Tai Chi Chuan: East Meets West

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Www.masterkaroltaichiacademy.com. — 3 p. (Выходные данные не указаны).«Del Playa Park is one of the more pleasant spots of Isla Vista, with Frisbees whizzing by and a football or two being passed around. Another familiar image is the presence of several intent practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan, with their concentrated expressions, graceful movements, and gliding bodies. Ever so slowly, with infinite precision, they go through the traditional exercises. Some consider it an enthralling dance to the ebbing sun, as it settles into the ocean at the end of another day. Other wary citizens shake their heads and grumble, it makes me nervous. These young people are members of the Tai Chi Chuan Academy in Isla Vista. Their central location is marked by the circular yin/yang, to symbolize the struggle of attaining an inner and outer balance in life. An interesting fact, not commonly known, is that the yin/yang symbol is literally synonymous with Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi uses the form of physical exercise in order to reach a state of spiritual peace. Their literature describes it as a Taoist meditative art form, and goes on to explain that as well as being a dance and meditation, Tai Chi Chuan is also an Oriental form of martial arts, a self-defense, and a sport…