Tai Chi, why do many people find it difficult to practice?

Rootedness and rootlessness.

Rootedness and rootlessness are naturally opposites, but Tai Chi requires that the two must be one. The so-called "rooted" is to describe standing very firmly, and the "five-finger grip" and "calm" in the ancient boxing book reflect "rooted".

In modern times, some Tai Chi masters such as Zheng Manqing expressed that "if you want to put your feet close to the ground, then you want to fall into the ground......then my feet have roots", and some Tai Chi practitioners even call it "three feet into the ground".

The level of standing is very important, because if you can't stand calmly, how can you probably use it to hit others and cover itself?

Taijiquan requires the unity of rootedness and rootlessness, which requires that "calmness" and "lightness" must be at the same time. To use an analogy, the virtual step becomes a lunge all the time, and you must stand very calmly, and at the same time you must be able to lift your feet lightly at all times.

And the calmness of Tai Chi depends on lightness. Since the calmness of Tai Chi not only depends on body weight and skill, it is still important to make it difficult for others to apply the blow force to the center of gravity of their own body, which must rely on the lightness of the other foot. Therefore, the calmness and lightness of Tai Chi are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.

If you think that it is not possible to have both roots and no roots, Tai Chi is naturally not likely to be truly learned. Some people think that Taijiquan is rootless and not rootless, and that the arm is completely mobilized by the torso, and the movement of the body is like the dynamic of water waves, which is Taijiquan, but it is really the soul of Taijiquan "moving with people" completely abandoned.

Some people say that Tai Chi is an exercise for the elderly? You tell me?

Because practicing Tai Chi will lose the impulsiveness of young people, it is not suitable for young people.

There is an old saying: "If you don't learn Xingyi, you don't do Tai Chi." Literally, Xingyi Fist is too strong, and the body of an ordinary old man can't stand the excessive movement. Tai Chi is too gentle, and even the mentality will be too smooth in the long run.

Most of the young men are more radical and younger, so they are not suitable for practicing Tai Chi. The meaning here is that older people should not be in a hurry or impatient in everything. Young people, on the other hand, should be radical and indomitable, and do what they want while they are young.

The things to be done are completed, so that you don't have to practice Xingyi when you are old.

Introduction to Tai Chi

Taijiquan, intangible cultural heritage, is based on the traditional Chinese Confucianism, Taoism in the concept of Tai Chi, Yin and Yang dialectical concept as the core idea, set to nourish temperament, strengthen the body, technical confrontation and other functions as a whole, combined with the changes of the five elements of Yin and Yang that are easy to learn, Chinese medicine meridians, ancient guidance and breathing techniques to form a kind of internal and external cultivation, soft, slow, light, rigid and soft Chinese traditional boxing.

After 1949, it was unified and adapted by the National Sports Commission for the purpose of gymnastics, performances and sports competitions. After China's reform and opening up, it was partially restored to its original appearance, and then divided into Tai Chi for martial arts, Tai Chi for gymnastics and Tai Chi pushers.

There are many traditional Taijiquan schools, and the common Taijiquan schools include Chen, Yang, Wu, Wu, Sun, and He. Because Taijiquan is a type of boxing formed in modern times, with many schools and a wide base of people, it is a very vital branch of Chinese martial arts.

Why is it not recommended for young people to practice Tai Chi, the missing manuscript is explained below

The reason for this is more due to people's misunderstanding of Tai Chi, which is very slow, has no exercise intensity, and is not suitable for homozygous young people. In fact, Tai Chi is a comprehensive sport, he needs a certain amount of physical strength and endurance, and it is impossible for young people to practice it well if they want to practice it well without a few years of kung fu. First of all, Tai Chi boxing in the boxing, need some knee bending squatting, the body to maintain the inconvenience, the whole body should always be in the middle position, in the line of boxing, the body, the technique and the breath to match, to do a motionless, static in the movement, in the still.

In addition, in the process of practicing Taijiquan, you also need patience, to be able to calm down, move and move Fu Xiao to do the movements slowly.

As a traditional martial art, Taijiquan is preferred by more and more people for the following reasons: Taijiquan is soothing, slow-paced, low-intensity, and does not require high physical fitness of practitioners; Tai Chi routines are simple and complex, and the movements are more or less, which can be chosen according to personal preferences; The most important thing is that the theory of Taijiquan contains a wealth of health theories and philosophical thoughts, so that people not only exercise their bodies in practice, but also improve their understanding and experience of health preservation theories, which are beneficial to people's body and mind, so Taijiquan is valued and loved by more and more people.

