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	<title>Taichi Chuan</title>
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	<description>Helps You to Stay Young &#38; Healthy</description>
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		<title>How to stay upright when doing Tai Chi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Among the first thing you learn in your Taichi Chuan lesson is to keep your spine upright.
This is the very basic of tai chi, and fundamental to the good posture that helps you stay healthy. 
Be aware, however, that you will have to keep your spine upright, not straight.  The diffenence, while minute, is critical. 
With your spine being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=244</link>
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		<title>Shibashi -- a good way to start tai chi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking of starting tai chi and don't know how, try shibashi.
Shibashi (十八式)in Chinese means 18 styles, which uses 18 elements of tai chi movements in a simplified way.
Strictly speaking, Shifashi is not really tai chi. It is a fusion of Tai Chi and Qigong. In addition to tai chi movements, you breathe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=237</link>
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		<title>Tai chi Perfect for the Seniors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While Tai Chi is good for people of all ages, it is ideal for the seniors.
The reason:  it is an internal system of exercise.
This is in stark contrast to many other exercises.  They typically employ the 'external systems' of our body and are strenuous and forceful, making the older people difficult to pursue.
Instead of using [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=226</link>
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		<title>Why is tai chi not an exercise?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strictly speaking, Tai Chi is not an exercise.
It is a philosophical concept of Taoism.  It talks about yin and yang, and how you can strike a balance in between the two opposing forces, which are in existence in everything in this universe.
Since Tai Chi is a philosophical concepts, it is logical for you to think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=212</link>
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		<title>Tai chi or taiji?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the difficult decisions that I have to make when writing about Tai Chi in English is the name.
There are several ways of translation, and they can be very confusing. 
’Tai chi’, ‘taichi chuan’ and ‘taiji’ are just among the many names that I have spotted in writing about the martial art.
The problem is:  since they are translations, they are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=206</link>
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		<title>Tai chi is a philosophy rather than martial art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strictly, tai chi is a philosophical concept, rather than the martial art that we are aware of.
It is central to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao.
While it is impossible to explain what Tao is in a few words, it may be described as 'the way' -- or the order of the universe.
Tao recognizes that in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=200</link>
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		<title>Taichi chuan is an art so profound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taichi chuan is an art so profound, you're unlikely to 'graduate' even after a lifelong pursuit.
And yet, you can benefit from practising it from day one.
It is such a vast discipline.  While the physical elements alone will require tremendous amount of time and efforts from you to grasp, there are also the spiritual and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=194</link>
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		<title>Taichi chuan is not only for the elderly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taichi is often associated with old men and women doing the exercise in parks.  
This biased stereotype has projected a wrong image, and deprived many younger people from benefiting from it.     
Taichi chuan  is an exercise that promotes the circulation of our internal energy.  It tones our body. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=185</link>
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		<title>Using tai chi to fight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people regard tai chi as an exercise for health, forgetting that it is a form of martial arts.  
Tai chi is originally meant for self-denfence.  Underlying every taichi movement is an intent for combat application. 
You can see how the basic movements are being applied in combat in the video below.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=181</link>
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		<title>Making tai chi work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You need patience to enjoy the benefits of tai chi.
The movements of tai chi are slow, relaxed and fluid.  If you do not do it in such a measured manner, your tai chi may end up an uncontrolled dance. It may not, as a result, be able to help you achieve the tai chi health benefits that you want, such as healing and body [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taichiyes.com/blog/?p=176</link>
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