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Tai Chi ChuanChinese taijiquan or t'ai-chi-ch'üanAncient Chinese form of exercise or of attack and defense. As exercise, it is designed to provide relaxation in the process of body conditioning, which it accomplishes partly by harmonizing the principles of yin-yang. It employs flowing, deliberate movements with carefully prescribed stances and positions. As a mode of attack and defense, it resembles kung fu and is properly considered a martial art. Dating to the 3rd century AD, Tai Chi Chuan consists of two major schools, the Wu and the Yang. Depending on the school, the number of exercises varies from 24 to more than 100. |
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| Courses -- from Tai Chi and Tai Chi in a Chair to Shakespeare Is Still Number One -- are designed to exercise creativity and thought processes, and increase mobility through fitness. And to top the week off, there was free yoga, tai chi, hula, and swing classes for anyone willing to shake a leg. Tai chi has only recently been recognized as a potentially effective exercise for fall prevention and other health outcomes among older people in Western societies, (14-17) even though this traditional Chinese exercise has been practiced for centuries for health promotion and self-defense in Asian countries. |
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