Can Taijiquan really be used for fighting?
Of course, or else it would not be Taijiquan. Remember that Taijiquan actually means Taiji Kungfu. But if you practise only its physical form, no matter how graceful your form may be or how long you may have practised it, yours becomes a sort of Taiji dance, and will not be effective for self-defence. Its health benefits are also minimal, because without its internal dimensions of energy and mind which are characteristics of training Taijiquan as a martial art, the graceful exercise of Taiji dance can give only gentle, physical benefits. Taoist meditation to attain immortality How does Taijiquan lead to spiritual fulfilment? First we need to be clear about what spiritual fulfilment means. For our purpose here, it means accomplishing the needs of the spirit, or shen in Chinese. Because of different developmental stages, there are understandably many and varied forms of spiritual fulfilment. From the Taoist perspective, which constitutes the underlying philosophy in Taijiquan, these many
Of course, or else it would not be Taijiquan. Remember that Taijiquan actually means Taiji Kungfu. But if you practise only its physical form, no matter how graceful your form may be or how long you may have practised it, yours becomes a sort of Taiji dance, and will not be effective for self-defence. Its health benefits are also minimal, because without its internal dimensions of energy and mind which are characteristics of training Taijiquan as a martial art, the graceful exercise of Taiji dance can give only gentle, physical benefits. Taoist meditation to attain immortality How does Taijiquan lead to spiritual fulfilment? First we need to be clear about what spiritual fulfilment means. For our purpose here, it means accomplishing the needs of the spirit, or shen in Chinese. Because of different developmental stages, there are understandably many and varied forms of spiritual fulfilment. From the Taoist perspective, which constitutes the underlying philosophy in Taijiquan, these many
Of course, or else it would not be Taijiquan. Remember that Taijiquan actually means Taiji Kungfu. But if you practise only its physical form, no matter how graceful your form may be or how long you may have practised it, yours becomes a sort of Taiji dance, and will not be effective for self-defence. Its health benefits are also minimal, because without its internal dimensions of energy and mind which are characteristics of training Taijiquan as a martial art, the graceful exercise of Taiji dance can give only gentle, physical benefits.
