ITS literal translation is “supreme ultimate fist,” but despite its aggressive-sounding translation, tai chi chuan (TCC) is a mind and body martial arts system that the Chinese practice for both its self-defense techniques and its health benefits. Tai chi or taiji is the fusion, or rather the balance of the hard (yang) and the soft (yin), making TCC a hard and soft martial art style. Yang is fast, solid and fiery. Yin is slow, yielding and tranquil. In the East, TCC has been around for centuries as a system for health and fitness. Today, it has gained increasing popularity in the West. As a fitness exercise, TCC has been known to improve... [ Read more. ] This article appears in SunStar Cebu newspaper on 10 November 2010 as "Tai chi chuan in meg-review." (Photo by Northern Shaolin Academy)
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