WEEKENDS SPECIAL TRAINING CLASSES FOR ALL (EVERY SUNDAY)
AT NAKKALAGUTTA,HANAMKONDA,TELANGANA STATE.
CONTACT SR.MASTER:K.VENUGOPAL YADAV,9000594943,9966939981.
POSTURE CORRECTIONS,
DETAILED EXPLANATION OF FORM,
COMBATIVE METHODS.
The Niskin Monk’s Kung-Fu & Shaolin Tai Chi Academy established in 1975, is one of the leading martial arts institutes in India. It is reputed for the learning, application, development and research in the Martial arts and Fitness programmes. The knowledge and practice of Kung-Fu, Tai-Chi, Qi-gong and Buddhist, Taoist, Yogic applications promote life style management initiatives as well as stress relief programmes.
Shaolin Tai Chi Academy believes that the skill of diligent practice combined with resourceful tranquil mind does wonders in realizing one’s own potential to be fit for the challenges to survive in modern world of competitive existence.
The Academy’s governing council consists of eminent academicians, scholars of repute, martial art experts, Buddhist and Taoist practitioners.
Sijo G.Prakash Rao, the grand master is a member in world grand-masters council. He is a red belt holder in Kung-fu and Tai-Chi traditions. He learnt the art from both Buddhist and Taoist masters of Far East Asian origins.
Mr K.Srinivas Yadav,(Asst.Grand MAster 40 Years Experience in Kung-Fu ) and Mr K.Venugopal,Black Belt 6th Dan (Chief Instructor) and R.Shivaraju Goud Black Belt 3rd Dan (Instructor) has been trained by Sijo G.Prakash Rao.
The Regional Centre of Indian Shaolin Academy was incorporated in 1989. It has conducted many training sessions where in over 9,245 students from south Indian states as well as aspirants from Srilanka, Maldives and Mauritius have learnt the skills.
Defend against a stronger opponent improve coordination and reflexes, better balance and flexibility.
Systematic Niskin monk kung-fu training improves your physical and mental flexibility and heightens your perception. Niskin monk kung-fu builds on the existing potential of individual student. It is not muscular strength and stamina that are required for Niskin Monk’s Kung-fu, but the willingness to let your body respond. To get to know your strengths and to put them to use. Training centers of learning a coordinated and healthy way to moving the heightened perception.
Learning Niskin monk Kung-fu gives you a new awareness of your body and a new level of self-assurance. Intensive training gives students more confidence and they become aware of their capabilities and potential.
This newly developed self-assurance and physical well being leads to a new quality of life. Personal constraints become less important in day-to-day living. Niskin monk’s students are no longer the “victim-type” and for this reason alone rarely get into dangerous situations.
But if the need arises they possess an effective system of unarmed defense. Niskin monk is uncompromising self-defense. Niskin Monk absorbs the strength of the attacker, converts in into its own strength, reinforces it and directs it back at the attacker.
The kung-fu classed offered at the Niskin Monk School is one of the most effective, rewarding and unique Chinese Martial Arts training programs you will find in Warangal. Asst.Grand Master:K.Srinivas Yadav,Chief Instructior: K.Venugopal Yadav and Instructor R.Shivaraju Goud has lot of experience in practicing and teaching the martial arts. We have developed a safe, yet challenging and comprehensive training curriculum that fully integrates both the health and self defense aspects of martial arts.
K.Srinivas Yadav,( Asst.Grand Master)had 35 years experience in kung-fu, has carefully crafted a culture and the school that is conductive to developing a student both mentally and physically. He firmly believes that Real kung-fu…Real Martial arts can transform lives and has personally witnessed it many times over.
In our kung-fu classed we teach the rare kung fu style of Niskin Monk, which is a Chinese north east internal style renowned for its
Highly evasive footwork
Powerful palm strikes
Snake like body movements
Lightening fast combinations
Distinctive circle walking training methods
Animal Style Kung-fu
Animal observation and imitation is an ancient and honored part of Kung Fu history. Many styles have at least some imitative technique. The Chinese have long learned from and been enlightened by their relationship to Nature. In the many centuries of Kung Fu’s refinement, many styles have incorporated and “smoothed over” animals actions so that, in some cases, they are present but barely visible. In the styles listed here they are quite evident, not only the actions but the characteristic postures and expressions of these animal-totems.
