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The form was the result of an effort by the Chinese Sports Committee, which, in 1956, brought together four tai chi teachers—Chu Guiting, Cai Longyun, Fu Zhongwen, and Zhang Yu—to create a simplified form of tai chi as exercise for the masses. Some sources suggests that the form was structured in 1956 by master Li Tianji (李天骥).
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.
95 - Shanghai Jianchuan T'ai Chi Association Wu Style tai chi fast form; 96 - Wu (Hao) long form; 96 - Ma Yongsheng "New Tai Chi" 96-steps as taught in Nanjing Central Kuoshu Academy. Currently it is also known as Ma-family tai chi and as it covers the 8 directions, some called it Bagua tai chi. 97/98 - Sun Traditional Long
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.
The movements can be performed at various speeds and may be timed with breathing. There are two forms, one known as the tai chi dance that is about 400 years old, [18] and the tai chi form itself, known as 'The Form'. [19] The etymology of the Chinese character wu suggests that the Lee-style tai chi dance may have its origins in Wu shamanism ...
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