Tai Chi

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Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese internal martial art and meditative practice characterized by slow, flowing movements that promote balance, health, and spiritual cultivation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese martial art
intangible cultural heritage
internal martial art
mind–body practice
moving meditation
associatedWithPerson Chen Wangting
Sun Lutang
Wu Yuxiang
Yang Luchan
category Neijia (internal family) martial arts
commonWeapon sabre (dao)
spear
staff
straight sword (jian)
competitionForm standardized 24-form
standardized 42-form
wushu taijiquan events
coreConcept rooting
silk reeling energy
song (relaxed looseness)
using softness to overcome hardness
countryOfOrigin China
governingBody Chinese Wushu Association
hasAlternativeName Taiji
linked to: Tai Chi

Taijiquan
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T’ai Chi Ch’üan
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hasComponent applications training
forms practice
push hands
standing meditation
weapons practice
hasStyle Chen style Tai Chi
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Sun style Tai Chi
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Wu (Hao) style Tai Chi
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Wu style Tai Chi
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Yang style Tai Chi
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healthBenefitClaim better cardiovascular fitness
enhanced leg strength
fall prevention in older adults
improved balance
improved flexibility
improved sleep quality
reduced anxiety
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Qing dynasty
historicalPeriodOfFormation late Ming dynasty
linked to: Ming dynasty
influenced modern fitness programs
rehabilitation protocols
influencedBy Chinese military training traditions
Daoist internal alchemy
literalMeaning supreme ultimate fist
mostPracticedStyle Yang style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
movementCharacteristic circular motions
slow continuous movements
upright posture
weight shifting
oldestMajorStyle Chen style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
originLocation Chenjiagou, Henan, China
philosophicalFoundation Chinese cosmology
Confucianism
Taoism
recognizedAs form of physical activity for health
recognizedBy World Health Organization
relatedTo Qigong
Traditional Chinese medicine
sharesCategoryWith Baguazhang
linked to: Wudang martial arts

Xingyiquan
linked to: Wudang martial arts
suitableFor older adults
people with chronic conditions
trainingFocus balance
breath control
coordination
internal energy cultivation
mindfulness
relaxation
trainingGoal health improvement
martial effectiveness
spiritual cultivation
stress reduction
transliteration Pinyin: tàijíquán
typicalPracticeSetting community centers
martial arts schools
parks
typicalPracticeTime early morning
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2020
UNESCOStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
usesConcept yin and yang
writingSystem Simplified Chinese: 太极拳
Traditional Chinese: 太極拳

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Wudang Mountains knownFor Tai Chi
Wudang Mountains associatedWithMartialArts Wudang martial arts
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Pushing Hands hasMartialArt tai chi
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Taegeuk writtenInHanja 太極
subject linked to: taegeuk
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Tai Chi hasAlternativeName Taiji
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi hasAlternativeName Taijiquan
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi hasAlternativeName T’ai Chi Ch’üan
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi hasStyle Chen style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi hasStyle Yang style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi hasStyle Wu (Hao) style Tai Chi
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Tai Chi hasStyle Wu style Tai Chi
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Tai Chi hasStyle Sun style Tai Chi
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Tai Chi oldestMajorStyle Chen style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
Tai Chi mostPracticedStyle Yang style Tai Chi
linked to: Tai Chi
Neidan influenced Taijiquan
linked to: Tai Chi