The Chinese martial art of Kung Fu is famous around the world for its animal imitation styles, and perhaps the most famous of all is the Shaolin five animal styles, which includes the snake, leopard, tiger, crane and dragon.
As with all imitation styles of Kung Fu the animals are used for inspiration, which their general personality being drawn upon, as well as their characteristic patterns of movement for fighting and hunting being copied. Each animal has different strength and weaknesses, and so is best suited to different situations and different people. See below for a description of each of the 5 animals.
As you may imagine the snake stays close to the ground, and so there are plenty of low stances which require strong legs to hold. A person fighting in the snake style will generally keep out of the way of their opponent until they see the perfect opportunity, and will then go in with a ‘venomous’ attack that will finish the fight in one move. The snake is very good at fighting dirty and will not hesitate to strike to the eyes, groin and other soft target; he is a master of pressure point fighting and often strikes with the fingers using an open hand. This style is often favored by smaller fighters when fighting someone with a longer reach.
The tiger is a powerful and aggressive animal, and this style of kung fu follows after these traits. It is often favored by larger more powerful fighters who wish to make to most of any strength advantage that they may have over a smaller opponent. It is full of large powerful knockout punches and kicks. The specialist hand form of this style is the tiger claw, which can be used both for grabbing an opponents limbs and for clawing attacks. A typical claw attack would be to strike to the head with the palm of the hand and then claw the face with the fingers to bring them down.
The crane is the most graceful of all the animals, and is very beautiful to watch. It is well suited to tall slim people with long limbs, and uses swinging and whipping movements of the arms to strike. The specialist hand-form here is the crane beak, which involves holding the thumb against the other four digit for a focused attack. The crane is very good as a ‘short range’ style for when two fighters are right on top of each other, and has a unique defensive style which involves hooking attacks away and trapping them using the crane beak hand-form.
The leopard is the most athletic of the animals. You have to be very fit to excel in this method of fighting, as it requires constant movement. It is known for its devastating speed, particularly in delivering combinations of strike in quick succession. The leopard hand-form strikes using the middle set of knuckles, rather than the bottom ones which are used in an ordinary fist, which is primarily to facilitate the fast combination punches, but is also good for focused attacks against soft targets.
This most mysterious of beast also has the most elusive style. On the face of it this style will sometimes seem slow and gentle, almost lazy, but just like the similar movements of tai chi this masks an awesome power. The dragon teaches you about internal ‘chi’ energy, and how to focus the mind in combat. The dragon is good for fighting multiple opponents, as it can change direction quickly and unpredictably without losing any momentum. The dragon is a very efficient style, which does not require great strength, speed or fitness, and so it is often favored by old masters who are well past their physical peak, but who know that through the dragon their knowledge and wisdom will more than make up for this.
Improving Physical and Mental Health
There are a lot of reasons for adults to train in niskin monk kun-fu. Obviously self defense is primary objective, but there are many more beyond this. If you never have to use your niskin monk kung fu skills in a self defense situation, the other incredible benefits will greatly enhance your life.
Physical fitness is a secondary benefit that many people come to us for. Training in Niskin monk kung-fu is great way to get in shape. The art works the entire body. Especially the larger muscle groups. There really isn’t a better exercise for getting the gluteus and leg muscles in shape. Niskin monk kung uses all of the bodies muscles coordinated together. This makes for a full body workout. You’ll get into great shape at your own pace. This is extremely important for long term success.
The other reason niskin monk kung fu will get you into great shape is that it’s just plan fun. You’ll be having so much fun you’ll hardly recognize that you’re working out, but you’ll feel it. Sure beats a treadmill.
Professionals are suffering from stress related problems in epidemic proportions. Stress is a primary problem in today’s work force. Stress reduction has become necessities that if not taken care of future problems are almost certain to occur. You’ll also find niskin monk kung fu to be fantastic stress relief. Exercise in general burns of stress but niskin monk kung fu does it better. What could be healthier than taking out your aggressions in the studio? You’ll feel wonderful when you leave.
