T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the classic Chinese exercise for health, self defense, and spiritual growth. Graceful in movement, slow in tempo, relaxed and fluid in beautiful natural postures, T'ai Chi Ch'uan is meditation in movement. It imparts great health benefits: improved posture, circulation, metabolism, and neuromuscular functioning as well as accelerated healing of disease. The often amazing results of proper practice suggest that in some way not fully known to Western science, T'ai Chi Ch'uan can indeed relieve many chronic ailments and impart longevity. The Chinese say that those who practice T'ai Chi will achieve the pliability of a child, the vitality of a lumberjack, and the wisdom of a sage.
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Emily B. Smith, Grasshopper Martial Arts, Edgerton 53534
Now, if you are just thinking about grasping a bird's tail, how likely are you to put your entire body into the move? But if you are trying to pull Bluto in for a head-on collision with your strike, or knock him down in order to prevent grievous bodily harm to yourself, you might tend to use your hips and legs in grasping that bird's tail!
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