http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Richard+Clear Medicines and Remedies Richard Clear Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=830296&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Ask a typical American, about Tai Chi and chances are they'll tell you that Tai Chi is good for you. "It's like Yoga, isn't it?" Though most people are aware that Tai Chi has health benefits, few know much about exactly how the art is good for you. Initially developed as a deadly martial art, the ph... Travel Richard Clear Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=830297&ca=Travel Ask a typical American, about Tai Chi and chances are they'll tell you that Tai Chi is good for you. "It's like Yoga, isn't it?" Though most people are aware that Tai Chi has health benefits, few know much about exactly how the art is good for you. Initially developed as a deadly martial art, the ph... Travel Richard Clear Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=830300&ca=Travel The full name of Tai Chi is Tai Chi Chuan which translates as "The Grand Ultimate Fist."As a fighting art which uses the Qi or vital energy of the body in combat situations, the combat forms of Tai Chi both improve their practitioners health and live up to the art's name as the ultimate training in... Recreation Richard Clear Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=830301&ca=Recreation Chinese civilization has studied both medicine and the martial arts for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. It would be surprising if a blending of these traditions had not taken place. Behind the graceful movements of Tai Chi practice lies a combat art that is as sophisticated as it is deadly. Co... Recreation Richard Clear Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=830304&ca=Recreation Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine have a long history together. Combat Tai Chi applies Traditional Chinese Medicine to the martial arts. In addition to their damaging effects,Tai Chi pressure point strikes are designed for strategic use in hand-to-hand combat situations. An attacker who is hi... Recreation Richard Clear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=720017&ca=Recreation In China, there are three martial arts which together are known as the Nia Jia, the internal arts. These are Bagua, Xing-Yi, and Tai Chi. Whereas other martial arts focus more on things like physical strength or specific techniques for fighting, the internal arts focus on what is happening inside th... Recreation Richard Clear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=720022&ca=Recreation itary strategy, this is good advice. However, combat Tai Chi brings these principles directly to bear on martial arts combat situations. 1. I must know them. Tai Chi martial artists learn to tell what is happening with the alignment of their attackers. Tai Chi push hands drills enable students to le... Recreation Richard Clear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=720026&ca=Recreation Tai Chi is not the only martial art to make use of the elbow. Elbow strikes are important in other martial art forms such as Muiy Tai Boxing. However, as an internal art, Tai Chi has a unique take on how to use the elbows as deadly weapons. At the heart of Tai Chi practice are the 13 postures. These... Sports Richard Clear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=720029&ca=Sports There's a common misconception in America that Tai Chi is only a set of exercises that emphasizes health and well-being in much the same way that Yoga does. Unfortunately, this view is not only held by many in the general public, but also by some who actually teach certain aspects of Tai Chi. Althou... Sports Richard Clear Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=716984&ca=Sports Where other types of martial arts focus on building up strength so as to deliver as much force as possible, Tai Chi students learn to deliver as much force with as little effort as possible. Where other arts develop artists with huge muscles, Tai Chi artists can do a lot of damage, even if they are...