What is Taichi

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1. IT IS AN EXERCISE THAT GOES A LONG WAY

To me, Taichi practice is not only a martial art training for self-defense but it also serves as a training of balance that helped me through my twenties, until now, and in the future. When I was young, the beautiful circles and the powerful movements attracted me to go further. Now, as my mid 40's, I find the principle of searching balance and natural way of living, benefit me more than anything else. As my teacher told me, your Taichi started as a sport, then art, finally, it will lead you into the world of harmony, which is 'Tao'.

2. IT IS MOVEMENT - CIRCULAR, BALANCED AND ELEGANT

The circular, spiral type movements prevent joint impact. By synchronize the big nine joint's moving pattern, one's body can fully exercised (bring your heart beat up to 80% extreme) after just 20 minus of form exercise. The ligaments around joints get fully stretched and warm up. After several years of practice, the speed and intensity of circles can be increased, yet accompany very little chance of getting injure.

3. IT IS A COMPLETE MARTIAL ART SYSTEM WITH INTERESTING PLAY

This system is composed of :
Static structure that perfectly balance and support our structure in space.
Dynamic momentum. It's movement are the composition of all static frames in time. All carry the quality of balance and integrity. While the circular movement smoothly transition posture to posture.
Fluctuate rhythm. It practice between soft and rigid, fast and slow etc. provide us infinitely many of possibilities to let the imagination fly.
Taichi exercise starts in searching body re-patterning through slow motion. Then by applying push hand practice to make one experience how to cooperate and coordinate with others as well as himself under conflict situation. When one can synchronize himself with his opponent, the power of both become one, there will be no opponent nor oneself.

4. IT IS DRIVING BY FAITH INSTEAD OF BY FEAR.

Taichi training starts and ends with faith; the faith of a world that everyone would be able to stand by themselves. Everyone appreciates the cooperation from others as well as from themselves. It should not ever be used to beat somebody, or use it to make people fear to be beaten. It is a matter of purification in oneself, with better skill, with much sensibility to the surrounding, as well as within.


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