ABSTRACT
Tai Chi Chuan (a.k.a. T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Taijiquan) is an ancient Chinese martial art/exercise originally developed in the 13th century by Chang San Fang. Because of its underlying concepts of energy and its effect on the body, it has been incorporated into the overall system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In the West it is often referred to merely as Tai Chi. This is somewhat erroneous because Tai Chi in Chinese refers to the symbols for Yin and Yang. It is more accurate to refer to it as Tai Chi Chuan, which means Grand Ultimate Boxing or Grand Ultimate Fist.
