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Using tai chi to build strength by jane e brody nytimescom tai chi moves can be easily learned and executed by people of all ages and states of health even elderly people in wheelchairs watching a group of people doing tai chi an exercise often called meditation in motion it may be hard to imagine that its slow gentle . Tai chi chuans internal power internal power is a kind of vibrating energy inside the body when it is carried out by tai chi chuans fa jing techniques it has a very destructive potential t his is the explanation my father gin soon chu sifu disciple of the famous yang sau chung gave me one day when i asked about internal power. Tai chis history tai chi was created in the early 1600s by chen wang ting in chenjiagou henan china it is based upon the ancient taoist principles of yin and yang the two polar energies associated with masculine and feminine night and day tai chi chuan the full name literally means great diagram boxing. Tai chi combines breath movement verticality and shifting the weight which develop an awareness that cant be arrived at through sitting practice through the awareness of your body tai chi will give you an awareness of the whole universe as a part of you most tai chi is done outdoors which allows for direct contact with nature