DENNIS ODA / doda@staradvertiser.com Tai chi instructor Gregory Yuen leads a class at Kailua Beach Park. He also teaches at Kapiolani Park. Yuen, a Honolulu psychiatrist, has taught the Yang style of ...

It's easy to dismiss tai chi as something done by old people in a park. Tai chi is essentially a slowed down form of martial arts. Every movement is a self-defence application in which the opponent is ...

Tai chi is a form of martial arts rooted in ancient Chinese medicine. It is a gentle exercise involving slow movements, deep breaths, and a meditative state. Tai chi has many potential physical and ...

Scientific research is finally starting to catch up to what Pajka and millions of others have known about tai chi for a long time: it not only feels good, it's good for you. Many small studies of tai ...

Tai chi, tai chi chuan, or taijiquan, is a form of ancient Chinese martial arts often described as 'meditation in motion'. It translates roughly as 'supreme ultimate fist', although the actual ...

Question: Recent studies show that practicing traditional Chinese tai chi movements can reduce falls in seniors. But isn't this really hard to learn? Answer: Depends on your goal. Researchers at China ...

Tai chi is a form of martial arts that focuses on slow and gentle movements paired with breathing exercises. New research suggests that long-term tai chi practice may improve symptoms and reduce ...

I can breathe easy now. For a while there, I was beginning to feel like the only person on Earth who'd never tried Tai Chi. Imagine my embarrassment. Here we had an ancient discipline, practiced by ...

About a dozen people are moving their arms and legs to the sound of silence. Only the soft voice of their instructor, Debbie Nemeth, occasionally breaks in. "If you can't kick higher, just do a small ...