{"id":1872,"date":"2021-06-11T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T14:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/?page_id=1872"},"modified":"2021-06-11T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T14:26:20","slug":"tai-ji-quan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/tai-ji-quan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tai Ji Quan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1872\" class=\"elementor elementor-1872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1026bce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1026bce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0b255e\" data-id=\"e0b255e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a05d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a05d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/taiSigns.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/taiSigns.png 148w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/taiSigns-51x300.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3a5708\" data-id=\"b3a5708\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1924d6 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1924d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #fff78f;\">TAI JI QUAN<\/span><\/h1><div><p class=\"paragraphText\">Like most of Chinese martial arts, trying to establish and determine the genesis of Tai Ji Quan is yet another challenge. Although there are numerous different accounts and claims about its creation it is very difficult to conclude the authenticity and accuracy of available records. Considering the difficulties of translation from Chinese, the style of writing and understanding the meaning of the writing in the same way as when it was written, and trying recognize the difference between the fact and a legend are just some of the problems that we face to establish for certain and concrete supported evidence. So it seems, that the truth is still a mystery which remains to this day. However, despite the scarcity and different various interpretations about its creation, everyone agrees that Wudangshan is the home of Tai Ji Quan (Picture on the right).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-055d2de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"055d2de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce182fb\" data-id=\"ce182fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3f9cd text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef3f9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wudangshan, or Wudang mountain is situated in Hebei province in central China embracing an area of two hundred square kilometres which represents Heaven and Earth that exudes with serenity of seventy-two beautiful scenery peaks spreading across this boundless range of mountains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-482c010\" data-id=\"482c010\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5092f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5092f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gate.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gate.png 716w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gate-600x339.png 600w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/gate-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1a796 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd1a796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wudangshan certainly does not come as a coincidence that this location was a perfect choice to be the birthplace of Tai Ji Quan. Remote and serene place detached from earthly matters creates an Ideal place for meditation, observation the nature, practicing martial arts, studying and practicing Chinese medicine and philosophy of Daoism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f5836\" data-id=\"e6f5836\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1529316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1529316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"rightBorder\">\n\t<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"color: white;\"><br>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Traditional-Wing-Chun-Academy-CHUEN-London\/233700573506905\"\n\t\t   target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/pics\/right\/fb.png\" class=\"socialPics\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCb0n9enzYKxWXjDG6lNPYhw\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/pics\/right\/yt.png\" class=\"socialPics\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<br>\n\t<ul id=\"menu-members-menu\" class=\"menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1615\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/login\/\">Login<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1616\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1616\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/register\/\">Register<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<br>\n\t<div class=\"loginDiv\">\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:5px;\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/contact\">CONTACT US:<br>info@tcmai.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/pics\/right\/text.png\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<br>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-727d4b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"727d4b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4e26\" data-id=\"a8d4e26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78d44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d78d44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wudang-e1561573275210.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4f990d\" data-id=\"b4f990d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e94a7e text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e94a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A life style and a life time pursuit to living in the harmony with the nature has been always what Tai Ji Quan differentiated from other martial arts. It is rather universal paradigm and practice how human life should be harmonised with all different aspect of the life rather than a singular direction of one discipline, whether we talk about philosophical aspect, martial, ethical or any other. Understanding this to be the essence of Tai Ji, it is impossible to approach partially as it would lose its real value and meaning. In addition to this, it would be very disrespectful to ignore already a bestowed and pure equilibrium for us to live in and at the same time to be part of it. Therefore, we shall strive to continue to nourish this way of life and continue fulfilling our duty towards the nature and the universe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2ca8ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2ca8ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b2d12\" data-id=\"73b2d12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591f691 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591f691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #fff78f;\">HISTORY<\/span><\/h1><p class=\"paragraphText\">Although it is said that Tai Ji Quan history starts with a legendary monk Zhang Sanfeng