Tai Chi originated from a long-standing martial arts tradition, combining elegance and charm, cleverly integrating physical and mental exercise, aerobic exercise and harmonious natural landscape. By practicing Tai Chi, people can improve their body flexibility and balance, and can achieve peace and peace in their hearts. Below, I will elaborate on the learning methods of Tai Chi in detail.
Choose a genre
Before you start learning Tai Chi, you must first choose a school that suits you. There are many schools of Tai Chi, such as Chen style, Yang style, Wu style, Wu style and Sun style, and each school has its own unique style. For example, Chen-style Tai Chi emphasizes the combination of hardness and softness, and the punches are rapid; while Yang-style Tai Chi focuses on the movements and the rhythm is relaxed. You can first understand the characteristics of each genre, watch it through online videos, or go directly to the local martial arts museum and experience it yourself under the guidance of the teacher, so as to select a genre that matches your inner rhythm.
Find a good teacher
As the saying goes, "A master leads the way, and practice depends on personal efforts." Therefore, choosing an excellent master is particularly important. A master with rich experience and proper teaching methods can help you avoid many detours. You can find a suitable master through your friend’s recommendation or the introduction of the martial arts school. During the learning process, the master can correct your movements in a timely manner and will explain many details in detail. Especially the essence of Tai Chi, if you don’t have the guidance of your tutor, you may have to invest a lot of time to understand, but if you have the guidance of your master, it will be easier to understand.
Start with basic skills
The foundation of Tai Chi is based on solid basic skills, and we must pay full attention to this. For example, standing in a stance is one of the basic skills, which can help you exercise your inner strength and strengthen the stability of leg support. When stalking on the lunge, you need to be careful not to exceed the toes, and keep your body straight; in addition, squatting quietly against the wall can also help strengthen your legs. In addition, Tai Chi Courses Online conducts leg pressing training, such as frontal leg pressing, side leg pressing and back leg pressing. These movements help enhance the flexibility of the hip joint, thus clearing many obstacles for Tai Chi practice.
Practice routines
After clarifying the learning goals and the teacher’s careful guidance , we will start to actually operate various techniques. At the beginning, there is no need to rush to achieve success. Even for the most basic movements, you must carefully study how to achieve standards; for movements like cloud hands, you should practice patiently to ensure that the direction and size of the movements are accurate. Every time you practice your skills, you must concentrate on feeling the changes in various parts of your body, and strive to complete the movements in one go, smooth and natural, and as flowing as clouds. You need to spend some time every day and practice persistently, and this process of changing from unfamiliarity to proficiency actually represents a small achievement.
Persevere
The learning of Tai Chi cannot be interrupted and requires unremitting perseverance. When you first start practicing , you may feel that it is both laborious and difficult to master the movements. Don’t be discouraged at this time. As long as you persist, your body will slowly experience significant changes. If you exercise every day, you may be able to understand its essence one day. You can exchange your experiences with like-minded people, encourage each other, and participate in related activities of Tai Chi to maintain your enthusiasm for learning.