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Originally Posted by danfaggella
Is tai chi something you can learn and practice on your own to promote health (and be under the age of like...80)?
does it have martial benefits in its balance and fluidity and whatever else it has? (what else does it have?)
i just hogged your thread im sorry
ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS 1st! THEN MINE :}
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You can practise it on your own, but you would need regular corrections from someone, who knows what they are talking about. A lot of the movements, are alien to your normal movements, and its easy to neglect movements, just because you are incapable to doing them straight away.
I don't personally do Tai Chi, I do a another Chinese Martial Art. For something like Tai Chi to be truely beneficial, its important to get every movement correct, whether thats 'your palm facing away from your body at this point', or 'keeping the fingers straight and pointing at your opponent at another point', it can be surprising how the outcome of a movement can be completely different if something is out of place, which is down to your body mechanics.
There are lots of martial benefits from practising Tai Chi. Practising diligently, and intelligently should result in you improving everything you need. Such as, rooting, footwork, stances, precision and accuracy of movements, speed of the movements you practice, relaxation, clear thinking, balance, the ability to flow, improved circulation, correct breathing, martial application etc.... etc....