{"id":6364,"date":"2017-05-15T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2017-05-17T21:48:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:48:20","slug":"tai-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/tai-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to study Tai Chi in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tai Chi<\/strong>\u00a0is considered to be both a\u00a0<strong>martial art<\/strong>, used for personal defense and for combat, with a non-aggressive philosophy, and also as a form of full body\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/meditation-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>meditation<\/strong><\/a>. It may be strange to think that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/chinese-restaurant-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese<\/a> practice can be used to clear the mind but the truth is that the movements involved in each\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong> routine are so intricate and have to be performed in such a precise way that it is hard to focus on anything else while in class.\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong> is considered more of an <strong>internal<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>martial art<\/strong>, which means that the spiritual and mental aspects are of higher importance than in regular forms of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/taekwondo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>martial arts<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/jiu-jitsu-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jiu-jitsu classes in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/tai-chi\/#what-are-the-benefits-of-practicing-tai-chi\" title=\"What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?\">What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/tai-chi\/#contraindications\" title=\"Contraindications\">Contraindications<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/tai-chi\/#where-can-you-practice-tai-chi-in-madrid\" title=\"Where can you practice Tai Chi in Madrid?\">Where can you practice Tai Chi in Madrid?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-the-benefits-of-practicing-tai-chi\"><\/span>What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6366\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6366\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1420823_960_720-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1420823_960_720-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1420823_960_720-300x401.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1420823_960_720.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other than helping you declutter your mind, at least for the duration of the class,\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong> offers benefits such as the improvement you balance, the reduction of stress, the boosting of your self-confidence, the increasing of your strength and endurance, and the improvement of your overall cardiovascular fitness.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"contraindications\"><\/span>Contraindications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In general,\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong> is a very safe practice, which can be done by people of all ages, greatly improving the health of senior citizens, by helping them to increase their mobility. There are certain moments which are not ideal for\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi\u00a0<\/strong>practice though, such as when you have a full stomach, when you are recovering from an infection, when you feel too tired or weak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/fitness-classes-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best exercise options for men in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"entry-3323\" class=\"entry-asset asset hentry\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"articles_container\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-can-you-practice-tai-chi-in-madrid\"><\/span>Where can you practice Tai Chi in Madrid?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chikungtaichi.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Escuela superior de Chikungtaichi Haoqing Liu<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6367\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6367\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1678130_960_720-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1678130_960_720-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1678130_960_720-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1678130_960_720-810x543.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/tai-chi-1678130_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Founded by Master Haoqing Liu, who came to Spain in 1985 to promote and develop\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong>,\u00a0<b>Escuela superior de Chikungtaichi Haoqing Liu\u00a0<\/b>is an organization dedicated to the teaching of this noble <strong>martial art<\/strong>, as well as the teaching of Qi Gong. Through their classes, the teachers\u00a0mean to help people improve the students&#8217; health and quality of life. They offer private classes, group classes, intensive classes, online courses, classes for companies, classes for disabled people, and a variety of seminars and events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Escuela+Superior+de+Chikung+TaiChi+Haoqing+Liu\/@40.4364012,-3.6984965,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd4228f3a3edcd55:0xd8e5d8ac39c5f9df!8m2!3d40.4364012!4d-3.6963078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Calle Modesto Lafuente, 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Centro Wutang Madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Centro Wutang Madrid<\/strong> was created by\u00a0<span class=\"link style1\">Luis Cartolano<\/span><span class=\"texto style1\">, <\/span><span class=\"link style1\">Angel Mart\u00edn<\/span>, <span class=\"link style1\">Sergio Mazzini<\/span><span class=\"texto style1\"> y Maria Aparicio, who had previously been teaching this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/karate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>martial art<\/strong><\/a> in various venues across\u00a0the city. Their new center is dedicated to the teaching of\u00a0<\/span>Hun Yuan Nei Qong, <strong>Tai Chi Chuan, <\/strong>Chi Kung\u00a0and\u00a0meditation. They teach a variety of styles of\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong>, including Chen Style, Xingy\u00a0Chuan, and\u00a0Chen Xin Yi Hun Yuan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Wutang+Madrid+SAL\/@40.44215,-3.6758283,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd4228c5735e6b8d:0x9590d95ced99fd36!8m2!3d40.44215!4d-3.6736396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Calle Zabaleta, 30<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shaolinspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shaolin Cultural Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Shaolin Cultural Center Spain<\/strong> is a traditional Shaolin Cultural Center and also a\u00a0<strong>martial arts school<\/strong> which was founded by Master Bruno Tombolato, a disciple of the 32nd generation of the Shaolin Temple. The center works frequently with Master Shi De Yang, a 31st generation monk for the Shaolin Temple in china, considered as one of the best teachers of Shaolin combat worldwide. The center offers Kung Fu, Chi Kung, and\u00a0<strong>Tai Chi<\/strong> classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Calle+Julia+Nebot,+3,+28025+Madrid,+Spain\/@40.3871979,-3.7375806,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xd42278dcf072047:0xaad84cb3e60fc2b6!8m2!3d40.3871979!4d-3.7353919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Calle Julia Debot, 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"6364\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tai Chi\u00a0is considered to be both a\u00a0martial art, used for personal defense and for combat, with a non-aggressive philosophy, and also as a form of full body\u00a0meditation. 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