"Coming events cast 

their shadows before them." 

                                                                              - Chinese Proverb 

- #TaiChi #Taijiquan

 

"A tai chi sword becomes 

an extension of the body, 

through which we move our chi

and learn to defend 

using external objects."

                                                

- TaiChi_John

 

"Spirals take us through 
repeating cycles - either 

away from the center 

or towards the center." 
                                              - TCJ

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Taiji Gun - Taiji Stock

Aladin Rüscher presents 

Taiji Gun - Tai Chi Staff

Taiji Staff Forms Found on YouTube

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 Opening ceremony of the the 

3rd World Traditional Wushu Championship 

held on October 30, 2008 at Wudang Mountain,

 Hubei Province, China. At this year's 

competition 2,000 participants 

from 69 countries are expected to attend.

Source: China Daily

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Taoist monk Zhang Qingren 

demonstrating Tai Chi Forms

- Hou Shi Wu Temple, China

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"Tai chi will appeal to spiritual types 

as it’s considered much more than 

physical exercise. It’s a mental and 

physical healing mechanism, a type 

of meditation and a soft form 

of martial arts. It’s also a philosophy..."

www.lonelyplanet...

 

by InterContinental Hong Kong 

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"The tai chi you did yesterday

 improves the tai chi you do today." 
                                                                 

- TaiChi_John

 

The Five 

Traditional / Orthodox / Family Styles

of Tai Chi Chuan:

Chen     Yang      Wu     Wu/Hao     Sun

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"Thirty spokes of a wheel 

all join at a common hub 

yet only the hole at the center 

allows the wheel to spin." 

- Lao Tzu

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"The body is relaxed, 

mind focused, 
breathing deep, 

center maintained, 

energy smooth; 

this is tai chi." 
                                 - TCJ 

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"Mystics understand the roots of the Tao 

but not its branches. 

Scientists understand its branches 

but not its roots. 

Science does not need mysticism 

and mysticism does not need science, 

but Man needs Both."

~ Fritjof Capra, THE TAO OF PHYSICS

 #Taoism #TaiChi #Taijiquan

"There is tai chi in all 

of the natural universe." 
                                               - TCJ

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"In nature find truth, beauty, goodness... 

...for their source, look deep within." 
                                                                    - TCJ  

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"In tai chi we align and relax 

to find the power of rooting." 
                                                         - TCJ  

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"In the the eyes of the wild 

we see the beautiful and terrifying - 

life without doubt or inhibition." 
                                                            - TCJ

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"Tension is who you think 

you should be. Relaxation is 

who you are." - Chinese Proverb

#TaiChi #Taijiquan 

"Your life is surfing waves 

of time, destiny, and purpose." 
                                                        -TCJ

"Find the center, there is stillness. 

Move the center there is 

stillness within motion. 

This is tai chi." 
                                  - TCJ

 #TaiChi #Taijiquan

"Through the slow and spiraling, 

we open doors to move energy."
                                                                                - TCJ

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"With practice and the right approach, 

you will feel the life force

moving through your body." 
                                                      - TCJ

#TaiChi #Taijiquan #Qigong

"In tai chi there is 

timing and timelessness, 

thought and no-thought, 

poles of the cosmos." 
                                             - TCJ 

 #TaiChi #Taijiquan

Zhan Zhuang: 
The Foundation of
Chinese Internal Martial Arts

Zhan Zhuang is a chi kung (qigong) system with the longest tradition in Chinese internal martial arts - traceable back 27 centuries. For many years it was a very well guarded secret. Through the practice of zhan zhuang standing/breathing meditation, practitioners can advance their internal arts training - physically, mentally, energetically and spiritually. It is an ancient art of great benefits and profound exploration. 

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"Some of the greatest treasures of life 

can be found in a simple cup of tea." 
                                                                  - TCJ

 

 

Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan)

 

Grand Ultimate Fist or

Yin/Yang Principle Martial Art

 

Lao Tzu - 
On the Mystery of the Tao

Chapter 25 - The Tao Te Ching

#TaiChi #Taijiquan

 

TAI CHI PUSH HANDS

"As long as your hands don't listen to the other, 

you are blind and will fall." 
                                                      

- TaiChi_John

"It's not so much 
that we are on a journey... 

we are a journey."

Image: Japanese Foot Bridge, c. 1930 - Robert Flynn Johnson

Wu Style Tai Chi Master 

Ma Yueh Liang (1901-1998) 

on Tai Chi Chuan

#TaiChi #Taijiquan

"When the long road is no longer a burden 

and the view awakens your heart, 

you'll know you've found the way." 
                                                                  - TCJ

The Tai Chi Tu - The yin/yang symbol, 
here encircled by the 64 hexagrams of 

the I Ching (Book of Changes) indicating 
phases ranging from full yin to full yang.

 #Tai Chi #Taijiquan

"Beauty reaches deep 

into the fabric of all reality." 
                                                      - TCJ

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows 
Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years 
away in the constellation of Leo. 
[Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA 
and the LEGUS Team] 9/8/15 

 

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 

12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, 

and Sharp Mind, by Dr. Peter M. Wayne

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Tai Chi Master T. T. Liang (1900-2001) 

- #TaiChi #Taijiquan

Qi (Chi) is a Chinese term that means breath, air, or gas. Qi is the fundamental life force or energy found in all living things. Qi is formed from the interaction of yin and yang energies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, it is often referred to as the "energy" present in the meridians and the organs of the body.

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Tai Chi Figure - by Xie Ai Ge

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