A Brief History of Tai Chi
The history of Tai Chi is very broad indeed. There are many accounts as to when Tai Chi was created, and who created it. According to one popular legend, a man by the name of Chang San-feng, who lived sometime between the ninth and twelfth century, created Tai Chi after witnessing a fight between a snake and crane. Other researchers propose that Tai Chi began as a meditation method called Qi gong (pronounced chi gong), and then later developed into a martial art. Recent research reveals that both of the above findings are most likely accurate including the legacy of a man by the name of Chen Wangting (1600-1680) who created and developed the art of Tai Chi into what is know known as Chen style Tai Chi.