Does Sevangi teach Tai Chi as a martial art, and how long would it take me?
Tai Chi is considered by many to be at the pinnacle of martial arts. The main aim of Tai Chi martial application is to use least amount of ones own energy to defeat ones opponent. Although at the core of its teaching, Tai Chi is not about winning or losing or offence and defense, but about balancing opposing forces by nullifying an opponent. This requires a great amount of skill in first understanding and having control over ones own body and internal energy and then by understanding ones opponent, reading his/her energy and then using the opponent’s energy against him/her. As you can see from this definition, a fair amount of practice is involved in order to reach this stage. Besides the regular practice you would also be taught partner-based practice like tui shou (push hands) and chi sao (sticking hands), lop sao (grabbing hands), followed by sparring and other combat practice. This path is not for the weak-willed and would take a minimum of 7 to 8 years of practice before one could
