{"id":50,"date":"2019-08-19T20:23:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greecetaichi.gr\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2022-08-31T09:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T06:01:11","slug":"%cf%84%ce%af-%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%bf-tai-chi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/%cf%84%ce%af-%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%bf-tai-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS TAI CHI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many friends who ask me what Tai Chi Chuan is (correct spelling Tai Ji Quan). If we do a simple translation\nof the words: the supreme ultimate fist or as many others translate it the &quot;absolute fist&quot; (fist here refers to style \u2013\nway of boxing).&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/taichi-orig.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to many other well-known martial arts (tae kwon do, karate, boxing, etc.) which are considered hard and\nexternal, this is an internal style (Nei jia). What does this mean; The goal of the internal arts lies mainly in working\nwith internal energy (Qi), and therefore in the development and preservation of health. Through the intensive and\nfocused training of Tai ji quan routines, students&#039; skills are gradually developed into a &quot;Kung Fu&quot;: &quot;supreme skill\nthrough hard work&quot;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As hundreds of books have been written on the subject, I will give my own perspective after 20 years of engaging in\nthe art, what Tai Chi really is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Exercise<\/strong> = with Tai Chi we exercise the whole body starting from mild forms of exercises, we regulate the posture of\nthe body by strengthening the legs, the torso and the balance. There is not a part of the body that performing a\nchoreography (form) of Tai Chi does not move, thus transferring blood flow everywhere. Increases strength,\nflexibility, balance and serenity. Breathing\u2026 we learn how to breathe again, each movement is done with breathing\nwhich is regulated by that movement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Healing <\/strong>= It slows the heart rate and lowers the blood pressure. It heals blockages in the body, tendonitis, soreness. It\nhelps in neurological diseases such as Alzheimer&#039;s, sclerosis, etc.). <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Martial art \/ Self-defense<\/strong> = the practitioner deciphering the movements uses repulsions, attacks, handles, pressure\npoints to avoid unpleasant situations. By directing the opponent&#039;s attack and having complete control over himself,\nhis body and his strength, he can withstand any attack.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Energy<\/strong> = cultivation of Chi, the life-giving energy that resides in dantien and direction throughout the body. We are\ngrounded and we draw energy from the earth and vice versa. We create an energy field starting from the dantien and\nit pulsates in a circle from the center to the outside.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Meditation<\/strong> = starting from the initial Tai Chi posture and continuing to practice the form, removing all the external\nfactors one enters into the deepening of the self \u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 by studying the breath, the posture, the expression of the\nmovement, empties the contact with anything outside the practice. The practitioner is in a state of absolute contact\nwith his inner self = in an oasis from his external environment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-circle-mask\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" width=\"266\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang.png 563w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-500x498.png 500w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-52x52.png 52w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-128x128.png 128w, https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/yin-yang-342x342.png 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Result:<\/strong> What remains at the end of the exercise will be a sweet tiredness and a sense of well-being, increased energy\nand peace of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An important note: Tai Chi is based on the yin and yang symbol. So, as a result, at its foundation it is the expression of\na circle. At all levels, it is expressed in a circle, arms, legs, posture, energy. Other times horizontally, other times\nvertically, other times in a spiral, it is always a circle!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03af \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf Tai Chi Chuan (\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae Tai Ji Quan). \u0391\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bb\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd: the supreme ultimate fist = \u03b7 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03b9\u03ac \u03ae \u03cc\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03af \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b7 \u00ab\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03bf\u03b8\u03b9\u03ac\u00bb.&nbsp; \u0395\u03bd \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templ-page-with-header.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":558,"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greecetaichi.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}