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'''Tai Chi''' or '''Tai Qi''' is a [[martial arts|martial art]] originally developed in [[China]]. Also called '''Tai Chi Chuan''', the martial art originally developed among [[Taoism|Taoist]] [[monk]]s but was later influenced by other forms of Chinese thought such as [[Confucianism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Tai Chi is most easily recognized by the slow, almost dance-like or [[meditation|meditative]] nature of the movements. In [[America]] (and throughout the world), Tai Chi is practiced by individuals from many different backgrounds, but it is particularly popular among Chinese immigrants, practitioners of [[Traditional Chinese medicine]] - [[acupuncture]] and [[New Age|New Agers]].
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'''Tai Chi''' is a martial art originally developed in China. Also called Tai Chi Chuan, the martial art originally developed among [[Taoism (Daoism)|Taoist]] monks but was later influenced by other forms of Chinese thought such as [[Confucianism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Tai Chi is most easily recognized by the slow, almost dance-like or meditative nature of the movements. In America (and throughout the world), Tai Chi is practiced by individuals from many different backgrounds, but it is particularly popular among Chinese immigrants and [[New Age|New Agers]].
  
== See Also ==
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[[category:Martial Arts]]
* [[Martial arts]]: Tai Chi, [[Aikido]] and [[Kung Fu]]
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[[category:Taoism]]
* [[Lao Tzu]] and the [[Tao Te Ching]]
 
* [[Taoism]]
 
* [[Qi]]
 
* [[Meditation]]
 
* [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]]
 
* [[Zen]]
 
* [[Falun Gong]]
 
* [[Feng Shui]]
 
* [[Yoga]]
 
* [[Exercise]]
 
* [[Confucianism]]
 
* [[Buddhism]]
 
 
 
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Martial Arts]]
 
[[Category:Meditation]]
 
[[Category:Traditional Chinese Medicine]]
 
[[Category:Taoism]]
 
[[Category:China]]
 
[[Category:Vietnam]]
 
[[Category:Japan]]
 
[[Category:Korea]]
 
[[Category:Asia]]
 
[[Category:Prana]]
 
[[Category:Breathing]]
 
[[Category:Meditation]]
 
[[Category:Chi]]
 

Revision as of 07:27, February 3, 2015

Tai Chi is a martial art originally developed in China. Also called Tai Chi Chuan, the martial art originally developed among Taoist monks but was later influenced by other forms of Chinese thought such as Confucianism and Buddhism. Tai Chi is most easily recognized by the slow, almost dance-like or meditative nature of the movements. In America (and throughout the world), Tai Chi is practiced by individuals from many different backgrounds, but it is particularly popular among Chinese immigrants and New Agers.