Tai Chi: gymnastics or martial arts?
Tai Chi is a combination of exercises that includes self-defense and rhythmic gymnastics in combat. It appeared in China several centuries ago. The official name is “Taijiquan”, which can be translated as “the highest boxing at the limit.” Curious to know what it is? Let’s figure it out. Peter Wayne, associate professor at Harvard School…
Martial Arts as a Means of Aesthetic Edu...
The martial arts of the East are, first of all, a unique culture. The combat practice in it is transformed and exalted thanks to the phenomenon of art, which is the fruit of high skill, inspired by beauty. This beauty is inherent everywhere: in meditative observation of candles, in breathing exercises, in listening to music,…