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link to 31 Clinically Proven Tai Chi Health Benefits

31 Clinically Proven Tai Chi Health Benefits

So many people these days are inquiring about the health benefits of tai chi and for good reason: the research on the topic is exploding! Literally hundreds of studies have bene done and more are...

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The Art of Tai Chi Relaxation Techniques (Song)

It is my DUTY to try to explain tai chi relaxation techniques in a way that is understandable even to a tai chi novice. Relaxation is the cornerstone of great tai chi and getting the health and...

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Tai Chi Origin and Tai Chi History – Bodhidharma to Modern Tai Chi Legends

There is really only one way to fully understand how vast and complex the teachings of tai chi are. We need to begin with the quintessential tai chi origin story and work our way up through tai chi...

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Breaking the Tai Chi Long Form Movements into Learnable Segments

In a workshop with Grand Master Chen Zhenglei he presented the Chen Tai Chi Long Form Old Frame in a way that caught the significance of the overall form by breaking it down into digestible...

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Of All The Tai Chi Styles, Which Types of Tai Chi Are the Best?

One of the biggest questions someone asks when they get really excited about starting tai chi is: “Which tai chi styles should I learn?” And a close second: “Which tai chi style is the...

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link to One of the Most Important Tai Chi Concepts – Hsu and Shih

One of the Most Important Tai Chi Concepts – Hsu and Shih

Tai chi abounds with cryptic, mystical statements that circle around back to themselves. They are intended to be instructive to us and help us along our way to improving our tai chi practice. Most of...

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Scott has been practicing and teaching tai chi and qigong since 2000. He is a lead instructor for the Austin Chen Tai Chi Association. His interest in the internal martial arts began after traveling in India and Nepal, and he has since traveled to China to train. Scott has published over 100 articles on tai chi with a focus on research showing the benefits of practicing.

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