within us – like an under sea explosion that moves from the deep and explodes beyond the surface. At an advanced stage Tai Chi Chuan is used in combat. In combat Tai Chi Chuan focuses on change in response to an attack, yielding and blending with an attack and then responding with an appropriate counter-attack. If you would like to learn Tai Chi then please contact us
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