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 ⓘ
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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 → associatedWithMartialArts → Wudang martial arts ⓘ
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Pushing Hands → hasMartialArt → tai chi ⓘ
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Taegeuk → writtenInHanja → 太極 ⓘ
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Tai Chi → hasAlternativeName → Taiji ⓘ
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Tai Chi → hasAlternativeName → Taijiquan ⓘ
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Tai Chi → hasAlternativeName → T’ai Chi Ch’üan ⓘ
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Tai Chi → hasStyle → Chen style Tai Chi ⓘ
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Tai Chi → hasStyle → Yang style Tai Chi ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
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Tai Chi → mostPracticedStyle → Yang style Tai Chi ⓘ
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Neidan → influenced → Taijiquan ⓘ
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Taiji (Great Ultimate) → hasNameInChinese → 太極 ⓘ
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Tui shou → usedIn → taijiquan ⓘ
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Traditional Chinese medicine → uses → tai chi ⓘ
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Yin and yang → appliedIn → taijiquan ⓘ
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Chinese martial arts → hasSubclass → Taijiquan ⓘ
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Qigong → relatedTo → Tai chi ⓘ
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Chenjiagou → knownFor → Chen-style Tai Chi ⓘ
subject linked to: Chenjiagou, Henan, China
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Chenjiagou → hasCulturalTradition → Tai Chi ⓘ
subject linked to: Chenjiagou, Henan, China
Chen Wangting → influenced → Yang-style tai chi ⓘ
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Chen Wangting → influenced → Wu-style tai chi ⓘ
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Chen Wangting → influenced → Sun-style tai chi ⓘ
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Yang Luchan → movement → taijiquan ⓘ
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Yang Luchan → martialArt → taijiquan ⓘ
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Yang Luchan → legacy → Yang-style taijiquan became the most widely practiced taijiquan style in the world ⓘ
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Wudang martial arts → includesPractice → Taijiquan ⓘ
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Wudang Mountains temple complexes → associatedWith → Tai chi ⓘ
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inner alchemy → relatedTo → Tai chi ⓘ
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Shaolin Rou Quan → sharesSimilarityWith → Taijiquan ⓘ
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Chinese civilization → hasMartialArt → tai chi ⓘ
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Lone Man → associatedWith → Tai Chi ⓘ