Tai Chi Research Paper

My Journey into Tai Chi For the past month and a half, once a week I go to my Tai Chi session. I took Tai Chi is a way for me to lightly exercise during my first year in college. In the beginning I found Tai Chi to be a little difficult and at times I was unsure what exactly I was supposed to do. Prior to my weekly sessions, I had no knowledge of martial arts. I’ve never even heard of Tai Chi. Attending all my Tai Chi classes, reading Master C.K Chu’s book Why Tai Chi? Questions & Answers, and my own research on the internet has helped me better understand the martial art. To understand Tai Chi, you must first know what exactly Tai Chi is. On the first day of class, I went in thinking this would be a class where I would get to learn how to do Kung Fu like I’ve seen Jackie Chan do in his movies. As soon as the class started I learned this was not the case. Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, uses slow movements and deep breathing. Tai Chi provides self-defense. Most of the martial arts styles
Steven D. Ehrlich writes in his article “Tai Chi” for the University of Maryland Medical, “Tai chi is based on spiritual and philosophical ideas that advocate a need for balance in the body, mind, and spirit.” Ehrlich that the purpose of Tai Chi is get balance in the body, mind, and spirit. Tai Chi is an exercise. Unlike body building, where people usually bulk up by lifting weights, Tai Chi promotes the use of the entire body. Usually when I exercise, which is mostly weight lifting, my arms and legs are sore. After my first day of Tai Chi I was surprised when I woke up the next day and found out that my entire body was sore. Tai Chi. In our bodies, according to Tai Chi, we have something called qi (chee). Qi is a person’s life energy. Qi can become blocked if the body is stiff or rigid and not relaxed. Tai Chi allows the body to relax. The eight principles of Tai Chi allow qi to freely flow throughout the body without getting