My curiosity for Taichi sets me to understand Taichi more. After much fact finding and personal experience of the practicing these years, I can firmly say I have experience the benefits of Taichi.
I don't know whether I am in the position to comment about Taichi or am I qualified to talk about it. The origination of Taichiquan or Taichi is controversial. Some says it originates from Zhang San Feng, others say it evolves before that.
Nevertheless, Taichiquan is a form martial art (a internal martial art), a form of mediatation and a form of Qigong that builts on the Dao Philosophy and the Book of change (I Ching).
人法地，地法天， 天法道，道法自然
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Zhang sanfeng is the one who integrate and pass by Taiji quan .
The root is Chinese Traditional culture .
There is an incredibly interesting book called Tai Chi's Ancestors by Douglas Wile. It looks into several styles of martial arts which historically preceeds tai chi chuan, yet contain elements from it.
Thomas B
http://www.taocircle.com
The answer to that question is difficult. One can say with certainty that the legends associate tai chi beginning with Zhang San Feng. There is evidence of health dances and martial practices much further back in time though. Some would argue that these older practices deserve credit as the root of Tai Chi.
Russell
Northwest Internal Arts
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