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A Brief Description of T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, literally Supreme Ultimate Fist, is a Chinese martial art rooted in Taoist philosophy of living in harmony with nature and practiced today primarily as an exercise for health. It is an extraordinarily subtle system and is one of the so-called soft style or internal martial arts. T’ai Chi Ch’uan requires relaxed natural [...]
ON SELECTING A TaijiQuan TEACHER
Personal instruction from an accomplished T’ai Chi Ch’uan player is the only way to learn a Form properly. T’ai Chi Ch’uan can only be mastered through diligent personal study and practice; however, it is difficult to imagine someone being able to learn the basic skills unaided.
Taiji 5 elements
Hey, Here is an explanation of the 5 ….CXW (Chen XiaoWang) says the traditional 5 look right,left, central equillibrium belong in BuFa( footwork methods) Teng Shan Zhe Kong Huo