It is said in Taijiquan that it is your opponent who decides where, when and how hard he gets hit! In other words, it is your opponent’s body movement and or intent that causes a change within yourself and initiates an appropriate response. The movements are dynamic and resilient, encouraging decisiveness and confidence.ĭuring practice of the martial aspects of Taiji, we learn how to maintain our own balance while under attack, as well as distance, timing and natural body movement, the prerequisites of any fighting art. However, one should not mistake these soft movements for weakness or passivity! Each posture adheres to a specific martial principle and is linked to one of the acupuncture meridians. However, a more accurate description would be to move without feeling or being aware of the movement itself! For this reason alone, many people find Taiji as an attractive form of stress relief. Sung – a very important concept in Taiji - has been translated, slightly incorrectly, as to relax. Whilst practicing Taijiquan, one holds no physical or mental tension, or is said to be in a state of Sung (pronounced soong). Thereby, allowing the body to heal and rejuvenate itself over a period of time. Thus, the movements of Taijiquan generate, both, centripetal and centrifugal forces encouraging the flow of blood and life-force energy, or Qi, from the centre of the body, out to the extremities and back, along the acupuncture meridians. The core of the Taiji system is it’s form, consisting of many postures linked together as continuous flowing, circular movements containing closed fist punches, open hand and finger strikes, kicks, locks and throws. It is, obviously, self- evident that martial arts are a system of self-defence and it does not require genius to see the medical benefits of martial exercise! Taijiquan managed to fuse this with the inner alchemy of the human body, as well as, the meditative aspects of Taoism to help achieve self-realisation, both physical and spiritual. It is considered the “mother” of the internal arts. Taiji or Tai Chi is sometimes also, referred to as a soft or internal style – banded in the family of the Neijia, alongside Baguazhang and Xingyiquan. The name literally translates into “Supreme Ultimate Fist or Boxing”, and is pronounced in a variety of ways depending on which Chinese transliteration method is used. Taijiquan (Tai Chi Ch’uan) is a martial art that originated in China hundreds of years ago. This is how the legendary healing powers of Taijiquan ( Tai Chi chuan ) can be achieved. By preparing the body for combat, we become healthier, physically and mentally, as well as internally and externally. If one understands the principles, thoroughly, then they will no longer have the need to remember techniques as the body will move instinctively and deal with the threat appropriately. behind every technique is an underlying principle, it is this that one needs to absorb, after which the technique becomes redundant! Most martial artists, unfortunately, never get beyond the technique! Through hard training we develop an understanding of the martial principles “hidden” behind the forms as opposed to learning “exotic” techniques, which can and will lose you fights! That's why a majority of martial artists fail against good street fighters! Techniques are for the dojo. We learn how to gain and develop fa-jing over a short distance, as well as how to access and utilise our reptilian brain in order to survive. Powered by fa-jing (explosive energy), the motor of the internal arts and utilising our knowledge of Dim-Mak, inherent within the system, we learn how to repeatedly attack the most vulnerable points of the human body to devastating effect!įrom day one we learn about distance, timing, balance, co-ordination and natural body movement, through a myriad of single and two person drills, as well as the classical forms. Our methods are simple and realistic, yet, brutally effective! Our aim is simple: To reintroduce the destructive power of Martial Taijiquan ( Tai Chi Chuan ) as its founders intended it to be - for combat, alongside Baguazhang and Xingyiquan and other traditional Chinese Kung Fu Systems. Instructor and student of Erle Montaigue (Masters Degree, China). The Home Of The Neijia - Taijiquan, Baguazhangįa-jing Ch’uan Internal Chinese Boxing School was founded in 2002 by Nasser Butt - Senior
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