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Taiji is one of the Chinese Traditional martial ['mɑ:ʃəl] arts. Long long ago, it was designed as a unique and profound self-defense technique. As an ancient Kongfu, Taiji includes quan, sword, broadsword, spear, push-hand,et cetera. Especially push-hand is well known for its tactic ['tæktik] and technique, the powerful and aggressive opponent [ə'pəunənt] being defeated by a small clever attack or an abrupt explosive [ik'spləusiv] power. As a typical artful Chinese Kongfu, hand push has been highly popular with the small and weak people.
Concentrating on correct posture and breathing control, Tai Chi's movements are fluid['flu(:)id], graceful and well balanced, promoting the complete harmony of body and mind. Tai Chi provides the mental relaxation[,ri:læk'seiʃən] and physical fitness so essential in our modern stress-filled lives.
Tai Chi is an unusual form of martial arts whereby we believe in building strength - mental and physical from within, softness is stronger than hardness, moving in a curve[kə:v] is better than a straight line, yielding is more efficient than confronting. It is especially different from western types of sports such as rugby['rʌɡbi] where the harder and quicker the better. Tai Chi is a sport that strengthens the body as well as the mind from within.