Because "Chuan" means "fist", Tai Chi Chuan can be translated as a set of forms or fist technigues that have the Tai Chi ("Grand Ultimate") as their source. Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese Martial Art, or Kung Fu, and Kung Fu is the "art of movement"; this means that the movement executed within Kung Fu, without regard for why it is used, is a movement in which Energy of Essence and Energy of Spirit remain together, unified and undivided, such that the Original Energy - the Tai Chi - can flow.

Tai Chi Chuan is Kung Fu applied to combat, and since this technique handles energy correctly and the handling of energy requires that the body be the 'Original Body' and the spirit be the 'Original Spirit,' Tai Chi Chuan truly points the way to the Tao. And, not suprisingly, a Taoist was one of the Founders of Taichi Chuan.

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