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Kōrero: Martial arts

T'ai chi ch'uan, 1995

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T'ai chi ch'uan, 1995

T'ai chi ch'uan, dating from 17th-century China, is widely practised for both defence training and health benefits, often outdoors. Here, from left, Philipe Kwong, Peter Young and Rima McDonald go through their routine in a Wellington park on a cold winter's morning in 1995.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: EP/1995/3627/11-F

by Phil Reid

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bronwyn Dalley, Martial arts – Martial arts in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/39022/tai-chi-chuan-1995 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bronwyn Dalley, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012, updated 27 January 2015.