You’d be amazed at the confidence you’ll build through the study of niskin monk kung-fu. Self confidence is built through several channels. As you achieve control of your body through more and more difficult motions you’ll develop confidence in your ability to achieve. Achievements are the building blocks of confidence. You’ll constantly be working on greater and greater achievements, building confidence as yougo. The great thing about these achievements is that they are internal. Yes there is an external reward system in the studio, bur true achievement is internal. This is our focus.
External achievement is far less fulfilling than internal achievement and leaves a person wanting. Internal achievement is fulfilling and leads to.
Your self worth. From self confidence, self esteem is developed. High levels of self esteem lead to success in life. People with high self esteem always find success easier than those without.
One of the most gratifying experiences for our instructors is the advances in self esteem of their students and their achievements that follow. Hearing about these experiences of success due to higher self esteem from business men and women who are students of niskin monk kung-fu is pretty common.
You probably won’t realize what this means until you find it. The fact is that without training is nikin monk kunfu most people have very little mind body connection. The experience of learning Niskin monk kung fu is very strange at first as person first realizes how very little mind body awareness they have. We commonly hear comments such as “ it makes my brain hurt”.
s a person develops this mind body awareness they also develop:
While different people are born with different levels of coordination and balance, it doesn’t have to stay this way. Both cane taught with proper instruction. As matter of fact, the strange truth is that those that come in with less coordination tend to develop it faster than those who were born with it. This is because those people who are not terrible coordinated tend to develop the ability to concentrate on the motion better than those who things come easy to Balance is a product of their parts of the body; the inner ear, the eyes, and feet. The inner ear senses balance. The eyes sense the horizon. The feet feel for it. In most people the weakest sense of balance is the feet. They really should be the strongest. The feet are highly complex, with complex skeletal structure, a complex muscular structure, and a highly developed nerve structure. Where properly trained these systems work together to form a fantastic balance system. The problem is that is underdeveloped in most people because of the hard soled shoes most of us wear. Shoes inhibit the training of the feet. Training in niskin monk kung fu will greatly enhance balance du to intense training that the feet will go through.
Adults will find that everyone is the niskin monks kung fu help each other learn. This atmosphere develops a lot camaraderie among students. I’s truly a fun healthy place to be a social environment structured around a very healthy activity.
Adults of all ages and fitness levels will realize fantastic benefits from studying nikin monk at the training center come in for private lesson to try it our. Call us now schedule a lesson with one of our professional instructors.
Those who live in the cities, due to the pressures of their work do not have proper exercise. This may lead to mental strain, nervous breakdown or inefficiency in their daily work.
Health is very important to us, so how to acquire a strong and healthy body is an important problem we are concerned with. It is commonly recognized that proper physical exercise is the best method of keeping our body fit and healthy. But it is not so easy to find a type of exercise that suits people of all ages, though there are many kinds of exercise that exist in our society such as golf, tennis, football and the like.
Tai Chi is one of the best exercises for all ages those who practice Tai Chi gain a healthy body as well as an alert mind. With the improvement to their health, they are able to concentrate better on their routine tasks and to make decisions more effectively. This may indirectly lead to career success.
The form of Tai Chi, in performance, it looks like a classical dance with graceful movements and alert actions. It also offers a balanced drill to the muscles and joints of the various parts of the body in the way of complicated actions which, in turn, are regulated by the timing of deep breathing and the movement of the diaphragm. Furthermore, a tranquil state of mind and complete dedication to or spiritual concentration on all the movements are required during the exercise. This will ensure that the central nervous system including its cardinal components is given sufficient training and is consequently toned up with time as the exercise continues. It is quite logical to say that the efficiency of the various organs of our body depends largely on the soundness of the central nervous system. In other words, a strong central nervous system is the basic condition of a healthy body.
To the viscera, arterial and respiratory systems, the Tai Chi Chuan will bring forth the same beneficial effects. Besides exercising the muscles and the joints as aforesaid, it gives rise to harmonized and uniform breathing, especially in the movement of the diaphragm. Therefore, it can improve the circulation of the blood and the lymphatic gland.
