Tai chi as sport

Tai chi competitions are held all over the world and include events for routines, tuishou, and sanshou.

Tai chi players also have the opportunity to compete in open martial arts tournaments that may have tai chi divisions, or have divisions that are open to all styles.

Tai chi players sometimes enter shuaijiao tournaments, jiujitsu tournaments, mixed martial arts competitions, open sanshou competitions and kickboxing competitions.

Usually, however, tai chi students tend to be drawn to the more friendly competitions where their opponents are likely to share knowledge, and train with each other outside of the tournament proper. This is just part of the tai chi culture.