Tai Chi Research Papers

Tai-Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. This was by far the first time in which I honestly felt lost doing a certain set of movement. There were points during the exercise routine in which I felt slow and sluggish this can be attuned to the fact that this was the first time me doing Tai-Chi. What I did not like about this set of forms that I did would have to be the length of time especially during Golden Cock Stands on One Leg. Therefore, I was a bit hesitant to try it a couple of times, but I did and I fell on my butt. Even though I dislike that pose it was the one I focus the most I did not feel like giving up in the quest of Tai-Chi success. but I have to admit I think I fell short of my goal of completing all those poses correctly. …show more content…
This part of Tai-Chi to focus and calm the mind was honestly hard for me because I was more concentrated and focus on doing the movement right rather than calming the mind. While Tai-Chi definitely takes a great deal of practice, body control and alertness they are definitely plenty of potential that I saw for mental benefits for myself. There were many instants during the exercise in which I saw how event though I was more focus on the physical aspect of it my mind felt at ease and peaceful. When I was doing yoga in class I saw many similarities between the yoga in class and the Tai-Chi I practice I home. One of them especially was the calming and relaxation that I felt in yoga was there during certain parts of the Tai-Chi forms that I was able to accomplish. leading me to believe that both of these practices share many similarities which can be attuned between each