About Tai Chi

Over two thousand years ago, in Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD), the famous Chinese doctor Hua Tuo first introduced Wu Qin Xi (The five mimic-animals boxing) as a form of exercise.  In the Sung Dynasty 960 – 1279AD, Zhang San Fung created Tai Chi Quan. Throughout those years, Qi Gong had developed and branched out to numerous other styles.  Even the five major divisions of Tai Chi, had divided into hundreds of other. There are lots to be discussed and researched on the topic of how the Tai Chi has been divided. In here, we are only concentrate on the practical effect of our courses.

Outline of Tai Chi

Tai Chi – meaning Universe. In ancient China, people believed that the universe created the sun and moon, thus the four seasons, these elements kept the growth in balance. Lives changed endlessly and vigorously due to the continuous orbit of the universe. Therefore, this fitness exercise was named Tai Chi Quan. In the ancient days, people already had the concept of longevity is due to exercises. Tai Chi originated from Taoism, (one of the 3 major religions in China). The Yin and Yang symbol of Taoism was used as the emblem of Tai Chi. Taoism’s main aim is to reach longevity.
Through historic evidence and recent scientific research, Tai Chi and Qi Gong have been proved to be very effective fitness and health preserving exercise    systems. The actions are safe and graceful, appropriate for all ages and abilities. It is proven these exercises are beneficial to health and well being.

Outline of Qi Gong

“Qi”, in Chinese means breathing, “Gong” is exercise. Qi Gong means ‘Breathing Exercise’. The objective is to direct the normal chest breathing to the skull (Tian Ning 天灵)and diaphragm (,Dan Tian丹田). Qi Gong can be divided into two types – dynamic & static types. Their main aim is to increase the blood circulation, increase lung capacity, to enable in depth oxygen intake and through breathing out of the carbon dioxide to release toxins from inside of the body, thus resulting in improved metabolism