Wednesday, November 30, 2011

What is the difference between Tai-Chi and yoga?

My college is making me take some form of physical fitness, what is the difference between the two?|||To quote Cheng Man Ching, one of the first pioneers to bring Tai Chi to the USA, "Tai Chi and Yoga both work towards the same goal. However if someone decided to push you off of your meditation pillow, with Tai Chi you could do something about it."





When taught properly by a well trained instructor, Taijiquan (another way of spelling Tai Chi Chuan) can prove to be a very effective and brutal martial art that also happens to be excellent for your health and longevity. If you have no interest in martial arts whatsoever, then I recommend that you study Yoga instead.|||Tai-Chi is actually a martial art. If you learn it well enough you can defend yourself against an attacker (if taught correctly).





Don't know much about Yoga - but think it is more about circulation, mind, body connections (meditation techniques).

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