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Tai Chi Chuan
Legend suggests that the origins of Tai Chi Chuan came from the Taoist monk Zhang Sanfeng (1127 to 1279, from the Song Dynasty). While watching a fight between a bird and a snake, Zhang Sanfeng noticed that the snake won thanks to its smooth, supple spiral and curving movements.
Tai Chi Chuan is a genuine internal martial art (using energy). It integrates Chinese traditional philosophy and the essential concepts of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
The Qi is a beneficial and vital energy which must circulate freely and calmly in the body and should not be blocked, disturbed or stagnant.
It is a philosophy which shows us that any phenomenon or thing contains two aspects: the Yin and the Yang (a fundamental belief of Taoism). Tai Chi Chuan is a synchronization of the Yin (the body) and the Yang (the mind). It allows the mind and body to harmonize, internally and externally.
All Tai Chi Chuan movements must respect the rules of Yin and Yang: full and empty, open and closed, inspiration and expiration, fast and slow, strength and flexibility. The movements must always be circular with curving sweeps, loose, relaxed, and elegant. Practicing Tai Chi Chuan requires a perfect synchronization of the mind and body accompanied with natural abdominal breathing.
Tai Chi Chuan is part of traditional Chinese Medicine, its main purpose is to circulate the Qi (energy) throughout the meridians.
Tai Chi Chuan is a genuine philosophy of life and one which can be put into practice on an everyday basis.
Throughout the centuries Tai Ji Quan has evolved into many different styles. The most famous schools are: Chen, Yang, Wu, Li.
