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Qi Gong Qi
Gong are traditional Chinese exercises. Energy, called qi or chi, flows
through your body. If the flow of chi is blocked or unbalanced at any
point a person may become ill. Qi Gong increases a person's energy and
improves health through gentle, graceful, repeated movements. Nature,
including the human body, consists of opposing forces called yin and
yang. Good health results when these forces are in balance. Qi Gong
movements attempt to help restore the body's balance of yin and yang.
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Tai Chi T'ai Chi Ch'uan (commonly referred to as simply
Tai Chi) is usually translated from Chinese as "supreme ultimate fist."
Tai Chi is an ancient martial art that emphasizes and develops
internal, rather than external, power. Tai Chi is a form of Qi Gong
based on a series of movements usually (but not always) done very
slowly to move the body's chi. Tai Chi combines meditation and movement
to improve and maintain health. Different styles of Qi Gong and Tai Chi
have developed over the centuries.
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Tai Chi Sword Tai Chi Sword is a series of movements based
on sword combat techniques. Like other Tai Chi movements, the emphasis
is not on combat, however, but on developing one's internal power,
coordination, and balance. The swords used in this practice are usually
made of wood or of light, flexible metal.
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Push Hands Push Hands is a sparring technique, the
application of Tai Chi movements and principles to self defense. The
emphasis is still on internal, rather than external, power. In Push
Hands one learns to develop sensitivity to the movement of one's
opponent and turn their power against them.
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