Crossword clues for tai chi
tai chi
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1736, the "supreme ultimate" in Taoism and Neo-Confucianism, from Chinese tai "extreme" + ji "limit." As the name of a form of martial arts training (said to have been developed by a priest in the Sung dynasty, 960-1279) it is first attested 1962, in full, tai chi ch'uan, with Chinese quan "fist."
Wiktionary
n. A soft form of martial art developed in China.
WordNet
n. a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi chuan]
Wikipedia
Tai chi ( Mandarin: tàijí , an abbreviation of tàijí quán , literally "Supreme Ultimate Boxing") is an internal Chinese martial art 武术 practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Though originally conceived as a martial art, it is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: competitive wrestling in the format of pushing hands (tui shou), demonstration competitions, and achieving greater longevity. As a result, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims with differing emphasis. Some training forms of t'ai chi ch'uan are especially known for being practiced with relatively slow movements.
Today, t'ai chi ch'uan has spread worldwide. Most modern styles of t'ai chi ch'uan trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Wu (Hao), Wu, and Sun. All of the former, in turn, trace their historical origins to Chen Village.
Tai Chi is a Hong Kong rock band formed in Hong Kong in 1985 by Patrick Lui (lead vocalist), Albert Lui (lead vocalist), Joey Tang (guitarist), Gary Tong (keyboardist), Ernest Lau (guitarist), Eddy Sing (bass guitarist and backing vocal), and Ricky Chu (drummer). They are joined by the 1980s "Band-booming Era" along with Fundamental, Beyond, Tat Ming Pair, Blue Jeans, Small Island, Raidas, Citybeat. Tai Chi is well known for their catchy and modern tunes. They are still active to date and have a large base of fans.
Usage examples of "tai chi".
She took up yoga, then chi kung and tai chi, until she could increase blood flow to various parts of her body at will.
The old people in the park, doing their Tai Chi, moving like they had all the time in the world.
His breathing was controlled but he found himself sweating, and he recalled Davies's remark to him, With tai chi we can work at it for over an hour and I'm still comfortable.
Both of them got up at the same time in the morning, early, and she did her tai chi chuan.
Five minutes later the island across the channel became suffused with a rose light, and the man under the looking-glass tree lifted his arms, beginning the movements of tai chi chuan.
Would he be so acutely aware of the play of her back muscles, the rippling of her thighs as she stretched and twisted in the Tai Chi?
There's a lot of good, old-fashioned dirty fighting in Tai Chi -- eye-gouging, groin punches, hold-breaks and come-alongs -- and they all fled me.
He remembered him as a gentle, cultured man who was a master at tai chi chuan.
In the first rape, Reyes casually approached a woman doing tai chi in Central Park in broad daylight and began chatting her up.