What are the taboos and precautions for Tai Chi?

What should I pay attention to when practicing Tai Chi?

1. Quiet place

Spring, summer, and autumn are best in courtyards, corridors, parks, woods, riversides, empty fields and other places with fresh and quiet air, and cold in winter is best in indoor venues.

2. Ventilation and shelter

Avoid practicing in an air-conditioned and airtight environment. It is not advisable to exercise in a soot-filled and polluted courtyard. Keep the air fresh. When practicing Taijiquan outdoors, avoid doing it in the wind, strong wind, fog and rain.

3. Loose clothing

Tops and trousers should not be worn too tight, and the belts should be fastened appropriately; shoes should be comfortable, and shoes that are too tight or too loose should not be worn.

4. Warm-up

Be sure to do preparation activities before exercise, such as stretching, bending, squatting, etc., otherwise it is easy to cause sprains, bruises, fractures, etc.

5. Posture norms

The basic requirements of Taijiquan movement postures are virtual spirit to be strong, chest and back, loose waist and buttocks, shoulders and elbows, relaxed fingers and wrists, and tail Yan Zhongzheng. If the movements are not standardized during practice, it will not only affect your performance, but also affect your inner feelings.

Standard Taijiquan techniques require qi sinking in the dantian, round crotch, live hips, internal drums and external safety, movement such as silky, stepping like a cat, all basic technical movements must be accurate at the starting point, the running route is clear, the ending point is in place, and the movement coherent.

What are the taboos of Tai Chi?

1. Be jealous

Taijiquan is a three-point form and seven-point meaning. It is very skillful in spirit. Recruiting is the skill, the god is the power, there is no magic, and the power is weak, and the skill is supernatural. The divine power is so powerful that the divine might is unpredictable, and the divine majesty competes with sharp weapons. Practicing Taijiquan must meet the hands, eyes, body, and spirit.

2. Avoid looseness and weakness

Loosening is the gate of Taijiquan and the first step for Taijiquan practitioners to get started. Loosening is to loosen the gates, knots, and vertebrae, expand the muscles, tendons, and skin, and let the blood reach the tip. It's definitely not loose, loose, or lax.

3. Avoid rigid training

Taijiquan is the intention without force. It is the softness to hide the strength. The looseness is the gate of Taiji. The stiffness is the stumbling of Taiji. The use of qi to stagnate and force to hurt the qi is the big taboo of Taichi.

4. Avoid surprise attacks

Taijiquan's martial arts law is: don't hit or fail, accept it in reverse, use force to transform force, use four or two to pull a thousand catties. Assault moves not only fail to win, but easily hurt both sides.

5. Avoid frivolous dance

The body is heavy, the air is heavy, and the light is dry. It is the basic requirements of Taijiquan to be flat, stable, heavy, and in fact. "Xuan" is the trajectory of Tai Chi movement. If it is a boxing, there will be an attack. There is no boxing that does not strike people. Tai Chi is a kind of "smart force". It is frivolous and colorful, so it is not very useful.