Taiji quan (pronounced Tai Chi Chuan) is an ancient Chinese martial art that is performed with relaxed and harmonious movements combined with breathing and mental concentration.

The fundamental principle is the smoothness, the practitioner should move in a natural way, relaxed, loose and fluid, in this art there is no strength training, speed and hardness, the student have to do the movements with a minimum of force and practiced slowly in order to apply the techniques effectively.

It is based on concepts of traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy making it highly effective and has great benefits on mental and physical health. In China it’s so popular that is practiced daily in parks where one can get to see thousands of people performing slow, fluid movements forming a beautiful choreography. Because most of people practice it for health purposes, meditation or relaxation, sometimes happen to lose the aspect of martial art.

There are several theories about the origin of Tai Chi, the best known is the guardian of martial arts of the imperial family, Yáng Lù Chán, who spread this art in China and had been passed to him from generation to generation within his family.

Taijiquan is an internal martial art for close combat that was based on three main principles, the 32 forms of long boxing aspects of Taoism, and finally the key bases of fight of Ying and Yang, the five phases, internal alchemy and the book of Changes.

• The soft overcomes the hard.
• Maintain the center of gravity low and balanced.
• Alternate weight on the legs and arms.
• Conduct circular motions, fluid.
• Value the "yin" and "yang".
• Internal control of the mind, body and emotions.
• Relaxation, emptyness.

• Janzu
  • Invented by the mexican Juan Villatoro Garza, Janzu is the modern curative therapy relaxation and meditation in water derived from Tai Chi and based on the teachings of the Indian master Osho, allowing the energy to flow harmoniously for unlocking energy and emotional human body, can be applied as a relaxation session, liberation and transformation, making changes not only physically but also psychological, mental and spiritual. It is done with two people, the receiver and the professional, the first one is relaxed and releases body in the water while the second holds the recipient's body, which makes movements and pressures at the surface and in the water level. The Janzu offers wonderful experiences such as deep relaxation, the feeling of freedom, the feeling of being in the womb, and stress release stored emotions, deep meditation, the experience of connecting with yourself or with your essential self, etc.

• Yang

• Wû

• Chen

• Zhao Bao

• Sun

• Wú

• Hulei