Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese form of exercise, consisting of a sequence of postures linked by gentle flowing movements. An effective martial art, but now often practised solely for the health benefits it produces.
Just learn the slow form for health and practice for a few minutes a day into old age as many millions around the world do for enjoyment.
Students of the Zhong Dao school learn the 37-step Cheng Man Ching form. Traditional weapons, such as sword, sabre, and spear as well as staff and fan may also be studied as part of the advanced tai chi syllabus.
The varied benefits of practising tai chi include a greater level of fitness, relaxation, stress relief, an improved sense of balance, better co-ordination, health benefits to specific organs, as well as the enjoyment of being able to perform a ten minute sequence of movement. Many thousands of people of all ages do tai chi each day throughout the world, and many are still practising well into their eighties!