Different Aspects of Culture( Tai Chi)

Tai chi chuan (Traditional Chinese: 太極拳; Simplified Chinese: 太极拳; Hanyu Pinyin: tàijíquán; Wade-Giles: t'ai chi ch'üan) is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced with the aim of promoting health and longevity. Tai chi always perform during morning at park by the chinese as we can see nowadays. Tai chi's training forms are well known as slow motion. Some medical studies support its effectiveness as an alternative exercise and a form of martial arts therapy. Tai chi is considered a soft style martial art, applied with internal power to distinguish its theory and application from that of the hard martial art styles.

The Mandarin term translate tai chi as super ultimate boxing or boundless fist.Since the first widespread promotion of tai chi's health benefits in the early twentieth century, it has developed a worldwide following among people with little or no interest in martial training for its benefit to health and health maintenance. Some call it a form of moving meditation, as focusing the mind solely on the movements of the form purportedly helps to bring about a state of mental calm and clarity. Besides general health benefits and stress management attributed to tai chi training, aspects of Traditional Chinese medicine are taught to advanced tai chi students in some traditional schools.

The physical techniques of tai chi are described in the tai chi classics as being characterized by the use of leverage through the joints based on coordination in relaxation, rather than muscular tension, in order to neutralize or initiate attacks. The slow, repetitive work involved in the process of learning how that leverage is generated gently and measurably increases and opens the internal circulation (breath, body heat, blood, lymph, peristalsis, etc.). The study of tai chi involved three subjetc which are meditation, martial art and health. An unhealthy or otherwise uncomfortable person will find it difficult to meditate to a state of calmness or to use tai chi as a martial art. Tai chi's health training therefore concentrates on relieving the physical effects of stress on the body and mind. For those focused on tai chi's martial application, good physical fitness is the first step in effective self-defense. The focus and calmness cultivated by the meditative aspect of tai chi is seen as necessary in maintaining optimum health and in application of the form as a soft style martial art.

What is the benefit of doing tai chi?
Tai chi insignificantly effects on the promotion of balance control, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness and reduced the risk of falls in elderly patients. Tai chi can also help to reduce pain, stress and anxiety. The sow movement in tai chi will help you feel relieved and feel much better if you are in stress. Tai chi helped to improve cardiovascular and respiratory function in healthy subjects as well as those who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. Patients that suffer from heart failure, high blood pressure, heart attacks, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's may also benefit from tai chi. Besides, T'ai Chi's gentle, low impact movements burn more calories than surfing and nearly as many as downhill skiing.

In a nutshell, i think tai chi is a good exercise or meditation to all of us. It may help us in reducing stress. I've tried once and it worked. So, why don't all of you readers try this meditation. I'm sure you will have lots of fun.....