• Tai Chi and long term health

    There are many articles promoting health benefit of Tai Chi practice. I would like to add the following points from my own experience. 1. There is minimum barrier in Tai Chi training. From movement point of view, Tai Chi practice usually is done in a slower and relaxed manner. It is a kind of anaerobic

  • Tai Chi’s fundamental 13 techniques

    In the old days, Tai Chi also known as “Thirteen Shi” (十三式) translates as “Thirteen Postures”. It is derived from the 13 most fundamental techniques in Tai Chi training. The 13 techniques are divided in two categories: 1. Eight Jin (劲) or Power techniques which correspond to Yi Jing (易经)’s “Eight Trigrams” (八卦).  They are: Peng

  • Tai Chi History/Lineage

    “Who creates Tai Chi” is very much debatable in the last many many years. There is no definite answer. The below sheet is compiled by me based on the information I collected in the past.