Tag: Tai Chi

Yang Tai Fitness Work Outs

Yang Tai is simply a form of Tai Chi. Tai Chi is named after Yang Lu-chan who was born in 1799 in the province of Hopeh in China.  This style of Tai Chi is the contemporary style that is practiced by most people to day. It is considered to be a softer more internal version of genuine  Tai Chi.  Yang Lu-cha, who developed a mutation […]

Getting Fit With Quigong

Quigong, technically know as Tai Chi Quigong is based on animal work just as regular Tai Chi. However, the animals that are imitated in these exercises are “warrior animals” and the positions you do imitate them as they would move in a shamanic warrior dance. Unlike Tai Chi, Quigong is a martial art.   One of its main principles is also to learn how to […]

The Rules of Doing Tai Chi Correctly

When you practice tai chi exercises you don’t have to get them perfect. However there are some basic guidelines that you need to enjoy the maximum health, mental and spiritual benefits of doing them.   The first thing you need to be mindful of when you do Tai Chi is how you turn directions. Most people get the hang of this when they practice in […]

Animal Work and Tai Chi

Tai Chi is historically a form of animal work that is based on animals in nature. As in yoga, many of the postures are based on the stances that animals take. In the twelfth century there was a master named Chang San-Feng.  Chang is said to have observed five animals that are also cornerstone animals in feng shui- the-tiger, dragon, leopard, snake, and crane–and then […]