Tai Chi - Boxing Versus Tai Chi?

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The Exposure of Tai Chi

Hello internet users, I would like to share with you about the different between Tai Chi and Boxing.

First of all, if you guys are thinking about boxing, some of you people out there (probably), must have thinking of a prominent figure boxer, Muhammad Ali. The definition of boxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people throw punches at each other, usually with gloved hands. Historically, the goals have been to weaken and knock down the opponent.

There's few point of comparison between Tai Chi and Boxing.

1. Equipment combat

• Since equipment for boxing and Tai Chi involve in any circumstances of combat, precautions must be taken to prevent damage to any physical body that may lead to negative consequences. For boxing, the complete set of equipment is wrist wraps, mouth guard, and boxing gloves; and all these equipment are meant to use in competition or training session whereas for Tai Chi, several equipment in combat or training session which are 'feng huo lun' or known as wind and fire wheel (as shown in the picture), halberd or rope darts.

2. Decreased Stress and Tension

• According to the Mayo Clinic site, boxing practice allows a person to enhance endorphins, boosts mood, works as a form of meditation of ruminate and improves sleep, all of which help reduce stress and tension. Also, it is an amazing cathartic release where you can release pressure of tension on a punching bag and this can empowering feeling to punch your stress to smithereens. Similarly, Tai Chi also allows people to dispensation the stress but different method than boxing; Tai Chi is more toward to slow-pace movements that also comes with stress reduction, lessening the depression, anxiety, and enhanced mood in both healthy people and those with chronic conditions. Moreover, Tai Chi has been shown to enhance aerobic capacity, inflation an inner energy and structure the muscle strength.

Last but not least, the choice to choose either boxing or Tai Chi to practice is up to you, as long as you compatible with it.

And not to forget, do welcome to watch a video clip about Tai Chi versus Boxing. Hope you guys out there enjoy it. =) Teehee. . .