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Chinese Martial Arts in West

The Example of Tai Chi, in a Short Historical Sketch

Summary/Abstract: Chinese martial arts were less known in the Western countries, until China opened the gate to the world, after the 1970s. It is very impressive the way along the Chinese martial arts spread out in the world. There was very important the contribution of people traveling to China for learning genuine knowledge, but it was also very important the contribution of martial art movie stars, and the roles of the martial art association which functioned in western countries in the spirit of Chinese traditions. The perception of this internal martial art were realized in many ways, with accent in two major aspect, one of the healing and one of the meditation: medication motion and meditation motion. There is a lot of way to try to approach the meanings of Tai chi, what is not just an art of movements and meditation, but a philosophy of life.

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