| Chan Zhangfeng, who lived between 1260-1368, is | | | | Tai Chi combat internal school that was located in the |
| the creator of the combat Tai Chi practice. This | | | | Wudang Shan Hubei Province, for teaching the |
| practice involves in the beginning several breathing | | | | discipline. |
| control methods and gestures. The practice of Tai | | | | Tang Hao lived between 1887-1959 was a pioneer of |
| Chi chuan represents fighting against an opponent | | | | the research of the martial arts, that were supported |
| that is imaginary and this is the reason the fighting | | | | by the lack of historical grounds of Tai Chi developed |
| technique has the nickname shadow boxing or boxing | | | | by Zhang Sanfeng. His ideas were developed at the |
| empty. The tai chi chuan techniques are inspired by | | | | same time with those of Xu Jedon. His theories are |
| the Chinese martial arts that were created in the | | | | still valid in this field. |
| monasteries and that are mainly based on the | | | | The 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 middle | | | | with 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 the | | | | Gu Liuxin and Tang Hao. Mr Tang reached his |
| three principles: jing ( the vital essence) that all people | | | | conclusions by investigating the Chenjiagou, in the |
| receive at the time they are born, chi and shen, the | | | | village 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 breath | | | | Chen Family. As mentioned in this register, Chen |
| inside the body and alter the energy into spiritual | | | | Wangting 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 Chi | | | | different Tai Chi contemporary schools have their |
| Chuan to the legendary Yaoist Zhang Sanfeng, who | | | | origins 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 that | | | | evolved during the past centuries and nowadays Tai |
| was written by the well-known Yang Chengfu. Some | | | | Chi is more than just combat, being a spiritual practice |
| other Taoists that developed the Tai Chi concept are | | | | as well. |
| Jiang Fa Songxi, Zhoutong Chen, Zhand and Zongyue | | | | In the Western World, Tai Chi is widely known for |
| Wang. The idea of the Tai Chi concept created by | | | | the 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 the | | | | there. |