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T'ai Chi Chih (simplified Chinese: 太极智; traditional Chinese: 太極智; pinyin: tàijízhì; Wade–Giles: tʼai 4 chi 2 chih 4), abbreviated as TCC, is a series of 19 movements and 1 pose that together make up a meditative form of movement to which practitioners attribute physical, personal, and spiritual health benefits. The name "T'ai ...
Taoist Tai Chi Awareness Days have been proclaimed by municipal governments across Canada since the 1980s to acknowledge that "the slow and graceful movements of Tai Chi relax and strengthen the body and mind, help to relieve stress, develop flexibility and coordination which is particularly beneficial to seniors and others in combating a ...
Tai chi generally provides health benefits. In all the forms of tai chi there are movements that involve briefly standing on one leg, which may improve balance; circular movements of the shoulders and wrists which improve suppleness and circulation; learning the sequence of the set movements may improve cognitive function such as concentration; the social atmosphere can sometimes forge ...
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.Initially developed for combat and self-defense, [1] for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise.As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners perform a series of deliberate, flowing motions while focusing on deep, slow breaths.
Gia-fu Feng (Chinese: 馮家福; January 10, 1919 – June 12, 1985) was a prominent translator of classical Chinese Taoist philosophical texts, founder of an intentional community called Stillpoint, and leader of classes, workshops, and retreats in the United States and abroad based on his own unique synthesis of tai chi, Taoism, and other Asian contemplative and healing practices with the ...
The International Tai Chi Chuan Association (ITCCA) was founded in the 1970s (probably 1973) by Master Chu King Hung and Master Yang Shou Chung [1] (Master Chu used the name ITCCA as early as 1974 [2]). Its purpose is the dissemination of the family-style Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan. There are branches of this organisation in several European ...
Sophia Delza Glassgold (1903 – June 27, 1996), [1] born Sophie Hurwitz, [2] was an American modern dancer, choreographer, author, and practitioner of Wu-style tai chi, which she taught at her school in New York City. She authored the first English language book on tai chi, T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Body and Mind in Harmony.
56 - Fu-style tai chi seven star sword; 58 - Chen Sword, Beijing Branch (Chen Fake) 60 - Wu-style tai chi Jian (Created by Master Chian Ho Yin) 62 - Chen Single Sword; 64 - 5 Section 2 person tai chi; 67 - Movement Yang-style tai chi Sword Form; 84 - Wu Style Heaven and Earth Sword Form (Qian Kun Jian) 92 - Wudang Single Sword; 108 - Wu ...