Combat Tai Chi Concepts

Chan Zhangfeng, who lived between 1260-1368, isTai Chi combat internal school that was located in the
the creator of the combat Tai Chi practice. ThisWudang Shan Hubei Province, for teaching the
practice involves in the beginning several breathingdiscipline.
control methods and gestures. The practice of TaiTang Hao lived between 1887-1959 was a pioneer of
Chi chuan represents fighting against an opponentthe research of the martial arts, that were supported
that is imaginary and this is the reason the fightingby the lack of historical grounds of Tai Chi developed
technique has the nickname shadow boxing or boxingby Zhang Sanfeng. His ideas were developed at the
empty. The tai chi chuan techniques are inspired bysame time with those of Xu Jedon. His theories are
the Chinese martial arts that were created in thestill valid in this field.
monasteries and that are mainly based on theThe Tai Chi combat technique is also known as Taiji
flexibility of the practitioners.Quan, meaning supreme boxing ridge and it appeared
Combat Tai Chi techniques are all about the middlewith Chen Wangting in the late period of the Ming
way found by the knowledge of the extreme things.Dinasty. The main representatives of the current are
The teaching process implies the knowledge of theGu Liuxin and Tang Hao. Mr Tang reached his
three principles: jing ( the vital essence) that all peopleconclusions by investigating the Chenjiagou, in the
receive at the time they are born, chi and shen, thevillage of Wenxian, from the Henan Province. The
entity that is the origin of all the things in the world.references are made to the Genealogical Register of
It is thus extremely important to learn how to breathChen Family. As mentioned in this register, Chen
inside the body and alter the energy into spiritualWangting was the master of the Tai Chi Chen boxing
power for achieving the emptiness concept.game and the founder of the spear and sword. The
The traditional tells about the invention of Tai Chidifferent Tai Chi contemporary schools have their
Chuan to the legendary Yaoist Zhang Sanfeng, whoorigins in the Chen boxing style even if the boxing
lived at the beginning of the Chinese Ming Dinasty.principles are past. The techniques of combat have
Then we have the complete book of exercises thatevolved during the past centuries and nowadays Tai
was written by the well-known Yang Chengfu. SomeChi is more than just combat, being a spiritual practice
other Taoists that developed the Tai Chi concept areas well.
Jiang Fa Songxi, Zhoutong Chen, Zhand and ZongyueIn the Western World, Tai Chi is widely known for
Wang. The idea of the Tai Chi concept created bythe spiritual techniques of development and for that
Zhang Sanfend Song is widely recognized these days.reason, the combat characteristics are less known
Zang Sanfend Song was the one who created thethere.