A fatwa forbidding the study martial arts and meditative exercises such as Tai Chi:

Fatwa, posted 4.22.2010, from United Kingdom, in:
Religious Authority: 
Qamruz Zaman
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http://www.muftisays.com
Fatwa Question or Essay Title: 
A fatwa forbidding the study martial arts and meditative exercises such as Tai Chi:
Websites and Institutions: 
Mufti Says, Darul Uloom, (London, England, U.K.)

Tai chi has direct links with Taoism. Therefore, it will not be permissible to study this skill and even doing it as a fitness program with or without meditation.

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