The movement of the muscles exerts pressure on the veins, forcing the blood to flow towards the heart. During the deep breathing, the muscles of the diaphragm act to massage the liver and the viscera bringing a marked improvement to the functioning of these organs.
One of the characteristics of Tai Chi Chuan is that breathing is brought into harmony with the actions. Since the breathing is so deep that the intake of air to the lungs is greater in quantity than usual, a greater amount of oxygen is available for consumption and thus, blood circulation is accelerated. What is more important is that the blood vessels catering for the nourishment of the heart and the viscera respectively are expanded. In this respect, Tai Chi Chuan servers effectively as a tool to prevent all kinds of diseases of the heart and the viscera and inflexibility of the cardiac muscle.
Tai Chi offers a good opportunity to exercise the stomach muscles. As a result, the function of the digestive system including the stomach is improved as evidenced by a better appetite and the prevention of constipation. This is advantageous to the aged in particular.
Tai Chi adequately serves the purposes of strengthening the central nervous system, improving the blood circulation, increasing nourishment to the heart and the viscera and promoting better digestion, it will safeguard the process of substitution and prevent many kinds of diseases which are usually contracted by the aged.
In conclusion, Tai Chi is the best means of preventing diseases and of promoting the general physique.
The form of Tai Chi , an artistic style of exercise, has a lot of other characteristics. They are very helpful to those who practice it. For example, one of them is the tranquility of mind which can be achieved throughout the movement. The moves are as fluid as the running water of streams and rivers, while the mind is so peaceful, and the actions so graceful that it is much the same tranquil state as that found in Taoism. The movements of Tai Chi keep the heart and the lungs in a proper and comfortable condition, giving the body and the mind a lot of benefit. For the above reasons, it does not only improve one’s health, but also changes one’s disposition. It is not surprising that after practicing over a period of time, a hot-tempered man will change into a gentle man. So Tai Chi is also helpful in improving one’s temperament.
Another characteristic of Tai Chi is ‘Concentrating on thought rather than strength’. After a period of time, a man will consider thoroughly daily problems with which he is confronted, and will be able to take immediate and appropriate action. Reluctance to emphasize strength means that thought should direct every action when practicing, so that every action is alert and skillful. If a person has a healthy body as well as sound mind, he will handle problems with ease, have considerable success in his career and lead a happy life.
The Niskin Monk’s Kung-Fu & Shaolin Tai Chi Academy established in 1975, is one of the leading martial arts institutes in India. It is reputed for the learning, application, development and research in the Martial arts and Fitness programmes. The knowledge and practice of Kung-Fu, Tai-Chi, Qi-gong and Buddhist, Taoist, Yogic applications promote life style management initiatives as well as stress relief programmes.
Shaolin Tai Chi Academy believes that the skill of diligent practice combined with resourceful tranquil mind does wonders in realizing one’s own potential to be fit for the challenges to survive in modern world of competitive existence.
The Academy’s governing council consists of eminent academicians, scholars of repute, martial art experts, Buddhist and Taoist practitioners.
Sijo G.Prakash Rao, the grand master is a member in world grand-masters council. He is a red belt holder in Kung-fu and Tai-Chi traditions. He learnt the art from both Buddhist and Taoist masters of Far East Asian origins.
Mr K.Srinivas Yadav, (Asst.Grand Master 40 Years Experience in Kung-Fu ) and Mr K.Venugopal,Black Belt 6th Dan (Chief Instructor) and R.Shivaraju Goud Black Belt 3rd Dan (Instructor) has been trained by Sijo G.Prakash Rao.
The Regional Centre of Indian Shaolin Academy was incorporated in 1989. It has conducted many training sessions where in over 9,245 students from south Indian states as well as aspirants from Srilanka, Maldives and Mauritius have learnt the skills.
Defend against a stronger opponent improve coordination and reflexes, better balance and flexibility.
Systematic Niskin monk kung-fu training improves your physical and mental flexibility and heightens your perception. Niskin monk kung-fu builds on the existing potential of individual student. It is not muscular strength and stamina that are required for Niskin Monk’s Kung-fu, but the willingness to let your body respond. To get to know your strengths and to put them to use. Training centers of learning a coordinated and healthy way to moving the heightened perception.
