Tai Chi (also referred to as Taiji, Taijiquan and Tai Chi Chuan) and Kung Fu (also called Gong Fu and WuShu) are forms of martial arts that derive from Qigong.
Tai Chi is a light or internal martial art, while Kung Fu is considered a hard or external martial art form of Qigong.
Qigong provides the basic power, strength, focus, discipline, etc. for all these martial arts practices (regardless of whether they are “hard” or “soft”) through the manipulation and balancing of the body’s energy.
Tai Chi began as a health practice that was so effective in developing internal strength that it was adapted by some into the martial art of Tai Chi Chuan.
Now, Tai Chi and Qigong are once again becoming a way for people to take responsibility for their own health care.
