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What is Tai Chi Chuan? Part 1 Hand Form

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Tai Chi Chuan is a health and self defence system.

There are various styles of Tai Chi and the major styles are Yang, Wu, Chen, Sun, Wu Hao, and all the styles comprise of five sections: The Hand Form – Push Hands – Chi Kung/Nei Kung – Self Defence – Weapons (sword, sabre, spear).

In this five part series I’ve selected one clip from each of the sections of Tai Chi to give you an appreciation of what they look like.

Part One – The Hand Forms selections are random, as there are a huge variety of Tai Chi examples on YouTube and they vary in techniques. I’ve selected samples of five of the major styles of Tai Chi

Wu Style Tai Chi

Wu/Hao Tai Chi

Yang Style Tai Chi

Chen Style Tai Chi

Sun Style Tai Chi

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Terms

Tai Chi Chuan
A health and self defence system.

Chi
The ‘intrinsic energy’ which circulates in all living things – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

Chi Kung
….. specialises in building up the Chi circulation in the body for health and/or martial purposes – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

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