The misunderstandings
in Modern Taiji Quan
Taiji Quan is very famous, but there are a lot of misunderstanding for the Taiji Quan. This paper will analyze some common misconceptions in order for a better understanding of Taiji Quan. One misunderstanding is that Taiji is only suitable for the elderly or a patient. In fact, at the beginning of the creation of Taiji Quan, people who practices Taiji Quan is a strong man or martial arts athletes, the elderly or patients practicing Taiji can certainly live longer and be healthy. Flexible and stong-bodied people who practice Taiji Quan get greater benefit. The second misunderstanding is that it is very easy to learn Taiji Quan. In fact, the real well-trained Taiji Quan Masters are rare. The third misunderstanding is that Taiji Quan are very slow movements. As matter of fact, Taijiquan is also the routine beating, for example, Wu Taiji is has a fast frame. The fourth one is, learning Taiji is learning one style of martial arts. In fact, Taiji Quan includes Taiji sword, Taiji Spear, Taiji Jian, Taiji Stick, Taiji Push hand, Taiji Internal Strength, Taiji Free combat and so on. Each has a variety of routines, and it is very complicated. The fifth one is, learning Taiji Quan easier than the other Quan. However, Taiji Quan is almost the most difficult of all boxing. Learning Taiji for a decade is very common. In order to learn Taiji Quan, we not only good teachers, but also we need hard work with a determination, but also depends on the savvy. The sixth misunderstanding is that, Taiji moves too slow, which cannot make our body stronger. The fact that Taijiquan gives us a long and healthy life is widely acceptable to the majority of people, but also practice Taiji makes us stronger indeed. The above-mentioned regular Taiji practice can be developed so that the leg strength at the same time, practicing Taiji makes the body a high degree of coherence can be encountered when forced to focus on systemic forces that greater strength and thus, if the combination of Taiji guns, under the practice more not trained to the enormous power of ordinary people. Taiji is based on the value of the principle of force, he will not be harmed, which with a number of strenuous exercise is very different methods. The seventh misunderstanding is that, Pushing Hands is Taiji Quan martial art of attack and defense. No! The real attack and defense of Taiji Quan is known as "blue flowers" or "lazy bar clothing", which is a comprehensive martial arts of Taiji, and it is the advanced stage of Taiji Quan.
