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2. Silk reeling - Wikipedia

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   Silk reeling. Silk reeling (Chinese: 纏 絲; pinyin: chánsī; Wade–Giles: ch'an2 ssu1) refers to a set of neigong (內功, internal) movement principles expressed in traditional styles of tai chi (太極拳), but especially emphasized by the Chen and Wu styles. The name derives from the twisting and spiralling movements of the silkworm ...

3. Chen-style tai chi - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The Chen -style tai chi (Chinese: 陳氏太极拳; pinyin: Chén shì tàijíquán) is a Northern Chinese martial art and the original form of tai chi. Chen-style is characterized by silk reeling, alternating fast and slow motions, and bursts of power (fa jin).

4. Tai chi - Wikipedia

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   Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. Tai chi is a gentle, low-impact form of exercise in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths. Often referred to as " meditation in motion ...

5. Lee-style tai chi - Wikipedia

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   The Lee style of tai chi (李氏太極拳) is closely related to a range of disciplines of Taoist Arts taught within the Lee style including Qigong, Daoyin, Ch'ang Ming, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taoist alchemy, Feng Shou kung fu, and weapons practice. According to practitioners, it was first brought to the West in the 1930s by Chan Kam Lee ...

6. Baduanjin qigong - Wikipedia

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   The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. [1] Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the ...

7. List of tai chi forms - Wikipedia

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   48 - Chen Shi (Chen style) Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan (48 Form by Feng Zhiqiang) 49 - Yang Family Demonstration and Competition Form ("Short" Form) 49 - Wu (Hao) short form. 50 - Lee-style short form. 53 - Fu style advanced tai chi. 54 - Wu Jianquan family (Wu Daxin) competition form. 56 - Chen Competition.