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Advantage Of Tai Chi

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What is known to us all is that there are various kinds of Kung Fu in China. Clearly what is extremely famous in these species is Tai Chi. Based on the realistic news, there is reason to believe that popularizing 24-form Tai Chi which is easiest for people to learn in Chinese colleges is highly plausible. (Xiqiang Cui, How to motivate college students to study Tai Chi, 2009) The evidence available to us suggests that more than 60%~70% investigated undergraduates show strong interest in this kind of exercise. (ChanghaiGu, An investigation on the factors influencing college students’ willingness to learn Tai Chi, 2007) The government also call on people studying Tai Chi in order to preserve and develop Chinese traditional culture. The government …show more content…

They believe that Tai Chi has a tremendous influence on peoples’ lives indeed, such as health, thought and so on. For example, the evidence available to people suggests that people who practise shadow boxing have a better physical condition. In the same situation, people who have practiced Tai Chi can run for 5 kilometers while the others only can run for 2 kilometers at a time. (Xiangjiang Rong, Chunzhi Li, Dandan Liang, The influence on the cardiopulmonary function of Tai Chi, 2009) 24-form Tai Chi is such a gentle sport, which has been simplified in order to make it more easier for people to learn. Students who study this kind of sport do not consume too much energy, relaxing and easy. In addition, Tai Chi can help people develop defenseability, which is skilful and useful, overcoming hardness with …show more content…

However, the colleges cannot force students to practice it. Or the result will definitely turn out to be just the opposite of their wish. Students should be encouraged to learn anything rather than forced to accept anything. So how to popularize this kind of sport in Chinese colleges? Professor Mei with her teammates summarized the following ways to solve the question: 1. Change traditional ideas of PE teaching. Teachers can be combined together to learn Tai Chi by watching videos and unify standard of 24-form Tai Chi. They can use multimediateaching to make class more lively. 2. Teach students theories of Kung Fu. Students can be taught more knowledge about Tai Chi, which can make them much clearer about Tai Chi and practice it better. 3. Enhance propaganda of popularizing 24-form Tai Chi. Colleges can organize competitions about Tai Chi, put up sports illustrated, broadcast a program about Tai Chi and so on. Professor Mei also stated that colleges can set up reasonable teaching and practice hours to develop this kind of sport in Chinese colleges. (Xuefang Mei, A research about how to set up courses about Tai Chi in Chinese universities,

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