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Taoism and How to Use Tai Chi for Sleep

Do you have trouble sleeping? When did it begin? The exact answer isn’t important. What is important is that you remember a time when your sleep was at best, heavenly or at least, not an...

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Foundational Tai Chi Principles – The Number 9

Reading about the principles of tai chi chuan is often fascinating and the deep degree of thinking that went into creating the forms and tying them back to life can awe-inspiring. The best of all of...

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Seeing the Difference Between Tai Chi and Religion

Let's say I told you that I met a group of people and spending time with them makes me happy. We meet for about an hour a week and afterwards I feel a sense of calm, am less worried, and generally...

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Tai Chi vs Kung Fu – The Ultimate Comparison

Trying to describe tai chi vs kung fu causes so much debate and has led to a ton of confusion in the martial arts community. Is tai chi a form of kung fu? Are they the same art done at different...

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Do Tai Chi Fighting Techniques Work? – What to Invest Your Time In

There are tons of conflicting opinions about whether you can actually use tai chi to fight. If you search on tai chi fighting, two immediate things will come up: You will find tons of videos and...

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Wudang Tai Chi – Origin, History, and Forms

There is so much debate about lineage, history, and different styles of tai chi but one thing is for clear: every practitioner and style cites a single person and a single location as the original...

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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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