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In creating a logo, we start with the symbol often associated with Tai Chi.\u00a0 This symbol dates back to the Ming era, being a simplified version of a number of earlier symbols that has two interlocking spirals on which two black-and-white dots are superimposed.\u00a0 In Chinese philosophy, this diagram or symbol represents Tai-ji, or the \u2018supreme ultimate\u2019. \u00a0With the circle divided into the light and the dark, it expresses the constant duality of \u2018yin and yang\u2019.\u00a0 It is also commonly used in the West to refer to \u2018Taiji quan\u2019<\/em> \u2013 or more simply the practice of \u2018Tai Chi\u2019 – which is an internal martial art or health practice that applies the principles of \u2018yin and yang\u2019 to the human body.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.celestialtaichi.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TC-SingleWhip-14px.jpg\")
To create a logo that is more readily identified with the art of Tai Chi that is practiced by the College, the Masters decided to replace the dots with one of the classic stances of Tai Chi. There are a number of classic or archetypal images that have been recorded widely in historical writings and murals that reflect a variety of Tai Chi stances. \u00a0The Masters selected the stance commonly known as \u2018single whip\u2019.<\/p>\n
Lastly, the Masters wanted a symbol in the logo that reflected constant flowing and rounded movement.\u00a0 This is the background to the logo of the Celestial Tai Chi College.<\/p>\n Noel Schmidt<\/strong> Updated: 4 August 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At a recent Celestial Tai Chi College (CTCC) instructor training session, when explaining the history behind some tai chi moves, Senior Master Chin Min went on to explain some of the thinking that went into creating the CTCC logo when setting up the College.\u00a0 Further history of the College which was established in 1990 by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4813"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4935,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4813\/revisions\/4935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrcsites.com.au\/ctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.celestialtaichi.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TC-Logo-22px.jpg\"){kind=logo}
In Chinese philosophy, great Masters have recorded this principle in different ways, including \u2018Taiju comes about through the balance of yin and yang \u2026 Every movement of Taiji-quan is based on circles, just like the shape of a Taijitu\u2026.<\/em> ‘In terms of self-development, one must train from a state of movement towards a state of stillness. <\/em>\u00a0The Masters achieved this by adding the three expanding circles.<\/p>\n
\nSenior Instructor, Ashburton<\/strong><\/p>\n