What Makes Tai Chi a Martial Art?

Talking Tai Chi with the Teapotmonk by Paul Alan Read

Jan 12, 201512:29Health

Do you practice full contact sparring for self defense or as part of a calorie controlled diet? Do you wear steel capped Dr Martins for aesthetics or for devastating rib attacks? And are exponents of health tai chi perve...

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