Welcome to the International Tai Chi Boxing Association
The purpose of the International Tai Chi Boxing Association is to provide a home for those who practice Tai Chi Chuan as a martial art. We are also an organization that provides a place where instructors and students may be ranked and certified so that they may teach on their own or compete at different levels of competition.
Traditionally there are no ranking systems in Tai Chi Chuan and though this philosophy is one of the great things about Tai Chi, more modern and non-Chinese martial arts are making it more difficult to hold on to this great tradition. Most people outside of the Chinese Martial Arts do not realize that there is no ranking system for Tai Chi Chuan and this may hinder an instructors creditionals when it comes to teaching at health clubs or opening their own schools.
The ITCBA has stepped up to fill this void. We provide membership and ranking that is internationally recognized. We stand behind our members 100% and guarantee their ability to perform at the required level for their ranking.
What is Tai Chi Boxing?
Tai Chi Chuan is a Martial Art, in fact the name is translated as Supreme Ultimate Fist or Boxing. Tai Chi Chuan is one of the most complex and hardest Martial Arts to learn, due to the practitioner having to learn to control their internal Qi or energy.
Most Practitioners of Tai Chi are just learning their style’s form which is great because there are many health benefits associated with this, but in reality they are only learning 20 percent of their art. There is still Push Hands, Free Fighting and of course the weapons associated with Tai Chi Chuan such as the staff, broad sword, straight sword and spear.
The International Tai Chi Boxing Association is designed for those practitioners who practice or want to learn the whole art.
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