The Interaction of Daoism and Confucianism with Tai Chi Philosophy Martial arts play a significant role in the context of Chinese philosophy. Chinese context directly affected the perception of martial arts giving rise to borrowed terminology from spiritual texts. Tai Chi Chuan is one of the most popular practices of martial art exercises in China. Three main spiritual philosophies affected the Tai Chi development are Confucianism, Yin and Yang, and Daoism. The main concept of Tai Chi Chuan is thought and mind interconnectedness, which was complemented by Confucianism with benevolence termini and by Daoism with effortless effectiveness concept. Although it is possible that governmental structures used Tai Chi to achieve good combat art skills,