What is Taiji (Tai Chi)?
The Taiji form is a series of slow moving martial arts exercises performed smoothly and accurately with muscles relaxed and the mind as absorbed in each movement as possible. Millions of people practice Taiji, and most consider it an integral part of their everyday lives. Taiji gently stimulates the internal organs of the body, exercises the muscles, calms the nervous system, and mobilizes the joints. It is not designed to promote muscle size or enhance physical endurance.
With consistent, correct practice, Taiji leaves practitioners warm, relaxed, and stress free. In time, the mind gains a stillness and clarity rarely experienced with other forms of exercise. Calmness eventually pervades the whole body, leaving participants less stressed and more refreshed at the end of each day.
Taiji fosters a calm and tranquil mind, one that is focused on the precise execution of these exercises. Learning to do them correctly provides a practical avenue for learning about such things as balance, alignment, fine-scale motor control, rhythm of movement, the genesis of movement from the body’s vital center, and so on.
Thus the practice of Taiji can in some measure contribute to being able to better stand, walk, move, run, and perform better in other spheres of life as well.
- Reduces stress
- Increases mobility & flexibility
- Increases energy & vitality
- Improves general health
- Helps lower high blood pressure
- Teaches self-defense technique
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(This video sample is from the Taijiquan Yang Style Video by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming, which is available for sale at Yang's, Andover.)
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