Taijiquan (太极拳) is a direct and evident application of the concepts developed in ancient Chinese culture and philosophy.

This quality gives Taijiquan characteristics that make it unique in the martial arts scenario.

The documentary “The way of the Taichi” analyzes Taijiquan from a theoretical and practical point of view, searching for the reason why such an ancient discipline, far from being considered obsolete, today is still extremely current, and even more popular all over the world.

Could the answer to nowadays restlessness be found in the lessons of this ancient discipline?

Taijiquan teaches men to move in the space around them. In a sense, in Taijiquan lies the true meaning of all our actions.

Taijiquan is one of the basic expressions of Taiji and Tao. the primary foundations of the ancient Chinese philosophy, intended as a profound essence that governs all the things.

Today, taji has spread worldwide. Most modern styles trace their development to at least one of the five traditional schools: Chen, Yangm Wu (Hao), Wu, and Sun.

Tao is one of the main concepts in the history of Chinese thought. It is a difficult term to translate, initially conceived as an inexhaustible power that escapes any attempt at definition. The Chinese character 道 (whose lower part is the Chinese root “foot”) expresses first of all the concept of movement, of flow: therefore we can try to define the Tao as the eternal, essential and fundamental force that perennially flows through the whole matter of the Universe.