The Other Chinese Internal Arts

Tai Chi has two great cousins in the internal family: Xingyiquan, direct and powerful, and Baguazhang, circular and elusive. Together with Tai Chi they form the classic trio of the Chinese internal martial arts.

In this section

• The basics of Xingyiquan

All three arts share the principles described in our history of Tai Chi and rest on the same Qigong foundations.