Taijiquan (tai chi) introduction and a Warm - up Exercise
One of the wonders of the internet is the incredible amount of sources if you wish to learn something, experience in something or just learn a little about it, it turns out it is just a moment away from discovery... I found myself a little curious regarding Tai Chi (Taijiquan). Where does one begin ? A great point to begin the intellectual learning of Taijiquan is Wikipedia . What does the encyclopedia tell us ? Taijiquan is formed by the combination of three hanzi : 太 – t'ai / tai – supreme, grand, great 極 – chi / ji – ultimate, extreme 拳 – ch'uan / quan – fist, boxing Despite having a single Chinese spelling, 太極拳, there are two different spellings in English usage: T'ai Chi Ch'uan - derived from the Wade-Giles transliteration . Taijiquan - derived from the Pinyin transliteration . In the West, most are familiar with the Wade-Giles form - t'ai chi ch'uan. Furthermore, this name is often shortened by Westerners to "t'a