Tai Chi: For the body, soul and culture
- By Elsbeth van Paridon
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Seasoned martial arts practitioner Professor Wang Xiaojun gave a lecture on Tai Chi (also referred to as Taijiquan) in Beijing on March 25, the first in a new series of lectures organized by the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (BPAFFC) in a bid to promote traditional Chinese culture across the world.
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Professor Wang Xiaojun gives a widely-attended lecture on Tai Chi in Beijing on March 25, 2013. |
"Tai Chi is not just a sport; it is life-cultivating."
Professor Wang Xiaojun has been practicing Tai Chi from the age of six, under his father's guidance. Taught by a number of celebrated and honorable Chinese martial artists and masters such as Zhao Ruizhang and Niu Huailu, Wang received further extensive teachings and instructions while attending university, where his research focused on Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, Chaquan, Chuojiao and Shaobeiquan. (Quanfa is a Chinese term to describe China's martial arts, literally meaning "law of the fist.")
In addition to this body of work, Wang has consistently carried forward the traditions of Wushu medicine, concentrating on the integration of Chinese martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Thus far, he has made significant contributions to TCM health preservation, traditional Chinese massage, martial arts-related traumatology and Tai Chi medicine. He attained a master's degree in Acupuncture and Tuina Sciences from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Wang has taken China's martial arts culture, fitness and health regimen, as well as TCM massage, to a previously unheard of global level, lecturing on the aforementioned topics in Spain, Germany, Russia and Japan -- just to name a few.
Originally from China, Tai Chi now belongs to the entire world. In Wang's perception, Tai Chi provides excellent exercise for the body, keep us physically fit and prolonging our lives, but can cultivate our minds as well. It enriches both body and soul. One piece of advice Wang gave to the audience before embarking on a brief demonstration of his moves was that "Whenever one practices Tai Chi, make sure to -- as the old Chinese saying goes -- "continuously flow like the water, yet be stable like Tai Mountain."
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