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Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.Initially developed for combat and self-defense, [1] for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise.As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths.
Specifically, the style synthesizes Chen-style tai chi, Xinyi, and Tongbeiquan (both Qigong and, to a lesser degree, martial movements), the styles studied by Feng Zhiqiang at different times. Outwardly, it appears similar to the New Frame Chen forms and teaches beginners/seniors a 24 open-fist form as well as a 24 Qigong system.
The style also includes partner drills and sparring exercises, where students learn to apply the principles of tai chi in a practical setting. In addition, Wu Jianquan-style tai chi also includes various forms of Qigong, or energy cultivation exercises that are designed to improve the body's internal energy and to enhance health.
Tai Chi Classic (太極拳經; Tàijíquán Jīng) attributed to the legendary founder of tai chi, Zhang Sanfeng, claimed to be ca. 12th-14th century. [4]Salt Shop Manual (鹽店譜; Yándiàn Pǔ) containing the "Tai Chi Treatise" (太極拳論; Tàijíquán Lùn) attributed to the legendary Wang Zongyue.
Tai chi is a widely practiced Chinese internal martial style based on the theory of taiji, closely associated with qigong, and typically involving more complex choreographed movement coordinated with breath, done slowly for health and training, or quickly for self-defense. Many scholars consider tai chi to be a type of qigong, traced back to an ...
Joseph Chen Zhonghua (Chinese: 陈中华; pinyin: Chén Zhōnghuá), also known by his courtesy name Dongliang is a Chinese martial arts practitioner, teacher, and author from Shandong, China.
Zhan zhuang (simplified Chinese: 站桩; traditional Chinese: 站樁; pinyin: zhàn zhuāng; lit. 'standing [like a] post') is a training method often practiced by students of neijia (internal kung fu), such as yiquan, xingyiquan, baguazhang and tai chi.