1. Inheriting Chinese culture:
Tai Chi originated in China and is a treasure of oriental culture. Organizing members to learn Tai Chi not only strengthens the body, but also perseveres in inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture in an era of materialistic desires.
2. Understand the way of cultivating one's life:
To practice Tai Chi, we must focus on being upright and comfortable, with a calm mind and a relaxed body. This eight-character mantra is the best motto for us to live in the world. By practicing Tai Chi, students can realize the disadvantages of having an improper stance: toiling all day long without getting what they want. As long as you are on the right track, don't go astray, and are impartial, you can feel at ease; as long as you learn to calm your mind and put aside the burden of life pressure, you can experience the feeling of body relaxation.
3. Understand and experience the yin and yang philosophy of harmony and coordination:
Tai Chi advocates the harmony of body and mind. It is difficult not to be strong. The internal and external are consistent, the virtual and the real are clear, and the hardness and softness are mutually compatible. . As the saying goes, the movement in stillness remains still. This philosophy that emphasizes on understanding the dialectical relationship between the opposites of yin and yang is the foundation of Tai Chi's creative spiritual philosophy.
4. Understand the moral values ??of not using the strong to bully the weak, and not using excuses to offend others:
The theory of Tai Chi says that one should sacrifice oneself and obey others, which shows that in Tai Chi, if a person does not offend me, I will The unique martial arts spirit of not offending. Tai Chi advocates using force to fight, using small force to defeat strong force. All counterattacks should be purely in line with the opponent's incoming force, using dexterous movements and smaller strength to make the attacker miss the mark and lose. Therefore, the true power of Tai Chi can only be exerted when someone deliberately violates it, without any intention to harm the other party.
Extended information:
The benefits of learning Tai Chi on the body:
1. Unblock the meridians, blood vessels, lymph and circulatory systems
Because the time to practice Tai Chi is not too short, it can make blood flow smoothly like ordinary aerobic exercise. After practicing for a certain period of time, you will notice numbness in your fingertips, slight ringing in your joints, pins and needles, and abdominal rumbling. Through exercises such as bending, bending and twisting, the arteries and blood vessels can be squeezed and relaxed appropriately, which can speed up the circulation of blood and increase the supply of oxygen. It also promotes the metabolism of the lymphatic system and strengthens personal resistance.
2. Improve flexibility, muscle strength and muscular endurance
Tai Chi mostly involves walking in circles and arcs at a slow speed, combined with leg bending and semi-squatting exercises, and alternating weight centers , the running movements include more hugging, bending, and twisting, so that the strength and endurance of each muscle can be improved; combined with multi-directional and large-scale activities such as postures, kicking, etc., the flexibility of each joint can be improved.
3. Improve cardiopulmonary function
When practicing Tai Chi, you must keep your breathing natural and solid, and increase the volume of the chest through deep, long, thin, slow and even abdominal breathing methods. The gas volume and the number of times of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon are increased, ensuring that gases can be fully exchanged, and correspondingly increasing the oxygen intake of various organs. And because practicing Tai Chi takes a long time, these aerobic activities can train and improve cardiopulmonary function.
Reference materials:
People's Daily Online - Is it suitable to practice Tai Chi before going to bed? Detailed explanation of the benefits and precautions of Tai Chi