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What on Earth is Tai Chi? A Critical Approach From an Insider
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#002 - Tai Chi in China is in a state of crisis as combat athletes like Xu Xiao Dong destroy Tai Chi ‘masters’ left, right, and centre. For anyone who’s interested in the martial arts and wants a no-nonsense answer to the question ‘What on Earth actually is Tai Chi?’ in this solo show Barnaby Kent, 6th generation disciple of Yang family Tai Chi and Chinese medical student at the Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, draws upon over a decade of studying and training in China to try and answer the question by going deep into the history, philosophy, and physiology of the Tai Chi mechanism in plain English (without getting lost in jargon!)
8 episoder
Manage episode 288894442 series 2904105
#002 - Tai Chi in China is in a state of crisis as combat athletes like Xu Xiao Dong destroy Tai Chi ‘masters’ left, right, and centre. For anyone who’s interested in the martial arts and wants a no-nonsense answer to the question ‘What on Earth actually is Tai Chi?’ in this solo show Barnaby Kent, 6th generation disciple of Yang family Tai Chi and Chinese medical student at the Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, draws upon over a decade of studying and training in China to try and answer the question by going deep into the history, philosophy, and physiology of the Tai Chi mechanism in plain English (without getting lost in jargon!)
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