TAI CHI
BENEFITS

Tai Chi Philosophy and Energy


Tai Chi circulates energy in your body and heals through increasing the healing life force; qi (chi). Tai Chi movements, and Qigong unblock the energy flow through body energy channels (meridians), as does Accupuncture. Smooth flowing �chi� energy, good energy replaces stagnant energy that causes sickness.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, weak chi energy causes weak body function and therefore illness. Health is dependant upon strong and smooth flowing chi energy . When the cell's own repair mechanisms are able to function with the availability of this energy, healing begins.

The healing of Tai Chi is highlighted in areas where modern medicine has yet to discover effective treatments for: cancer, arthritis, diabetes, neuromuscular diseases, chronic degenerative diseases, and chronic auto-immune diseases. Healing is complimented by other non-prescription therapies, such as diet and herbs.

Chi circulation improves blood and lymph circulation, so it effectively strengthens your immune system. This strenghtening, will help in slowing down the effects of cancer, and aid in recovery.

TRAINING:
MEAT / MUSCLE

'(If) the Qi cannot be manifested in the ending of the meat, then there is quantity of Qi to fill up'

Translated as "Muscles are like a storage bag for Meat",
page 222-223, Xingyiquan, Theory, Applications, Fighting Tactics and Spirit, by Liang, Shou-Yu & Dr. Yang, Zwing-Ming.

Best interpretation and articulation I have seen yet, that is in written form.

Some will take this to mean that they should accent their training differently. Views differ whether to litteraly equate meat with muscles or take direct meaning what was stated with the term meat.

Some different focuses on muscle/meat training...

  1. train the Qi flow to strengthen the muscles for Li;

  2. train muscles to increase the flow of Qi,
    so the body can hold more Qi, and
    increase it's capacity for a higher flow rate. I favor the original text, not further processed, and taken literally.

    'Xin combines with Yi, Yi combines with Qi, and Qi combines with Li are the three internal combinations'

    Processed author's interpretation states; "Once your Qi and Yi combine and the Qi can be led effectively to energize them, then muscular power (Li) can be raised to a higher level and thus the Qi and the Li are combined."

    Perhaps this targetted result: 1) is only a means for the overal result of the Li and Qi combining, or 2) perhaps this means the main reason is to raise muscular power, for the sake of itself.

    page 230-231, Xingyiquan, Theory, Applications, Fighting Tactics and Spirit, by Liang, Shou-Yu & Dr. Yang, Zwing-Ming. ... Some Tai Chi schools are different in their use of hard force.

    Hard External

    1) my understanding of Chen style, is that some practitioners will tense their muscles routinely throughout their form; 2) my perception of different 'Old Style' Yang Tai Chi is that infrequently they will employ a jerk that is either:

    • externally generated, and externally hard at it's completioin
    • internally generated, and externally hard at completion, and
    • internally generated, and internally hard at completion.

    The Benefit of Tai Chi for the Elderly

    CNN Report - August 16, 2002 - Kick boxing, karate and tae kwon do often come to mind when thinking of martial arts. What about Tai Chi?

    According to "Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide," many hospitals in China use Tai Chi -- combined with conventional medicine -- as part of their health-care programs.

    With its growing popularity in the United States, the exercise program has shown promise in improving balance and flexibility among seniors.

    Tai Chi has been found to reduce stress, increase circulation, and improve meditation and breathing.

    Experts say it also provides resistance to disease, provides energy and enhances the function of internal organs.


Class Rules

Back to Jade Dragon Alaska Main Page
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1