Introduction to Taichi
NCYU Taichi club
Forewords
What is Taichi? Various types of Taichi Essentials of Taichi Characteristics of Taichi Benefits of Taichi
What is Taichi?
Diagram of Taichi Yin and yang, heaven and earth, the son and the moon, men and women, virtuality and reality
What is Taichi boxing?
1.It’s a kind of boxing which is based on the yin yang doctrine, concept of the five elements and trigrams. 2.Both a sor t of mar tial ar t and spor t.
3.a kind of Changquan
4.Like swim on the land.
Various types of Taichi
Yang’s 88 forms Chen’s 108 forms Zheng-zi 37 forms Sun’s 98 forms Zhao-bou 98 forms Wu’s 96 forms Wu’s 84 forms Feng’s 24 forms
Essentials of Taichi
Relaxation Steadiness Smoothness Completeness
Characteristics of Taichi
Deal toughness with tenderness Focus not outer shape but immanence Utter innocence
Benefits of Taichi
body-building ： Promoting blood circulation, strengthening the immune system, improving physical conditions, curing chronic diseases Self-protection ： close flight against attackers Purification of the mind ： It’s moving meditation
Who’s suited to learn Taichi?
From men and women, young and old Those who get chronic diseases ： such as hepatic disease, asthma and hear t disease Those who have high blood pressure, scoliosis and insomnia