The Classical school of Chinese Kung-Fu, Chi Ch’uan has such an element
of change built into it. These training methods are relatively unknown
due to the fact that most people practice t’ai chi nowadays to
gain the great healing benefits that this art has to offer, so when someone
wishes to learn a little more, i.e.: how to use t’ai chi to defend oneself
from external attack, all we are able to “find out is how to use each
of the postures from the classical form in it’s fighting sense. The form
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from any t’ai chi style was not invented so that people could learn how
to fight. It was invented to give us some of the pre-requisites of any
great martial art, good health in mind and body; co-ordination of mind
and body: perfect timing; perfect balance; relaxation and sub-conscious
reaction.