Learning Niskin monk Kung-fu gives you a new awareness of your body and a new level of self-assurance. Intensive training gives students more confidence and they become aware of their capabilities and potential.
This newly developed self-assurance and physical well being leads to a new quality of life. Personal constraints become less important in day-to-day living. Niskin monk’s students are no longer the “victim-type” and for this reason alone rarely get into dangerous situations.
But if the need arises they possess an effective system of unarmed defense. Niskin monk is uncompromising self-defense. Niskin Monk absorbs the strength of the attacker, converts in into its own strength, reinforces it and directs it back at the attacker.
The kung-fu classed offered at the Niskin Monk School is one of the most effective, rewarding and unique Chinese Martial Arts training programs you will find in Warangal. Asst.Grand Master:K.Srinivas Yadav,Chief Instructior: K.Venugopal Yadav and Instructor R.Shivaraju Goud has lot of experience in practicing and teaching the martial arts. We have developed a safe, yet challenging and comprehensive training curriculum that fully integrates both the health and self defense aspects of martial arts.
K.Srinivas Yadav,( Asst.Grand Master)had 35 years experience in kung-fu, has carefully crafted a culture and the school that is conductive to developing a student both mentally and physically. He firmly believes that Real kung-fu…Real Martial arts can transform lives and has personally witnessed it many times over.
In our kung-fu classed we teach the rare kung fu style of Niskin Monk, which is a Chinese north east internal style renowned for its
Highly evasive footwork
Powerful palm strikes
Snake like body movements
Lightening fast combinations
Distinctive circle walking training methods
Animal Style Kung-fu
Animal observation and imitation is an ancient and honored part of Kung Fu history. Many styles have at least some imitative technique. The Chinese have long learned from and been enlightened by their relationship to Nature. In the many centuries of Kung Fu’s refinement, many styles have incorporated and “smoothed over” animals actions so that, in some cases, they are present but barely visible. In the styles listed here they are quite evident, not only the actions but the characteristic postures and expressions of these animal-totems.
The Chinese martial art of Kung Fu is famous around the world for its animal imitation styles, and perhaps the most famous of all is the Shaolin five animal styles, which includes the snake, leopard, tiger, crane and dragon.
As with all imitation styles of Kung Fu the animals are used for inspiration, which their general personality being drawn upon, as well as their characteristic patterns of movement for fighting and hunting being copied. Each animal has different strength and weaknesses, and so is best suited to different situations and different people. See below for a description of each of the 5 animals.
As you may imagine the snake stays close to the ground, and so there are plenty of low stances which require strong legs to hold. A person fighting in the snake style will generally keep out of the way of their opponent until they see the perfect opportunity, and will then go in with a ‘venomous’ attack that will finish the fight in one move. The snake is very good at fighting dirty and will not hesitate to strike to the eyes, groin and other soft target; he is a master of pressure point fighting and often strikes with the fingers using an open hand. This style is often favored by smaller fighters when fighting someone with a longer reach.
The tiger is a powerful and aggressive animal, and this style of kung fu follows after these traits. It is often favored by larger more powerful fighters who wish to make to most of any strength advantage that they may have over a smaller opponent. It is full of large powerful knockout punches and kicks. The specialist hand form of this style is the tiger claw, which can be used both for grabbing an opponents limbs and for clawing attacks. A typical claw attack would be to strike to the head with the palm of the hand and then claw the face with the fingers to bring them down.
The crane is the most graceful of all the animals, and is very beautiful to watch. It is well suited to tall slim people with long limbs, and uses swinging and whipping movements of the arms to strike. The specialist hand-form here is the crane beak, which involves holding the thumb against the other four digit for a focused attack. The crane is very good as a ‘short range’ style for when two fighters are right on top of each other, and has a unique defensive style which involves hooking attacks away and trapping them using the crane beak hand-form.
The leopard is the most athletic of the animals. You have to be very fit to excel in this method of fighting, as it requires constant movement. It is known for its devastating speed, particularly in delivering combinations of strike in quick succession. The leopard hand-form strikes using the middle set of knuckles, rather than the bottom ones which are used in an ordinary fist, which is primarily to facilitate the fast combination punches, but is also good for focused attacks against soft targets.
