If there were a ritual dance of the androgyne, Tai chi as performed by this master could be that dance. It is neither a masculine dance nor a feminine dance. It has the strength and grace of both.
What we did with 'Tai Chi Zero' and 'Tai Chi Hero' was break down the martial-arts genre and make it younger, hipper, and kind of cooler for the younger kids.
If someone teaches you alignment and - I'm not a tai chi expert by any stretch - so interviewing me about tai chi is kind of the cart before the horse - but just from my point of view as a student, it's simply that Master Ren can show you the relationship of power, stance and form.
I loved going to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial in Taipei to watch all the old Chinese people doing tai chi and practicing kung fu. The monument was made of white marble, and it was beautiful. Sometimes my dad and I would practice with them.
Performing tai chi in space - it is comfortable; we got more outer space chi.
There is no mystique to Tai Chi Chuan. What is difficult is the perseverance. It took me ten years to discover my chi, but thirty years to learn how to use it. Once you see the benefit, you won't want to stop.
I meditate twice a day, T.M., and do yoga and tai chi.
From the physical aspect of things, I really enjoy Tai Chi.
I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
The Chinese used the symbol of tai chi, the undifferentiated reality - no separation, no left and right.
But I found tai chi when I was studying with Leung Shum, who teaches Eagle Claw and Wu Hao.
I've been doing Tai Chi on and off for 20 years. The fundamentals of all martial arts are the same.
Tai Chi Chuan, the great ultimate, strengthens the weak, raises the sick, invigorates the debilitated, and encourages the timid
The aim of tai chi is not to strike first to gain dominance over an opponent, but to wait and hit at the right moment.
If I was running a British School of classical music I'd employ Tai Chi teachers to help the conductors at the end of their lessons.
Spiritual balance is tai chi. It is the center of things. It is the place where yin and yang meet. In the chakras, it is considered the heart chalkra, anahata.