Tai Chi for Vitality and Self-Defense
Traditional Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) is a form of Chinese martial art. Created in China nearly 400 years ago for battlefield combat, it has evolved into an effective personal defense system, as well as an exercise system for health. This art is based on the 2,600-year-old Taoist philosophy of yin and yang duality/unity; the harmony of opposites creating the whole.
Traditional taiji training builds lower body and core strength while developing integration of that strength, balance, grounding, and the taiji quality known as “central equilibrium.”
While many taiji schools have changed over time to focus almost exclusively on health, the Chen Style Practical Method of Taijiquan taught in this class has been handed down in an unbroken chain from Master to apprentice that has preserved the original taiji martial art, the profound health benefits of which are derived from the necessities of and structural requirements for self-defense.
