Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese health exercise and martial art that should be practiced daily. Usually eight to fifteen minutes a day. However, the meditative and stress reducing effect is amplified if practiced for longer periods. Even seniors can benefit since it really has no age restriction.
Tai Chi is as a slow moving exercise that promotes stability, balance, and coordination. Balance is enhanced as the forms are practiced consistently and over a long period of time. The forms are coordinated with the practitioner’s breathing. The movements are flowing and it is a single weighted form; the practitioner’s weight distribution is such that one foot at a time has most of the body weight.
It is stress reducing as a meditative exercise as well as an effective martial art. Not only does it help promote deep breathing, but it is meditative so that helps reduce stress, particularly when practiced every day at the same time. After it is practiced for a longer period of time (usually years) the energy flow or chi feels stronger. Palms start to feel warm during practice and, as fighting art (you must remain relaxed), the energy flows with more intensity. This can translate to punches and kicks becoming more powerful.
Martin I. Saposnick
This blog is great. How did you come up witht he idea? 1 2 3
Nickolas:
Thanks for your comment.
I have studied privately with Tai Chi Master (and friend) William C.C. Chen for over 40 years. During my lessons he imparts his thoughts and refines his ideas. His Master was Chen Man Ch’ing. Both of them have many books and have taught the Yang Form of Tai Chi Chuan all over the world.
I will continue to blog about my thoughts regarding his teachings. Stay tuned.