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Tai Chi, the ancient Chinese martial art, is about graceful meditative
and light, natural movements which relaxes and stimulates every
part of the body. Tai Chi Chuan has got various meanings: Supreme
Ultimate fist, Great life force, Cotton fist, Soft continuous fist...
A moving meditation set in motion by the constant interplay of two
vital energies: Yin, the passive and Yang, the active principle,
it is especially valuable for its ability to strengthen and improve
one's health.
With
a history of over 5000 years, Tai Chi is an integral part of China's
traditional cultural heritage and its origin dates back to the Ming
Dynasty. Tai Chi, the highest form of martial arts is a combination
of physical exercise, breathing techniques and meditation, Its slow,
relaxed flowing movements of opening and closing forms, advance
and retreat, attack and defence, channelises energy and the body's
natural movements to attain a high degree of fitness, both mental
and physical.
When
you incorporate Tai Chi into your lifestyle, it exercises your body,
cultivates your personality and refreshes your mind. Originally
developed as martial art, Tai Chi looks like a slow graceful dance,
but behind the deceptively simple movements is a wealth of Philosophy,
Medicine and Science. Tai Chi is about balance and harmony.
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