It is said that Tai Ji Chuan originated from Chen. Chen Bushan is a martial arts expert. He once established a martial arts club in the village, which enabled Chen to practice boxing and dancing from generation to generation. At the end of Ming Dynasty, Chen, the ninth Chen, based on the ancestral boxing, absorbed the essence of excellent folk boxing, combined with the guidance, breathing and collaterals of traditional Chinese medicine, created a new family boxing, which was named Tai Ji Chuan according to the transformation of yin and yang.

Chen Changxing, 14th Chen, Guangkai Boxing Gate, was a famous disciple of Yang Luchan, a native of Yongnian, Hebei Province. Later, the biography of Chen Taiji gradually evolved into the representative school of "Yang, Wu, Wu and Sun" in China.

In other words, Zhang Sanfeng founded Wu Tangmen and started family boxing. As the head of family boxing, Taiji Chuan respectfully calls Zhang Sanfeng the founder, which is a natural attribution. Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Ji Chuan, Bagua Boxing, Xingyiquan, five elements boxing, Mixed Yuan Boxing, Xuanwu Stick, etc. They all draw the essence from the Taoist scriptures and extend them.

All the boxing methods created by Zhang Sanfeng have a common feature, that is, they pay attention to internal strength and the change of Yin and Yang, stress the coordination and unity of meaning, qi and strength, act calmly, pose implicitly, have strong strength and carefree spirit.

These characteristics are in line with the Taoist thought of quietness, weakness, indifference and inaction, and with the Taoist "three treasures cultivation" (refining qi, refining qi and restoring emptiness), which can be said to be a valuable historical and cultural heritage left to future generations.

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The benefits of practicing Tai Ji Chuan to contemporary people

1, regulating the excitation and inhibition process of cerebral cortex.

Tai Ji Chuan can effectively relieve mental stress, which can cause different diseases, such as headache, insomnia, hypomnesis, palpitation, chest tightness, hiccup, abdominal distension, indigestion, constipation, anxiety and irritability. Taiji movements are coherent, weak, soft and light. When practicing boxing, muscles in all parts of the body need to be relaxed. At this time, the body feels relaxed and comfortable, so that the brain can rest.

2. It helps to keep the system healthy and prevent diseases.

When learning Tai Ji Chuan, the muscles of the whole body are relaxed and the blood circulation is accelerated. Blood flows faster and the heart is adequately supplied with blood. Increase myocardial nutrition and prevent congestion and arteriosclerosis. Tai Ji Chuan can effectively prevent arteriosclerosis.

According to a survey, those who beat Tai Ji Chuan and those who don't beat Tai Ji Chuan are divided into two groups. The average blood pressure in Tai Ji Chuan group was 65438 034. 1/80。 8mmHg arteriosclerosis rate was 39.5% in Tai Ji Chuan group and 46.4% in control group.

3, contribute to the health of bones, muscles and joints.

Tai Ji Chuan pays attention to all movements, which shows that all the organs of the body can move when practicing Tai Ji Chuan. Therefore, long-term practice helps to make joint movements flexible, improve the elasticity of joint ligaments, and enhance the toughness and flexibility of muscles. For example, 25.8% of patients in Tai Ji Chuan group suffered from spinal deformity, while 47.2% in the control group.

There are also great differences in lumbar mobility between the two groups. In Tai Ji Chuan group, 77.4% people can touch the ground with their hands when bending down. The control group was only 16.6%. According to a survey by American scientists, the fall rate and rate of the elderly who often practice Tai Ji Chuan are far lower than those who don't practice boxing. They think that Tai Ji Chuan can prevent and delay aging.

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