Chi Energy
The most important aspect of Tai Chi Training is developing internal power called Chi. Have you ever wondered how Kung Fu experts can smash through blocks of ice with more efficiency and power than a sledgehammer? Do you know why acupuncture can help virtually any illness from arthritis to depression? The answer lies in the mystery of chi power. Both acupuncture and some aspects of Kung Fu work on redirecting the flow of chi energy throughout the body.
Acupuncture helps chi flow through the body into places where it has been blocked, thereby curing illness in chi starved areas. Both Tai Chi and hard martial arts forms such as Kung Fu work on directing chi power to the hands and feet, with devastating effect. Watch this incredible video of martial arts breaking to see the concept of projected chi in action.
Tai Chi’s graceful flowing forms are designed to stimulate and promote the constant flow of chi through every part of the body, nourishing and strengthening the internal organs and articulations as it goes. In addition to improving their general health, Tai Chi practitioners learn how to direct the flow of chi to make their attacks more powerful. Advanced students learn how to use an aggressor's power against him, how to paralyse him with nerve and acupressure grabs that leave him incapable of further violence. Through an understanding of the flow of chi, experts can anticipate and direct an attack so that even the attacker remains relatively unharmed.