This most mysterious of beast also has the most elusive style. On the face of it this style will sometimes seem slow and gentle, almost lazy, but just like the similar movements of tai chi this masks an awesome power. The dragon teaches you about internal ‘chi’ energy, and how to focus the mind in combat. The dragon is good for fighting multiple opponents, as it can change direction quickly and unpredictably without losing any momentum. The dragon is a very efficient style, which does not require great strength, speed or fitness, and so it is often favored by old masters who are well past their physical peak, but who know that through the dragon their knowledge and wisdom will more than make up for this.
Improving Physical and Mental Health
There are a lot of reasons for adults to train in niskin monk kun-fu. Obviously self defense is primary objective, but there are many more beyond this. If you never have to use your niskin monk kung fu skills in a self defense situation, the other incredible benefits will greatly enhance your life.
Physical fitness is a secondary benefit that many people come to us for. Training in Niskin monk kung-fu is great way to get in shape. The art works the entire body. Especially the larger muscle groups. There really isn’t a better exercise for getting the gluteus and leg muscles in shape. Niskin monk kung uses all of the bodies muscles coordinated together. This makes for a full body workout. You’ll get into great shape at your own pace. This is extremely important for long term success.
The other reason niskin monk kung fu will get you into great shape is that it’s just plan fun. You’ll be having so much fun you’ll hardly recognize that you’re working out, but you’ll feel it. Sure beats a treadmill.
Professionals are suffering from stress related problems in epidemic proportions. Stress is a primary problem in today’s work force. Stress reduction has become necessities that if not taken care of future problems are almost certain to occur. You’ll also find niskin monk kung fu to be fantastic stress relief. Exercise in general burns of stress but niskin monk kung fu does it better. What could be healthier than taking out your aggressions in the studio? You’ll feel wonderful when you leave.
You’d be amazed at the confidence you’ll build through the study of niskin monk kung-fu. Self confidence is built through several channels. As you achieve control of your body through more and more difficult motions you’ll develop confidence in your ability to achieve. Achievements are the building blocks of confidence. You’ll constantly be working on greater and greater achievements, building confidence as yougo. The great thing about these achievements is that they are internal. Yes there is an external reward system in the studio, bur true achievement is internal. This is our focus.
External achievement is far less fulfilling than internal achievement and leaves a person wanting. Internal achievement is fulfilling and leads to.
Your self worth. From self confidence, self esteem is developed. High levels of self esteem lead to success in life. People with high self esteem always find success easier than those without.
One of the most gratifying experiences for our instructors is the advances in self esteem of their students and their achievements that follow. Hearing about these experiences of success due to higher self esteem from business men and women who are students of niskin monk kung-fu is pretty common.
You probably won’t realize what this means until you find it. The fact is that without training is nikin monk kunfu most people have very little mind body connection. The experience of learning Niskin monk kung fu is very strange at first as person first realizes how very little mind body awareness they have. We commonly hear comments such as “ it makes my brain hurt”.
s a person develops this mind body awareness they also develop:
While different people are born with different levels of coordination and balance, it doesn’t have to stay this way. Both cane taught with proper instruction. As matter of fact, the strange truth is that those that come in with less coordination tend to develop it faster than those who were born with it. This is because those people who are not terrible coordinated tend to develop the ability to concentrate on the motion better than those who things come easy to Balance is a product of their parts of the body; the inner ear, the eyes, and feet. The inner ear senses balance. The eyes sense the horizon. The feet feel for it. In most people the weakest sense of balance is the feet. They really should be the strongest. The feet are highly complex, with complex skeletal structure, a complex muscular structure, and a highly developed nerve structure. Where properly trained these systems work together to form a fantastic balance system. The problem is that is underdeveloped in most people because of the hard soled shoes most of us wear. Shoes inhibit the training of the feet. Training in niskin monk kung fu will greatly enhance balance du to intense training that the feet will go through.
Adults will find that everyone is the niskin monks kung fu help each other learn. This atmosphere develops a lot camaraderie among students. I’s truly a fun healthy place to be a social environment structured around a very healthy activity.
