随着历史的发展，武术的作用逐渐从战场搏杀转为体育健身，太极拳正是如此。一百多年前，太极拳家在《十三势行功歌》中就有“详推用意终何在，益寿延年不老春”的提法。太极拳经过长期流传，演变出许多流派，其中流传较广或特点较显著的有陈式、杨式、吴式、武式、孙式五派。
With the development of history，Wushu has changed from battlefield combat skills to sports fitness，so as Taiji Quan.Over 100 years ago，in the“Song of Thirteen Potentials”，Taiji masters had pointed that“What is the ultimate purpose of Taiji? It is to extend longevity.”During the long-term circulation，Taiji Quan has developed many schools，among which five schools of Chen-style，Yang-style，Wu-style，Wu-style and Sun-style are widespread or are provided with relatively obvious characteristics.