there is more than sufficient evidence showing that its roots go back as far as 2.500BC as Paul Unshuld postulates in his book\u00a0<i>\u201cMedicine in China\u201d<\/i>\u00a0History of Ideas, after his extensive research on medicine in China and benefits of physical exercises on health, where he finds first evidence of Qi Gong practice. Most likely those exercises and movements were not the same as what we know nowadays, which were shaped during the flourishing Ming dynasty from 1460 &#8211; 1730AD, but the systematic approach had already been well established and practiced as we shall see later. Certainly, and definitely most solid evidence of the existence of such exercises can be found in the book\u00a0<i>\u201cHuang Di Nei Jing Su Wen\u201d<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<i>\u201cCannons of the Yellow Emperor\u201d<\/i>\u00a0written around 300-400BC. during the Warring states period. From this remarkable book or\u00a0<i>\u201cThe Bible of Chinese Medicine\u201d<\/i>, we learned that already at that time the whole system of Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong, Daoism philosophy, importance of diet and regular exercising were all established and well practiced. Perhaps later evidence and written records come from the famous and respected physician Hua Tou (c.140-208AD.), who maintained and explains the importance of physical exercises for the health benefits as he himself was a Tai Ji Quan practitioner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-426464d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"426464d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-285e846\" data-id=\"285e846\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7365fc9 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7365fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #fff78f;\">TAI JI QUAN DOCTRINE<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-097dd41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"097dd41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-109452c\" data-id=\"109452c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b51bf text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b51bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraphText\">It is fascinating to observe that such a complex and all-embracing system was discovered and understood so far back, and therefore, before we start talking about Tai Ju Quan it would be more appropriate to explain and decipher the name\u00a0<i>\u201cTai Ji Quan\u201d<\/i>.<\/p><p class=\"paragraphText\">Despite its translation as\u00a0<i>\u201cUltimate Supreme\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Tai Ji is clearly one of those terms which remain its original name, and therefore we shall try to understand as it is, and explain rather than translate. Tai Ji is rather a paradigm (as we know like Yin Yang, picture on the right and below) that goes back as we explained earlier, as far as five thousand years back or more. This fundamental concept of Tai Ji is mentioned in the book\u00a0<i>&#8220;Yi Jing&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0or\u00a0<i>\u201cBook of Changes\u201d<\/i>, which was written between 1100BC. and 780BC. during the Western Zhou dynasty. Its author Zhou Wen who was a famous and reputable physician at the time, explains in this book universal system of natural laws and occurrences in the universe, their relations, interconnectedness, interdependences, etc. Yi jing is one of the earliest books ever written and undoubtable one of the most precious books and reference from the earliest civilisations of the human history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1095c\" data-id=\"fc1095c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad9f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ad9f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/PA303438-e1561573303557.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ba Gua with Tai Ji symbol at Wudangshan<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e24ecdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e24ecdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-426fbd6\" data-id=\"426fbd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069ae1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"069ae1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-1024x727.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-600x426.png 600w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/tcmai.uk\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Yi-Jing-e1561573331241.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Excerpt from Yi Jing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5dea4c\" data-id=\"c5dea4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c67e95 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c67e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraphText\">Moving forward and desiphering Tai Ji Quan and its developments, we can recognize many obstacles and chalenges in defining the source of origins, but one thing we can say for certain that eversince the Tai Ji Quan has existed it has always been deeply rooted and embeded in the very essence of Chinese philosophy and the life style from the earliest developments.<\/p><p class=\"paragraphText\">Perhaps this might be the main reason why Tai Ji Quan is still one of the most popular martial arts and a life style, just because it is a part of us and the universe and always lives amongst us and leads us. Thefefore, we shall strive to continue nourishing this wonderful way of life, let ourselves to be giuded with its principles, and practice its benevolence as the rudimental value. That is the way to show respect and gratitude to this life we are living, and our contribution to its fascinating and at the same time mystifying existance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb4a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb4a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890ae62\" data-id=\"890ae62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf17847 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf17847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #fff78f;\">Bibliography<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49e056 text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f49e056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">Celestial Lancets &#8211; Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham, 1980,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">Medicine in China, A history of Ideas &#8211; Paul U. Unshuld, 1985<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">The Complete I Ching &#8211; Master Alfred Huang, 2010<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ffffff;\">The Yellow Emperor\u2019s Classic of Medicine &#8211; Maoshing Ni, 1995<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAI JI QUAN Like most of Chinese martial arts, trying to establish and determine the genesis of Tai Ji Quan is yet another challenge. Although there are numerous different accounts and claims about its creation it is very difficult to conclude the authenticity and accuracy of available records. 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