Adults of all ages and fitness levels will realize fantastic benefits from studying nikin monk at the training center come in for private lesson to try it our. Call us now schedule a lesson with one of our professional instructors.
Those who live in the cities, due to the pressures of their work do not have proper exercise. This may lead to mental strain, nervous breakdown or inefficiency in their daily work.
Health is very important to us, so how to acquire a strong and healthy body is an important problem we are concerned with. It is commonly recognized that proper physical exercise is the best method of keeping our body fit and healthy. But it is not so easy to find a type of exercise that suits people of all ages, though there are many kinds of exercise that exist in our society such as golf, tennis, football and the like.
Tai Chi is one of the best exercises for all ages those who practice Tai Chi gain a healthy body as well as an alert mind. With the improvement to their health, they are able to concentrate better on their routine tasks and to make decisions more effectively. This may indirectly lead to career success.
The form of Tai Chi, in performance, it looks like a classical dance with graceful movements and alert actions. It also offers a balanced drill to the muscles and joints of the various parts of the body in the way of complicated actions which, in turn, are regulated by the timing of deep breathing and the movement of the diaphragm. Furthermore, a tranquil state of mind and complete dedication to or spiritual concentration on all the movements are required during the exercise. This will ensure that the central nervous system including its cardinal components is given sufficient training and is consequently toned up with time as the exercise continues. It is quite logical to say that the efficiency of the various organs of our body depends largely on the soundness of the central nervous system. In other words, a strong central nervous system is the basic condition of a healthy body.
To the viscera, arterial and respiratory systems, the Tai Chi Chuan will bring forth the same beneficial effects. Besides exercising the muscles and the joints as aforesaid, it gives rise to harmonized and uniform breathing, especially in the movement of the diaphragm. Therefore, it can improve the circulation of the blood and the lymphatic gland.
The movement of the muscles exerts pressure on the veins, forcing the blood to flow towards the heart. During the deep breathing, the muscles of the diaphragm act to massage the liver and the viscera bringing a marked improvement to the functioning of these organs.
One of the characteristics of Tai Chi Chuan is that breathing is brought into harmony with the actions. Since the breathing is so deep that the intake of air to the lungs is greater in quantity than usual, a greater amount of oxygen is available for consumption and thus, blood circulation is accelerated. What is more important is that the blood vessels catering for the nourishment of the heart and the viscera respectively are expanded. In this respect, Tai Chi Chuan servers effectively as a tool to prevent all kinds of diseases of the heart and the viscera and inflexibility of the cardiac muscle.
Tai Chi offers a good opportunity to exercise the stomach muscles. As a result, the function of the digestive system including the stomach is improved as evidenced by a better appetite and the prevention of constipation. This is advantageous to the aged in particular.
Tai Chi adequately serves the purposes of strengthening the central nervous system, improving the blood circulation, increasing nourishment to the heart and the viscera and promoting better digestion, it will safeguard the process of substitution and prevent many kinds of diseases which are usually contracted by the aged.
In conclusion, Tai Chi is the best means of preventing diseases and of promoting the general physique.
The form of Tai Chi , an artistic style of exercise, has a lot of other characteristics. They are very helpful to those who practice it. For example, one of them is the tranquility of mind which can be achieved throughout the movement. The moves are as fluid as the running water of streams and rivers, while the mind is so peaceful, and the actions so graceful that it is much the same tranquil state as that found in Taoism. The movements of Tai Chi keep the heart and the lungs in a proper and comfortable condition, giving the body and the mind a lot of benefit. For the above reasons, it does not only improve one’s health, but also changes one’s disposition. It is not surprising that after practicing over a period of time, a hot-tempered man will change into a gentle man. So Tai Chi is also helpful in improving one’s temperament.
Another characteristic of Tai Chi is ‘Concentrating on thought rather than strength’. After a period of time, a man will consider thoroughly daily problems with which he is confronted, and will be able to take immediate and appropriate action. Reluctance to emphasize strength means that thought should direct every action when practicing, so that every action is alert and skillful. If a person has a healthy body as well as sound mind, he will handle problems with ease, have considerable success in his career and lead a happy life.
niskin monks kung-fu universe 
Recent Comments