Tai Chi is very traditional, very Chinese, generally speaking, it is very high, and practicing Tai Chi seems to be very elegant and cultured. I don't dare to say that many people are vassals and elegant, but at least there is a pursuit of strengthening self-cultivation.

Secondly, Tai Chi is rich in levels, including Tai Chi exercises, dances, etc., all of which are called Tai Chi, and anyone can find a suitable platform to show their personality.

Third, the effect of Tai Chi exercise varies from person to person, and each person's experience is different, and it will not be the same.

Fourth, Tai Chi is not limited by time, venue, clothing, equipment, etc., and the investment is small.

Fifth, in reality, there are many masters who teach boxing, and as long as they want to learn, there are always people who are willing to teach.

In short, Tai Chi meets the requirements of the times for both conformity and individuality, and has a wide audience. Although it is not easy to learn real kung fu, people will always settle for the second best thing and comfort themselves.

Tai Chi is not an old man's boxing. It is estimated that more than seventy percent of people have the wrong idea that it is not too late to learn Tai Chi slowly after retirement, and it is often easy to miss Tai Chi when they are young. Tai Chi is an all-round exercise of the body, which is meticulous to the gentle movement of each organ, and the benefits for physical health are not only for the elderly.

Exercise early and benefit early. Young and middle-aged people start to practice to consolidate and maintain their youthful body and health. At present, Tai Chi has made a leap from "I love Tai Chi" to "We love Tai Chi".

Tai Chi is easy to learn, but not easy to practice, and that's because you don't have the right methods and know-how. Some people don't even know how to practice Tai Chi after learning it. Below I have compiled an introduction to the practice methods for you to get started with Taijiquan, I hope it can help you.

1.Main Support Capacity:

This is the first level that beginners should pay attention to first. Our legs need to have basic endurance and support, and they need to have good stability. Only after obtaining the basic support and stable endurance will we transport, conduct and transport our strength and internal force.

2.Pay attention to the main support legs:

All of our internal forces are mobilized, walked, and emitted by the main support leg, not the imaginary leg. The strength is reflected from the ground to the feet, transmitted to the legs, closed to the hips, runs at the waist, runs through the waist and back, is divided into the shoulders, reaches the arms, leads to the palms of the wrists, is hairy and falls on the outer point. This is the process of exerting force in the upper limbs, if it is a right kick, then it is only necessary to reflect the power of the ground on the left foot through the waist and hips, and conduct it to the right foot, rather than simply kicking out with the muscle power of the right leg.

Tai Chi has always been a way of transporting strength, not a local generation. This is also the reason why the strength and strength of Taijiquan are all in the category of movement. Yunhua, Yunzhi, through the word "Yun", you can understand Taijiquan.

The power conduction is regular. This is like the principle of motion of a roller coaster, with power transmission at the starting point and inertial motion throughout the process.

3.Feet instead of hands:

In the movement of the limbs of Tai Chi, the feet are far more important than the hands. If our upper limbs are the second hand, our lower limbs are the minute hand, and the waist is the hour hand. Our eight strong methods of squeezing, squeezing, pressing, picking, rubbing, elbowing, and leaning are all destroyed by the feet, rather than simple hand movements.

Friends who are obsessed with techniques, please think about it carefully, if you hold a 100-pound vat, will you still use your upper limbs to exercise? Of course not, the main movement hub of people under pressure is the waist, hips, legs and feet. If you can really achieve Tai Chi Jin hand and foot swapping, then it will be a new step on your way to practicing Tai Chi.

4.Eyes to hands, hands to feet:

The punch is not out, and the eyes are present. Finding the way with your hands, attacking with your feet. Eyes to the hand, hands to the feet, hands and feet to the square is wonderful.

This is the point of talking about the hand-eye-body method. The eyes are fixed, the hands are positioned, and the feet are determined. When we punch, the orientation of the main torso is mainly dependent on the positioning of the eyes; The equilibrium of the opponent (enemy) is positioned by our hands, thus destroying; The size, direction, and distance of our force all depend on our feet.

Therefore, we can't be sloppy when practicing boxing, be serious and slow, and let these three parts form a natural unity.