What’s the difference between Tai Chi and Kung Fu?
Mostly a difference in approach, which ends up very similar. Chinese styles were broken up into WuDong and Shaolin arts. WuDong is considered the internal arts, like Tai Chi, Pa Kua, and Xing Yi. Shaolin was considered the external arts. Tai Chi originated from Kung Fu, which means that the Shaolin arts have the internal components that Tai Chi does. In Tai Chi, you learn how to use the body first, and then we add the arms and legs. In Kung Fu we start by learning to how to use the arms and legs first, and then we add the body into it. Again, they both achieve a similar end result. They just take a different path to get there.
