{"id":74,"date":"2017-01-08T20:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T20:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.theqiinstitute.com\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2017-08-14T19:05:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T19:05:43","slug":"taiji-quan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.site.theqiinstitute.com\/home\/internal-self-healing-exercise\/taiji-quan\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiji Quan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHAT IS <\/span><\/span><\/strong>TAIJI QUAN<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>?<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Taiji Quan (aka: Tai Chi Chuan) translates as the “Supreme Ultimate <\/span><\/span>Fist or <\/span><\/span>The Grand Ultimate Fist” and is one of the most sophisticated <\/span><\/span>Chinese Martial <\/span><\/span>Arts, according to Grandmaster William C.C. Chen.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Grandmaster Chen states in Body Mechanics 1973, that “Originally Tai <\/span><\/span>Chi <\/span><\/span>Chuan was vigorous as well as gentle, containing rigid-soft and <\/span><\/span>rapid-slow <\/span><\/span>movements, with total body coordination and great mental <\/span><\/span>control. \u00a0During <\/span><\/span>actual fighting, a master of Tai Chi Chuan could make <\/span><\/span>his body as soft as <\/span><\/span>cotton, but at the instant of delivering a punch, <\/span><\/span>suddenly become as hard as <\/span><\/span>steel. \u00a0One moment he was as motionless <\/span><\/span>as a mountain, the next as swift as <\/span><\/span>ocean tides. \u00a0Achieving such <\/span><\/span>unpredictable, alternate changes of dynamics <\/span><\/span>can lead to the highest <\/span><\/span>level of martial tactics, whether in competitions among <\/span><\/span>masters or for <\/span><\/span>self-defense against muggers and similar street attackers.” \u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Taiji Quan is a Qigong<\/a> set. \u00a0It was actually designed to be an advanced <\/span><\/span>Qigong set with many applications.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>What are some of the Benefits?<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>According to Grandmaster Chen in Body Mechanics: “…The slow and <\/span><\/span>even <\/span><\/span>movements of Tai Chi Chuan tend to relax the body and mind, <\/span><\/span>promoting the <\/span><\/span>flow of vital energy (Qi) and replacing stiffness with <\/span><\/span>flexibility and good body <\/span><\/span>coordination. \u00a0This helps fighters to effectively <\/span><\/span>reach the highest level in the art <\/span><\/span>of self-defense. Practiced daily and <\/span><\/span>properly as an exercise, it promotes <\/span><\/span>one’s mental tranquility, improves <\/span><\/span>physical fitness, increases blood circulation <\/span><\/span>to its fullest capacity, and <\/span><\/span>provides the tissues of the various organs with the <\/span><\/span>maximum amount of <\/span><\/span>oxygen. \u00a0It also prevents or even cures certain forms of <\/span><\/span>sickness, such <\/span><\/span>as arthritis, rheumatism and hypertension.” \u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Grandmaster Cheng Man Ching in Tai-Chi, The Supreme Ultimate <\/span><\/span>Exercise <\/span><\/span>for Health, Sport and Self Defense states: “…The I Ching says: <\/span><\/span>`Nature is <\/span><\/span>always in motion. \u00a0Man also should strengthen himself without <\/span><\/span>interruption.` \u00a0<\/span><\/span>…The Chinese have a saying that whoever practices Tai-<\/span><\/span>chi, correctly and <\/span><\/span>regularly, twice a day over a period of time will gain the <\/span><\/span>pliability of a child, the <\/span><\/span>health of a lumberjack, and the peace of mind of <\/span><\/span>a sage. \u00a0…Tai Chi can indeed <\/span><\/span>do all, and more….Stressing slow <\/span><\/span>respiration and balanced, relaxed postures, <\/span><\/span>it certainly promotes deep <\/span><\/span>breathing, digestion, the functioning of the internal <\/span><\/span>organs, and blood <\/span><\/span>circulation. \u00a0And perhaps there is also basis for the claim <\/span><\/span>that Tai-chi <\/span><\/span>can relieve, if not actually cure, neurasthenia, high blood pressure, <\/span><\/span>anemia, tuberculosis and many other maladies.”<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>IS TAIJI ONLY FOR SELF DEFENSE?<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!! \u00a0From experience instructing students ranging <\/span><\/span>in age <\/span><\/span>from 4-103 years old it is MUCH…MUCH….MORE!!!! \u00a0In fact, the <\/span><\/span>self defense <\/span><\/span>aspect of Tai Chi is only one aspect….Tai Chi truly is a <\/span><\/span>training or exercise for <\/span><\/span>all 3 human levels: physical, mental,\u00a0 and <\/span><\/span>spiritual. \u00a0Tai Chi can be as <\/span><\/span>surface and mundane or as deep and <\/span><\/span>profound as you the student want it to <\/span><\/span>be. \u00a0It is not uncommon to hear <\/span><\/span>among Masters who have studied for 50+ <\/span><\/span>years that they still consider <\/span><\/span>themselves beginners. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>We at the Institute have achieved great results with youth, adults <\/span><\/span><\/strong>and <\/span><\/span><\/strong>seniors!<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>We have seen Seniors progress from wheelchairs to walkers, walkers <\/span><\/span><\/em>to <\/span><\/span><\/em>canes, canes to independent & independent to superb abilities.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em>In our senior classes, the average standing time assisted with walker <\/span><\/span><\/em>or <\/span><\/span><\/em>independent on day one of a program was 5 minutes!<\/span><\/span><\/em>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/em>The average after 1 year is 45 minutes standing with or without <\/span><\/span><\/em>movement. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em>Yes often the seniors, with an average age of 85, are now <\/span><\/span><\/em>able to stand and <\/span><\/span><\/em>exercise for 45 minutes without taking a break!!!!\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/em>How many adults or kids <\/span><\/span><\/em>without this training can do that!!!<\/span><\/span><\/em>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/em>Taiji Quan styles offered<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>We currently offer Yang Style, in particular, the Cheng Man-ch’ing Short <\/span><\/span>Form<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Lineage is Everything!<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Lineage is what separates the cream from the crop, in the old days it <\/span><\/span>was the <\/span><\/span>only way to determine if your teacher was worthy to teach.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

………NO…..<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span>attending a workshop or reading a book does not qualify you to teach…<\/span><\/span>Note: any worthy teacher will have their lineage on display or available <\/span><\/span>upon <\/span><\/span>request<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

….ASK for this information before taking any class or <\/span><\/span>workshop, then <\/span><\/span>verify the information as accurate!<\/span><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span>The Institutes: Taiji Quan Lineage<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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Chang San Feng<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yang Lu Chan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yang Cheng Fu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheng Man ch’ing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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William C.C. Chen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yang Ch’eng-fu’s
\n10 Important Points for Tai Chi Chuan\u00a0<\/strong>in “Tai-chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions” 1983 by Douglas Wile<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Energy at the
    \nTop of the Head
    \nShould be Light and
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  2. Sink the Chest and
    \nRaise the Back<\/li>\n
  3. Relax the Waist<\/li>\n
  4. Distinguish Full &
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  5. Sink the Shoulders
    \nand Drop the Elbows<\/li>\n
  6. Use the Mind and not
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  7. Unity of the Upper
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  8. The Unity of Internal
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  9. Continuity Without
    \nInterruption<\/li>\n
  10. Seek Stillness in
    \nMovement<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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