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Tai Chi Flashcards

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All forms today originate from

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Chen or Yang style

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Qi

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life energy

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Qigong

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cultivation of the life energy

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Define characteristics of Qigong

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Coordinated movement
Breathing
Awareness benefits health, meditation, and is used during martial arts

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5
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Tai chi Chuan - Tai chi =

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source or beginning

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Tai chi Chuan - Chuan

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fist/boxing

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Tai chi chuan =

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supreme ultimate fist

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Yin and yang - Tai =

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supreme ultimate - coiling or spiral force to neutralize Wuji

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yin and yang - Wuji

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without ultimate

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Yin and yang are what

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motion and stillness

Trying to get the harmony and balance with these two - balance of Tai and Wuji

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Tai Chi and Qigong - describe

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Slow focused movements called forms
Incorporation of breathing
Moving meditation
Low impact
Appropriate for all ages
Can be indoor or outdoor
No equipment needed
Individual or group
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Tai chi and Qigong - meditation

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not the empty the mind kind, but this kind is where you are so focused on your movements that everything else is kind of extraneous, more about your focus being so intense on doing TC

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6 principles of Tai Chi

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1 Outward slow, smooth, continuous movement
2 Resistance (water)
3 Body structure with posture
4 Weight transference
5 Internal movement - song: relax - opening of joints
6 Jing - focus - attend to body and motions but still aware of surroundings

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Styles of Tai Chi - Chen

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Spiral movements with almost 180 degree of rotation
Low stance (knee flexion
Mix of fast/hard and soft movements
Martial arts

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Styles of Tai Chi - Yang

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Most pop today
Gently, graceful mvmnt
Easier to learn but long form is harder to learn
Will get 360 movement
Hands facing in
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Styles of Tai Chi - Wu

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Softness and redirects incoming forces
Mvmnts relaxed (more constant speed)
Closer to trunk (more in midline)
Nimble

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Styles of Tai Chi - Sun

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Agile steps (follow-steps, or half steps)
Smooth
More erect stance
Incorporates Qigong for healing and relaxation
Original has 97 forms
Has a modified one for arthritis
Does not get all 4 quadrants of movement
Hand on tabletop and out coming across

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Tai chi and PT - effective exercise - what components

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Power of the mind-body integration and training
Power of Qi (life energy) - breathing
Whole body motions
Stress reduction
Affordable
Progressive
Enjoyable
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Tai chi and PT - effective exercise - what components - Power of the mind-body integration and training

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Conscious mind directs the internal forces
Focus on mvmnts and coordination of the body
Diaphragmatic breathing
Relaxation

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Tai chi and PT - effective exercise - what components - Power of Qi (life energy) - breathing

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Combination of air breathed in, Qi absorbed from food and water
Circulates through body to maintain good health
Qi Gong - exercise to cultivate Qi

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Tai chi and PT - effective exercise - what components - whole body

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controlled weight shifting

balance and strengthening

22
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Tai chi and PT - effective exercise - what components - stress reduction

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slow, continuous movements lead to stress reduction and tranquility

23
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Tai chi movements and PT

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Similar 
Address entire body
Focus on posture and alignment
Incorporate breath
Address static and dynamic balance
Mental focus on form and performance
24
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Tai chi movements and PT - generalizability to

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Transfers (weight shift, posture)
Gait (weight shift, fall prevention)
HEP
Stress management (pain, fear anxiety)

25
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Evidence for fall prevention

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improves balance
Increases LE and core strength
Dec FOF
Improves mobility
Improves flexibility
Improves psychological health
26
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Tai chi for arthritis (TCA)

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by Paul Lam
Improves health, dec pain, improves flex, and balance
Based on Sun style (upright, less torque)
Shortened form for ease of learning
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