What are the benefits of learning Tai Chi?

Tai Chi is a relatively slow sport. Now more and more people are practicing Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a sport suitable for all ages. Practicing Tai Chi is good for the health of the elderly, and practicing Tai Chi for children can improve their patience and attentiveness. What benefits does practicing Tai Chi bring to our body? Today, the editor will introduce to you some benefits of Tai Chi, hoping to be able to help you.

Benefits of practicing Tai Chi

1. The fitness effect of Tai Chi

The movements of Tai Chi are graceful, slow and gentle, combining hardness and flexibility. The movements are guided by the mind, which meets the physiological health requirements of the human body, can promote the body's metabolism, and can also regulate a person's mood. Being calm and natural in mind and mood, relaxed in spirit and body, is beneficial to physical health. The characteristics and difference between Tai Chi and other sports are that the body is relaxed and the mind is calm, and the body and mind are completely immersed in the exercise, making the brain, body and mind quiet and balanced. Eliminating tension, worry, and fear from the mind and getting rid of morbid psychology can regulate people's body and mind, make them happy and calm, improve immunity, strengthen their physical fitness, and lead to health and longevity.

2. The self-defense function of Tai Chi

In self-defense, Tai Chi, which focuses on softening, does not instinctively resist by immediately fighting back when the opponent attacks with force, but rather softens the attack first and then attacks. First, we must create a situation where we are in the enemy's back, and then take the opportunity to pursue him. We can win without much effort. This is what it means when the other person is strong and I am weak, which is called walking; when I follow the other person, which is called sticking. To make the body go from being uncomfortable to being comfortable, the body is at a disadvantage and you must work on the waist and legs. When pushing hands, use your mind to explore, use your strength to ask, and then listen to the reality and falsehood. Identify the opponent's real and fake changes. We must use our strengths to defeat the weak and adapt to changing circumstances. Memorize and ponder silently, and gradually you will be able to do what you want. Before the opponent attacks, you should wait for the opponent to make a move. If he doesn't move, you shouldn't move either. If he moves slightly, you should move first.

It is suggested that the benefits of Tai Chi are innumerable. Practicing martial arts is not only good for physical fitness, but also has the effect of cultivating one's character. Learn etiquette before learning skills, and learn morality before learning martial arts. Therefore, people who practice martial arts must cultivate martial ethics, have a decent martial arts style, and have superb martial arts skills. Practicing Tai Chi also exposes you to traditional Chinese culture, so everyone must pay more attention during the practice and must persevere.