The "exercise" Tai Chi is the martial art forms and practices watered down and made easy so that unathletic (and especially old) people can do something active and stay "healthy" (it is pretty good for the joints, I hear) without much risk of getting hurt. Obviously, anyone who truly wishes to use their training for self-defense or competition (outside of forms competitions) kind of laugh at this contemporary bastardization of Tai Chi because the training is not suitable to fast-paced, full-resistance fighting. Training Tai Chi with that pace and contact level, however, is QUITE rewarding since the artform is based on very solid principles and utilize the body's weaponry exceptionally.
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