近日，在太极教师高先生和侯茂书老师的带领下，来自英国哈珀亚当斯和美国康博斯维尔两所学校的师生和中国员工们一起学习了中国传统娱乐运动——太极拳；经过短短的一个小时，就已熟悉了太极拳的前十三式，简略的招式但他们已经领略到了太极之中特有的中国文化。
Taijiquan,a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing. Recently, under the leadership of Chinese students and teachers students from Harper Adams, UK and the United States came to learn traditional Chinese entertainment Sports - Tai Chi; after a short training period, they already be familiar with thirteen moves of Taijiquan, the moves is simple but they have a briefly taste of Tai Chi into the unique Chinese culture.
太极拳是“太极”的一种派生事物，不等于是“太极”。许多外国朋友在来中国之前，就已经看过中国有名的太极图案，所以都对和太极有渊源的运动充满期待。课堂上，高老师首先表演了太极基本的24式，一些外国朋友觉得很震惊，原来太极不是像他们想象的那样，需要激烈的搏斗，而是一种特别柔和的运动，美国同学Anna感同身受，说太极动作就如同推动一个水球的流动，她很爱学太极。经过高老师和侯茂书老师分解动作，大家也开始打的有模有样。外国友人们发现，太极拳是一项看似柔和，其实却是柔里带钢的运动。
Taijiquan is a derivative of the "Tai Chi", not equal to "Tai Chi". Before coming to China, many foreign friends have seen the famous Chinese Tai Chi pattern, so they are looking forward to all origins and Tai Chi movement. In class, high teacher first performing the basic tai chi 24 forms, with some foreign friends feel very shocked, the original Tai Chi, not as they imagine, you need to do like fierce fighting, but a particularly gentle exercise, American students Anna share their feelings, and said Tai Chi movements as promote the flow of a water polo, she loves to learn Tai Chi. After the decomposition action, we started to play very well.
练过太极拳的彭昕奕同学积极解释道：“因为发明太极拳这项运动的宗师原来也是学武术的，所以太极拳也具备一定防御功能。”学习太极拳虽需要长期训练，但外国员工认真的态度与对太极热爱深深打动了教练，甚至在5分钟课间都纷纷围着教练纠正动作。
Peng XinYi explained actively: "Taijiquan master of the sport was originally the martial arts, tai chi can also have a certain defense." To learn tai chi in need of long-term training, but serious foreign students attitude and deeply moved by love on Tai Chi coach, even in the five minutes break between classes they have had a tough trained around the coach.
最后，高老师将他毕生的所学进行了一个系统的展示，原来今天学到的太极拳只是太极拳运动中的一小部分，如冰山的一角，许多友人都表示想要购买太极拳的教学光盘回家继续练习。他们说，但回家之后，当有人问起问他们在中国学到的传统娱乐活动是什么，能够打一套霸气的太极拳是多么自豪的事情。
Finally, teacher gave us a wonderful Taichi solo. The original Tai Chi learned today is just a small part of it. Many friends want to buy the teaching of taichi CD home to continue the practice. They said, after returning home, when someone asked them learned traditional recreational activities will be that tai chi can play a domineering. What a proud thing!
