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Tai Chi

Méditation en mouvement à la force cachée.

Un art martial interne chinois pratiqué en mouvements lents et fluides. Célèbre comme méditation en mouvement pour la santé, il contient aussi de vraies applications de combat. L’UNESCO reconnaît le taijiquan comme patrimoine culturel.

Origine: CN Chine
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Arts internes · Tai Chi · Méditation en mouvement à la force cachée

Documentaires

太 DocumentaireTaijiquan · UNESCOUNESCO
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🗂 Fact file

Country
CN Chine
Founder / origin
Chen Wangting (tradition)
Year / period
17th century
Type
Arts internes
Style of
Kung Fu
Main federation
IWUF ↗ · Yang Family Tai Chi ↗
Sources: UNESCO — Taijiquan · International Wushu Federation

La voie du Tai Chi

Un art martial interne chinois pratiqué en mouvements lents et fluides. Célèbre comme méditation en mouvement pour la santé, il contient aussi de vraies applications de combat. L’UNESCO reconnaît le taijiquan comme patrimoine culturel.

Le guide complet de cet art est en cours de rédaction.

Histoire

Tai chi (taijiquan) comes from Chen Village in Henan province, where tradition credits Chen Wangting with creating it in the 17th century. In the 19th century Yang Luchan learned it there and taught it in Beijing, where it became famous.

Five main family styles grew from it: Chen, Yang, Wu (Hao), Wu and Sun. In 1956 a short 24-movement form was created in Beijing so millions could learn it, and in 2020 UNESCO listed taijiquan as intangible cultural heritage.

Le saviez-vous ?

  • Tai chi is a martial art, but most people practise it slowly for health, balance and calm.
  • Push hands (tuishou) is the partner exercise that trains the fighting side.
  • World Tai Chi and Qigong Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of April.
  • The name refers to "taiji", the supreme ultimate of Chinese philosophy, shown in the yin-yang symbol.

Glossaire des techniques

Peng
ward off
Lü
roll back
Ji
press
An
push
Single Whip
classic posture
Cloud Hands
circling hands while stepping sideways
Grasp the Bird's Tail
sequence of the four energies
Tuishou
push hands with a partner

Formes

24-step simplified formYang 108-step long formChen Laojia Yilu42-step competition form

Armes et équipement

Jian
tai chi straight sword
Dao
sabre
Shan
fan

⚔ In the Arsenal

Jian

☯ Philosophy and quotes

“Nothing in the world is softer than water, yet nothing is better at overcoming the hard.”— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, ch. 78 (c. 4th century BC)
“Who conquers others is strong; who conquers himself is mighty.”— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, ch. 33 (c. 4th century BC)

Ki / QiWu deYin e yangDantian / tandenSee all →

Figures clés

  • Chen Wangting (17th century) — traditionally credited with creating tai chi
  • Yang Luchan (1799–1872) — founder of the Yang style
  • Sun Lutang (1860–1933) — founder of the Sun style
  • Yang Chengfu (1883–1936) — standardised the Yang long form
  • Cheng Man-ching (1902–1975) — took tai chi to the United States

Sources: UNESCO — Taijiquan · International Wushu Federation

Équipement de Tai Chi

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