PE 185TAI - Tai Chi

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Ability to engage in specific movement patterns.

Course Description: For beginners as well as more advanced students of Tai Chi, students will learn techniques for relaxation and stress reduction using the Yang style of Tai Chi and various breathing exercises. The relationship of Tai Chi to martial arts and the applications of the various postures will be explained. Learning to do the forms is one objective of this course, but the emphasis is on understanding the concepts of Tai Chi as related to stress reduction and relaxation.

Course is repeatable.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify and demonstrate concepts of the Yang style of Tai Chi.
CLO#2: Demonstrate improvement in self-management and corrected performance.
CLO#3: Interpret and explain the relationship of breathing exercises to Tai Chi.
CLO#4: Demonstrate comprehension and applied skills of Tai Chi terminology and comprehension as instructor calls forms. (ILO: Critical Thinking)