About
Tai Chi Techniques and Training
Derived
from the Taiji
symbol which, in the Western areas know as the yin and yang, Tai Chi
was said to be the practice that preserved the oldest schools of
learning which study the receptive and active principles.
Core
training has two features primarily: the solo form, which emphasizes
slow sequence of movements maintaining a straight and firm spine, range
of motion and fine abdominal breathing; and the Push Hands which
involve training of the principles of movement in a more practical and
convenient way.
As
the word implies,
the solo form of Tai Chi, requires only the one person to conquer the
movements. It would take the students through a natural and complete
range of motion over gravity's center. If repeated accurately, the
practice of the solo form can retain posture, maintain honest
flexibility going through the joints and muscles, encourage proper
circulation from any point of the student's body, and let students be
more familiarized with some of the important martial art application
sequences that are usually implied by the different forms.
Major
styles of traditional Tai Chi have forms that somewhat differ from the
others, cosmetically. Some differ in the wave of the hands, in the
position of the legs, the reaction of the body and the pace of the
movement. But these are all irrelevant because what is important to Tai
Chi training is that it benefits not only the body but the mind as
well. Although, there are many similarities coming from the point of
their common origin that are obvious enough to recognize.
Solo
forms, weapons
and empty-hands are movements that are commonly practiced individually
in martial arts application and pushing hands. Scenarios like these are
intended to prepare the students for training of self-defense.
The
philosophy goes: if one becomes stiff and equally uses hardness in
attending to violence, otherwise resisting it, then it is expected that
both sides can be injured at a certain degree. An injury like that is a
Tai Chi theory that coincides with the consequence of fighting brute
with brute, which, in Tai Chi is far beyond the right attitude and
style.
Unlike in other martial arts wherein force is applied to some measure,
in Tai Chi, students are taught that instead of battling it out or
directly resisting an incoming force, they should meet it with the must
subtle movements and softness, following every attacking motion and in
the end, exhausting the attacking force. This is all done while
remaining at a close contact manner. This is the principle wherein the
yin and yang is applied. If this method is done correctly, the yin-yang
balance in combating is the primary goal of training Tai Chi.
Aside
from that, Tai Chi schools also focus their attention on how the energy
of a striking person affects his opponent. For example, the palm can
strike physically looking the same and performing the same but has a
different and dramatic effect on the target.
A
palm can strike and
push the person either forward or backward. It is done in such a way
that the opponents are lifted vertically from the ground thus breaking
and deforming their center of gravity.
After which, this
technique can literary terminate the striking force within the body of
the person with the dearest intention of causing traumatic internal
damage.
About
the Author Phoenix Delray
Gargi Nath,a Professor in English in a reputed college in kolkata
for the last 5 years having done masters and Phd. A keen
creative
author and have written many articles on numerous topics.
Many of
the articles are published regularly in newspapers and magazines.
Please visit my blog http://overview-of-tai-chi.blogspot.com
for more information.
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