Two important aspects of Tai Chi Chuan are as a martial as well as a therapeutic art. Contained within its movements are five specific martial arts principles:Push Hands single and double hands stationary and stepping. The basic partner exercise for the Tai Chi Chuan selfdefense training.The internal methods of chinese boxing with hands and feet, clarifying the leg and foot applications in the form such as stepping to evade, kicking, trapping and tripping.Chin-Na: The art of seizing and breaking out of an opponents hold or grip.Aspects of the wrestling and throwing arts.Acupressure points: The use of energy and nerve points to disable an opponent or to terminate an attack.Tai Chi Chuan being a soft and dynamic martial art is equally practised by women and men.