Tai Chi
History and advantages from tai chi.
According to Wikipedia, Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese martial arts. This kind of martial art often for reasons of health.
Chinese word, Tai Chi Chuan is one last supreme fist, fist or in the extreme limit of large boxes. The legend says that the creator of Tai Chi Chuan is a Taoist name Zhang San Feng. His name is perhaps San Fung Hong Thio and Sam (in Hokkian term). He is the founder of the Wu Tang Bai / Bu Tong payment.
There are many types of Tai Chi, but there are only five major styles of Tai Chi Chuan, martial arts:
1st Chen-style
2nd Yang-style
3rd Wu, or Wu / Hao Wu Yu-Hsiang Style
4th Wu style of Wu Yu-Ch’uan and Wu Chien-Ch’uan
5th Sunday Style
The name of the style of the Chinese family name of their founder. These five styles of the international community as Orthodox.
Today, Tai Chi often to improve the health, but in reality, of Tai Chi can also be used for defense in battle. The principles for the control of Tai Chi is a combination beetwen Yin (susceptible) and Yang (active). Tai-chi of the warlike aspect is the sensitivity to the movements of the enemy’s center of gravity and the formulation of responses. Take the opponents of “Fang” between the center of gravity in contact and, in fact, the balance of the opponent.
Tai chi is from his fingers, the fists, the palm trees, the upstream arm of the hands, hips, elbows, wrists, knees and feet on strike. Define the traps, locks and breaks (chin na) are also used.
Most Tai Chi master, to require their students on the defensive, or to neutralize before the responsibility for the learning of skills offensively. That is because the philosophy of Tai Chi is not affiliated with the hardness, to protest against violence and violence. The students learn not to fight for or against a direct violence, but to adapt to its softness and their movements in any physical contact until receipt of the force itself or escape of gases can be diverted in any security.
There are some advantages in the practice of Tai Chi. It was once said that the practice of Tai Chi regularly a healthy body and mind alert. Improving their health condition best we can to their routine tasks and effective decisions, which in turn lead to greater success in their career.
In the practice of Tai Chi, the central nervous system is stimulated by the peaceful atmosphere of devotion and concentration on the movements, arising from the implementation of the shape of the pocket.
Tai Chi acts as a catalyst in our body, which some positive responses. As our muscles, making the pressure on our veins, we are forcing the blood supply to the heart, to improve our practice. During this time, the deep breathing, for the exercise of the shape of the hands causes for the expansion of the membrane outwards and downwards and upwards and inwards treaty, and this movement of the membrane “light massage” the liver and the intestines.
Those who suffer from digestive complaints, profiting from the practice of Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan exercise allows the muscles of the stomach to aid digestion, leading to an increased appetite and preventing constipation. Middle Ages and the elderly will find the comfort of something special.
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DanO Edson | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Great Article. Blessings to you for writing it.
Dan–Yang Style Tai Chi instructor