Welcome to the Whirling Circles Internal Martial Arts Podcast brought to you by the Wu Tang Physical Culture Association. Each week our host Shawn Garcia, Frank Allen and Jon Molenar focus on all things martial arts but also specifically Internal Martial Arts.

This week Frank, Jon and Shawn discuss Tai Ji as a Martial Art.

- In this episode, you’ll discover

- Tai Ji history and why its views as a healing practice only

- If someone trains Tai Ji will they be able to apply it to fighting

- Has Tai Ji fighting ever been put to the challenge

- Benefits of training Tai Ji as a Martial Art.

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Recommended Reading on Internal Arts:

Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang https://amzn.to/3l3JaOi

Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan https://amzn.to/2Jec15q

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