| The Tai Chi fighting technique is an internal | | | | specific master. |
| Chinese martial art that is mainly useful to the | | | | The Tai Chi Chuan Association (Wudang Style) |
| physical as well as for the mental side of body. | | | | teaches the Tai Chi Chuan Wudang style, and also |
| Throughout various exercises, particularly the Nei | | | | the exercises of the Chi Kungstyle (Xian Jia) Ba |
| Kung as well as the chain of hands (which is the | | | | Duan Jin (which means eight pieces of brocade). |
| most famous art), it causes the spirit and the | | | | The Chi Kung style ( "the work of the internal |
| body a soft and gentle experience, it goes to the | | | | energy") is an all-purpose name for a set of |
| reasonable posture and to harmonious | | | | exercises that are using postures and |
| movements. Chi causes the body a better resist | | | | movements, in combination with breathing and |
| to disease, and to better self-control, all within the | | | | meditation in order to stimulate the "chi" flow in |
| background of a martial art, that can be | | | | the body. |
| protective for them. | | | | The Tai Chi Chuan Yang Style type of fighting is |
| An "external" type of martial art (like karate) | | | | originated with the learning form in 108 |
| employs strength rather than tension of the | | | | movements which have to be executed more or |
| muscles, at the same time as an "internal" martial | | | | less gradually and this depends on the level of |
| art makes use of force after the effective | | | | work. The same shape is continues at six various |
| organization of the body and the intention, that | | | | levels that can move toward to progressively |
| leads to the "Chi" (the internal breathing, energy, | | | | internal work that is based on breathing with less |
| and blood). | | | | strength of the muscles. |
| The Tai Chi fighting art goes very distant back in | | | | From the start, the practitioner has to learn 24 |
| history, for the reason that it was founded by | | | | Taoist exercises for relaxation as well as a series |
| Chang San Feng, who was a Taoist monk born in | | | | of exercises that are intended for self-massage. |
| the 14th century. It is said that he was motivated | | | | Chi-Kong ( the energy of work) and the |
| by watching a fight between a snake and a crane. | | | | meditation are parts of the evolution. It quickly |
| There are endless links with tradition and history | | | | begins the basics of Pushing Hands (it is all about |
| of China, including some other Chinese martial arts | | | | working in pairs). Numerous tests are executed |
| as well as the Chinese medicine. In the course of | | | | on the these two movements of each form. This |
| the history, it was divided into a number of | | | | work greatly improves the energy circulation and |
| schools. The best identified are the Yang, Wu, | | | | breathing and it sometimes feels strange |
| Chen and Sun Hao schools. In each of these | | | | well-being. Some of the practitioners find even a |
| schools, a "style" represents the teaching of a | | | | positive development of different health problems. |