Tai chi

Often shortened to t'ai chi, taiji or tai chi in English usage, t'ai chi ch'uan or tàijíquán is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Though originally conceived as a martial art, it is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: competitive wrestling in the format of pushing hands (tui shou), demonstration competitions, and achieving greater longevity. As a result, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims with differing emphasis. Some training forms of t'ai chi ch'uan are especially known for being practiced with relatively slow movements.

Today, t'ai chi ch'uan has spread worldwide. Most modern styles of t'ai chi ch'uan trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu, Wu (Hao), and Sun. All of the former, in turn, trace their historical origins to Chen Village.

Overview

The term "t'ai chi ch'uan" translates as "supreme ultimate fist", "grand supreme fist", "boundless fist", "supreme ultimate boxing" or "great extremes boxing". The chi in this instance is the Wade–Giles transliteration of the Pinyin , and is distinct from (ch'i, "life energy"). The concept of the taiji ("supreme ultimate"), in contrast with wuji ("without ultimate"), appears in both Taoist and Confucian Chinese philosophy, where it represents the fusion or mother of yin and yang into a single ultimate, represented by the taijitu symbol . T'ai chi ch'uan theory and practice evolved in agreement with many Chinese philosophical principles, including those of Taoism and Confucianism.

Tai Chi 0

Tai Chi 0 or Tai Chi Zero (太極之零開始) or (太極:從零開始) is a 2012 Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung. It is a fictitious retelling of how the Chen style of the martial art t'ai chi ch'uan, that for generations was kept within the Chen family of Chenjiagou, was taught to the first outsider, Yang Luchan, by Chen Changxing. This is the first film to be produced by Stephen Fung's and Daniel Wu's new production company, Diversion Pictures and also marks the acting debut of Jayden Yuan, who plays the lead role. This film was shot back-to-back with its sequel, Tai Chi Hero. They are to be followed by a third as-of-yet undeveloped movie named Tai Chi Summit.

Characters

Main Characters

Yang Lu Chan aka the Freak played by Xiaochao Yuan aka Jayden Yuan

Taiji (disambiguation)

Taiji or T'ai chi ch'uan is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits.

Taiji or Tai chi may also refer to:

  • Taiji (philosophy), the concept in Daoism of "the ultimate supreme" or yin and yang, on which the martial art is based, also spelled "t'ai chi"
  • Taijitu, the universal symbol of Taiji, "the ultimate supreme" or yin and yang
  • Entertainment

  • Tai Chi (band), a Hong Kong rock band
  • Tai Chi (TVB), the television series broadcast by TVB
  • Eras

  • Tàijí, the era of the rule of Emperor Ruizong of Tang
  • People with the name

  • Hong Taiji or Hung T'ai chi, an early Qing dynasty Manchu emperor
  • Taiji Sawada, Japanese musician
  • Seo Taiji, South Korean musician
  • Taiji Tonoyama, Japanese actor
  • Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, a character in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
  • Taichi Ishikari or Taichi, Japanese professional wrestler
  • Places

  • Taiji Cave, religious site in China
  • Taiji, Wakayama, a town in Japan
  • See also

  • Taijitu, the symbol for the taiji concept, sometimes called the yin yang symbol
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Tai Chi

    by: Killah Priest

    [hell razah]
    The sunz of man-sion, has been opened up
    The door is open, yeah, yeah
    It's like, beware of biochips, I share hits
    Harder than slavewhips like I waited to get tips
    From egypts to seaships, to bein chased by new york
    Cops out the precincts, and words was bricks
    We buildin projects to pyramids, evil kid
    I destroy your ass like london bridge, smoke trees of weed
    Take off the leaves out the twigs, pure truth is what I got to give
    A lot to live for, you ain't rich before poor
    It ain't peace without poor, how would stand without a floor
    Under, over, toxicated, sober
    Younger, older you're elevated, higher than a empire state
    Elevators I roll with creators and cremators
    Stalkin through this nature, the heaven raise ya
    Capacity in your brains beyond the clouds of rain
    Seven and a half are contained
    Space was my birthplace, meditate in cocoons
    Now see snakes in human costumes...
    [killah priest]
    Expand your mind (4x)
    In time... in time...
    [father lord]
    Call this, the blind man talk, cripple man walk
    See nor hear not summon as lord
    Divident per segment def unseen beings
    Speak no evil to all I see, tappin into the
    Worlds vision with the proper rhythmic meditation
    Situation on lives from state to state
    Rent to pay, state debate, contract dates
    Cheddar in error, slave mental death to the treasure
    Washing my robe in the blood of the lamb, constant plan
    Never strayin new york cause I rock supreme forever for I can never
    ? blackring? on the ? axspring? the ghetto compact
    Put em on tracks, and let's see how they act as the aftermath
    Increase accelerate the sun behind you radiate, to burn to ashes
    Ain't one of the parties you been crashing
    Bring the beat and i'ma slash it
    My niggaz make sure the doors have been barricaded
    It's about to sign off, some shit you can read in ? block spin?
    But make no mistake, devil players, penetrate with your smarts
    Redrum mania reincarnate to another shape
    Bomb flashes, what can happen, new jack-in
    Your rappin ain't the magnum so when he cought up to half these
    Niggaz even stole the soul of the streets in motion
    [killah priest]
    Expand your mind
    Seek and you shall find
    Walkin through the penile glands, like it was a unfathered man
    Knowledge is the key to the mind which is a mysterious doorway
    Through a long dark hallway
    Use your concious as a compass to avoid bein conquered
    By nonsense, use your subconcious as a map
    Once it's time to head back use your food for thought
    And leave breadtracks
    Now we can see the third eye, swift as you burn fly
    You need common sense as a detour
    Up ahead there lies three doors for you to see more
    You might have to meditate to the soft melodies from a keyboard
    Understandin is your flashlight
    It reflects the windows to your past life
    No psychiatrics could raid you from off the mattress
    As you fall deeper, and it's hypnotized you better read my lips
    Cause that's the guide, out the hallways of negative
    Which is always competitive; therefore
    You must never let it live
    Seek and you shall find
    Expand the mind, seek and you shall find
    Expand your mind, seek and you shall find
    Expand the mind
    Seek and you shall find
    Expand the mind
    Seek and you shall find
    Expand the mind
    Seek and you shall find




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