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Tai Chi in culture

Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with Tai Chi, a style of the Kung Fu family (China). 6 works (including sub-styles).

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Films 4

1991Pushing HandsAng Lee's 1991 drama: an old taijiquan master moves in with his son in New York. Tuishou, a two-person exercise, gave the film its title and central motif.1993Tai Chi MasterA 1993 Hong Kong film by Yuen Woo-ping starring Jet Li: an exiled Shaolin monk becomes Zhang Sanfeng, by legend the creator of taijiquan.Shaolin Quan2004Kung Fu HustleStephen Chow's 2004 action comedy about a Shanghai slum where hidden masters fight in the Hung Gar style, with Tan Tui kicks and an exaggerated Lion's Roar.Kung FuHung Gar2019Ip Man 4: The FinaleFinal film of the Ip Man series from 2019: Ip Man travels to San Francisco, where Bruce Lee teaches; Yuen Woo-ping directed the action.Wing ChunKarateJeet Kune Do

Documentary series 1

1983The Way of the WarriorEight-part BBC documentary series from 1983, whose episodes present Asian martial arts one by one, from Shorinji kempo and kalaripayattu to karate, kung-fu and iaijutsu.AikidoEskrimaKalaripayattu+4

Magazines 1

1992Kung Fu Tai ChiAn American magazine based in Fremont, California, founded in 1992 and devoted mainly to Chinese martial arts, especially kung-fu and tai chi.Kung Fu