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Films featuring Tai Chi

Tai Chi: 2 films. The oldest is Pushing Hands (1991), the newest Tai Chi Master (1993).

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Tai Chi Master1993 · Yuen Woo-ping
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One of the few films to present tai chi as a fighting art rather than morning exercise in the park. The principle of redirecting an opponent's force instead of stopping it is demonstrated clearly.

Pushing Hands1991 · Ang Lee
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A family drama rather than an action film — yet the scene in which eight people fail to move the master is the finest screen illustration of the push-hands principle and of rooting.