Chinese Kungfu-Taiji
The so-called "taiji" mainly refers to yin and yang. The conflicting and interdependent relations between the yin and yang are the general rules in the material world. Yin and yang are used to illustrate the contrasting qualities of all things in the world. Taiji is a philosophical thought unique to China. Taiji Boxing (or Taiji Quan) is based on the inter-complementary relations between yin and yang of the human body.
Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing)
Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing), which can be used to self-defense and improve the corporeity and prevent and cure the illness, is a kind of traditional Chinese boxing with gentle and slow actions. It has a long history with various schools and wide popularity.
Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) originated from the late Ming Dynasty of China (about 400 years ago). Chen Wangting, a villager of Chenjiagou village, created a new kind of Chinese boxing based on the integration of the ancestral boxing, the essence of the excellent folk boxing types and the Chinese medicine meridians, so it is called “Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing)”. The theory of Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) evolved from the classical works of the Chinese traditional philosophy, leechcraft, Wushu, such as the Book of Changes, Huang Di Nei Jing and so on, and absorbed the proper contents of the Daoism, Confucianism, Sakyamunism and so on during its long time development, so Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) is called as “the Quintessence of the Chinese Culture”. Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) is a kind of martial art to make people strong and healthy; it is not used to attack people. The actions of the Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) are gentle, slow, coherent and flexible, and it can dredge the main and collateral channels, regulate Qi and blood, nourish the viscera and strengthen muscle and bones. Nowadays, Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) has become one kind of sports especially for old people.
Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) is also popular among the foreign countries. There are Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) activities in Europe, America, Southeast Asian, Japan, and etc. Many countries have established societies such as Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) Association to carry on communication activities with China. As a unique Chinese sport, Taiji Quan (Shadow Boxing) has aroused interest and love of many foreign friends.
Taiji Sword
The Taiji sword is an integral part of the Taiji exercise that combines the styles and characteristics of both shadowboxing and swordplay. It resembles shadowboxing in lightness, gentleness, constancy and spirit on the one hand, and presents the elegance, accuracy in movements and integration of form and spirit of swordplay on the other hand.
Taiji Boxing of Zhang Sanfeng
Zhang Sanfeng was the founder of Wudang Kungfu, who remained active from about 1314 to 1417. Legend about the creation of Taiji boxing goes in several versions: one of them refers to the fight between magpie and snake, from which Zhang Sanfeng was enlightened and creating the Taiji; another version remains similar except for changing the roles into cat and snake; some said the master combined, innovated and developed the inner alchemy of Taoism, the Breath-Body Connection of health preservationists, boxing of martial artists and tactics of militarists, creating a brand-new boxing exercises that moves along the Taiji orbit of Taoism, hence the name.
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