Tai Chi Reviews

My review of Tai Chi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction ~~~~~~~~~ Tai Chi is, as you are probably already aware; best known as a collection of slow body movements (called a form) designed primarily (nowadays - but once it was a deadly martial art) to promote good health. There are many styles of Tai Chi, and ...  Read the complete review

I cant say that until around half a year ago I had truly heard of Tai Chi. It sounds like something to go with your spare ribs when your ordering a takeaway but the truth is that this a Chinese exercise. There is very little coverage of Tai Chi and what it is really about and I have only every seen a few snippets here and there of it on ...  Read the complete review

Yes, please do read the title again. You did see the word martial and if you disagree, I'll meet you on the mat at a local village hall. Kidding, really! But I am fed up with the 'Spiritual' camp. T'ai Chi is a meditation tool, but the end of this is surely the ability to fight better and win. It is a slow Kung ...  Read the complete review

It’s a strange world isn’t it? I’m doing something that a year ago I thought looked really boring and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I was vaguely aware that Tai Chi was the slow exercise thing that Chinese people seem to do quite a lot in parks and open spaces and it didn’t appeal to me at all. Last year I got ...  Read the complete review

I have been practicing Tai Chi for two years now and would like to recommend it as a very beneficial activity. I can't say exactly what prompted me to join my local Tai Chi / Chi Kung class, perhaps it was my subconscious guiding me towards a practice that would benefit me in ways that my conscious mind couldn't possibly imagine, ...  Read the complete review

I began doing the Yang short form of Tai Chi almost ten years ago, and, although i don't practice quite as often as i should, i believe that it has benefited me enormously. It's the gentlest of the martial arts, and can be learned by all age groups and does not discriminate between the sexes. My first class containing far more ...  Read the complete review

For thousands of years the Chinese have practised a gentle exercise regime called Tai Chi. This system has many different forms and poses but a basic Tai Chi (Short) 'workout' takes only 12 minutes per day. You have to learn the right moves and their order. Tai Chi can help maintain good health by opening up the energy channels ...  Read the complete review

In programmes and films, have you ever seen people in the parks in China and Hong Kong, practicing movement exercises with their arms? This is called Chi Kung (or Tai Chi-Chi Kung), and is a simpler form of Tai Chi. The chinese have believed for centuries that 'chi' is an essential part of life. In chi kung, through movements and ...  Read the complete review

Tai chi chuan or tai chi is the martial art for thinkers. As much a spiritual activity as a physical one, it has been called "moving meditation". Its steady and continuous flowing movements are a slo-mo version of ancient combat techniques. Tai chi's inventor, a 14th-century monk named Chang San Feng, foreshadowed judo by several ...  Read the complete review

I am currently doing a beginners course in Tai Chi and Chi Gung, which is similar. They both consist of slow, precise movements, while keeping your body in alignment. Tai Chi is more complicated than Chi Gung. I find the classes a bit boring, as the pace is so slow, but for some people, for example people with injuries, or old people, they ...  Read the complete review

This is an ancient art of chineese meditation which is based on the movements of the wild goose throughout the day. Master Yang Meijun perfectet the technique and at the age of 93 was still teaching it to pupils throughout the world. Mrs Yang is the director of training in The Centre of Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong in Beijing. ...  Read the complete review

I first tried Tai Chi about five years ago in the hope of improving my overall fitness and in particular my balance. It is a soft martial art mainly used as an exercise form in this country. A good Tai Chi teacher should be qualified and or very experienced to avoid any danger of injuries or strains. A class should cover several aspects. At ...  Read the complete review

Yang Tai Chi Chuan There appear to a number of versions or "forms" of Tai Chi, I chose, out of ignorance and because there was a class nearby, the Yang long form. The Yang Long form has some 315 moves in it and aims to exercise both the muscles and internal organs of the body. Do not expect this type of exercise to be a ...  Read the complete review