Tai Chi classes offered at PNCA

ISLAMABAD: A week-long 'Tai Chi' Chinese martial art training class was held at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Friday. Organised by the China Cultural Center, Tai Chi Master Kevin gave classes to participants.

“Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art, practised for both defence and health training,” he said, adding that the term ‘Tai Chi’ refers to a philosophy of the forces of yin and yang, related to the moves. "Though originally conceived as a martial art, it is also typically practised for other reasons,” he added.



China Cultural Center Deputy Director Li Shuo said that Tai Chi training classes had been arranged to provide an opportunity to the people to learn about Chinese culture. She said that the China Cultural Center in collaboration with CRI had arranged the training where over 40 people participated. “Today, Tai Chi is being learnt across the world,” she added.

Most modern styles of tàijíquán trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yang, Hao, Wu and Sun. In the last 20 years or so, tàijíquán classes that purely emphasise health have become popular in hospitals, clinics, as well as community and senior centres.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25^th, 2017.