{"id":3449,"date":"2023-09-13T20:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:26:22","slug":"el-arte-marcial-interno-tai-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/blogs\/el-arte-marcial-interno-tai-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"10. Discover the Internal Martial Art: Tai Chi, Health and Harmony in Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Discover the Internal Martial Art: Tai Chi, Health and Harmony in Movement<\/h1>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Tai Ch\u00ed is an internal martial art that is part of the therapies of Eastern Medicine, since it helps maintain and prevent health while healthy and enhances the health of the practitioner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Internal martial arts are known as n\u00e8iji\u0101, which focus mainly on the development of QI, inner strength, deep, physical and mental relaxation and breathing management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The Tai Ch\u00ed is also known as Tai Chi Chuan or T\u00e0ij\u00ed Qu\u00e1n \u592a\u6975\u62f3. It can be translated as a supreme definitive fist. It is believed that it originated in the thirteenth century in China. Legend has it that it was developed by Chang San-FENG which was inspired by a duel between a cobra and an eagle where Cobra achieves through concentration avoid being pecked and rather gives the eagle a deadly blow.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/terapia-medicina-oriental\/\"><b>What is Tai Ch\u00ed?\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">It is a martial art that can serve to learn about combat and personal defense, where the force of the adversary is used to direct it against it, but also, it is a practice that cultivates mental, emotional and physical health, which makes millions of people around the world seek her.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many styles of Tai Chi, the five best known are:\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"translation-block\">Chen style (\u9673\u5f0f Ch\u00e9nsh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the oldest styles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">It takes its name from the Chen family from the Chinese village Chenjiagou (\u9673\u5bb6\u6e9d), located in the Wen district (\u6eab\u7e23) of Henan province.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized by being the style that includes the most martial practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternate between slow, fast and vigorous movements.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The postures tend to be lower.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"translation-block\">Yang style (\u694a\u6c0f y\u00e1ngsh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the best known styles in the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">Its founder is Yang Luchan (\u694a\u9732\u79aa), known as Yang Fukui (\u694a\u798f\u9b41).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tends to make wide, slow and gentle movements where one movement joins another in a fluid way.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a sequence of 24 movements that is one of the most practiced modern forms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"translation-block\">WU\/HAO Style (\u6b66\u90dd\u5f0f\u592a\u6975\u62f3 W\u01d4 H\u01ceO Sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">Its creator is Wu Yuxiang \u6b66\u79b9\u8944.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It focuses on simple, circular and high position movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"translation-block\">W\u00fa style (\u5433\u6c0f\u592a\u6781\u62f3 w\u00fa sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">It was developed by Wu Quanyou \u5434\u5168\u4f51 and Wu Jianquan \u5434\u9274\u6cc9.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More closed and compact movements are made and the trunk is slightly inclined.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"translation-block\">Sun Style (\u5b59\u6c0f\u592a\u6781\u62f3 S\u016bn sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">Its creator is Sun Lutang \u5b6b\u797f\u5802.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This style is characterized by high positions, light, fluid and fast movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tai Chi emphasizes the practice of physical movements carried out with great awareness, one of the principles being softness accompanied by breathing, for this reason, it can be said that it is a practice of meditation in movement, promoting internal work to develop Qi energy, promote relaxation, and mental calm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is required to practice?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although there is no standardized clothing for practitioners, and in addition to varying according to style, it is usual to dress with flat and thin sole shoes, loose and comfortable clothing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is common that traditional costumes such as the following are used:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3242\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3242\" class=\"wp-image-3242 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-300x300.webp\" alt=\"tai ch\u00ed \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2-370x370.webp 370w, https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guerrero-interior-2.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a discipline that can be practiced at any age, including seniors, because it can be adapted to the needs of each individual.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way of practicing varies according to the style, but it is common for them to be practiced:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Already established forms of fluid sequences.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shapes (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u5957\u8def taolu) are already established sequences where the fight against an imaginary adversary is represented.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hay formas que pueden durar s\u00f3lo unos minutos y otras extenderse por un tiempo prolongado.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los pasos que componen la secuencia tienen nombres que: describe la aplicaci\u00f3n marcial del movimiento, o explica el car\u00e1cter del movimiento, o expresa de forma po\u00e9tica.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthening exercises. (maintaining the principle of softness and awareness).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\" class=\"translation-block\">Forms and exercises as a couple (the best known is the \u63a8\u624b tu\u012b sh\u01d2u, where pressure is applied to the arms to unbalance the opponent)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sequences with weapons, being the most common:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fan ( <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u6247 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shan)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\" class=\"translation-block\">The stick (\u68cd g\u00f9n),<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\" class=\"translation-block\">the saber (\u5200 d\u0101o),<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\" class=\"translation-block\">the sword (\u528d jian),<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spear (\u69cd q\u012bang<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is recommended to practice with teachers or teachers because the individualized guide promotes the activation of the meridians that the individual requires and also learns to activate and manage the Qi.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main style that is practiced in Sheng Health is the Chen style, which is believed to be the oldest style. Our therapists use this ancestral tool to stay healthy, manage their Qi, and thus be able to offer a better service to their patients while being an example of health and well -being for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, in some therapies, patients are taught to support their treatment at home and learn tools to maintain their health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Tai Chi has many benefits:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>On a physical level:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increases coordination, balance, strength and flexibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves circulation, immune system, balance blood pressure, and benefits digestion.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevents unbalances of the organism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It generates proprioception of the body, giving greater awareness of it and therefore, improves posture and prevents injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps stimulate energy channels, promoting harmony of Qi energy and therefore health and well-being.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>On a mental and emotional level:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality breathing and conscious movements are practiced, helping to regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, increase inner peace, connect with the essential being, manage emotions, have self-knowledge, and live more present and conscious.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The breathing that is usually used is D\u0101nti\u00e1n \u4e39\u7530. This breathing is important because it stimulates an area of \u200b\u200bthe body that has the greatest capacity for energy transformation. Therefore, when breathing from there, the Qi is stimulated and this promotes its balance, harmony and management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>\u00a0How is D\u0101nti\u00e1n \u4e39\u7530 breathing done?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inhalation by the nose carrying the air to the area under the navel letting it inflate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhalation, pulling the air slowly by the nose, noticing how the stomach deflates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taichi helps maintain health and prevent unbalances, for this reason, is part of traditional oriental medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=573147422705&amp;text=Hola%2C%20estaba%20en%20shenghealth.com.Me%20gustar%C3%ADa%20agendar%20una%20sesi%C3%B3n%20de%20Medicina%20Oriental%20Preventiva.%20Mi%20nombre%20es%20\">If you want to schedule an appointment you can click on the link\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/blogs\/\">You can see more of our blog clicking on the link\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@shenghealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit our YouTube channel by clicking here<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/18XBf3oe6lHdNPjN7J1iNH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You listen to our podcast<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shenghealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow us on Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descubre el Arte Marcial Interno: Tai Ch\u00ed, Salud y Armon\u00eda en Movimiento El Tai Ch\u00ed es un arte marcial interno que hace parte de las terapias de la Medicina Oriental, [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3454,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions\/3454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shenghealth.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}