The Old Yang Style

The Benefits Of Tai Chi

Qi (pronounced chee), is our vital life force energy: It is a bio electrical force holding us together from conception, the flow of which, if impeded, can lead to sickness or death. It, therefore, stands to reason that in order to remain healthy we need to cultivate this vital life force.

The human body contains twelve main and eight extra acupuncture meridians. These meridians can be looked upon as the body’s network of roads along which the Qi must travel, whilst bathing and nourishing all our internal organs. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and ancient Taoist texts tell us that the internal flow of Qi is an emulation of the external movements of the human body. In other words, if our external movements are unnatural, then, the internal flow of Qi is also unnatural and hindered.

Taijiquan is a moving Qigong (pronounced chee kung), literally meaning internal work, designed to perform natural flowing movements to enhance the natural flow of the internal Qi.

By daily practice, the flow of Qi through all the acupuncture meridians can be increased, improving poor health and increasing strength, calming anger, and turning anxiousness into confidence.

Today, millions of people all around the world, in East and West, gather in parks daily to practice Taiji to gain its great physical and psychological health benefits.

Through regular practice, Taiji can help to improve the following;