Introduction. Stress has been an integral part of our life. Its negative influence can be reduced by various relaxation techniques. These techniques often include systems of exercises used in Oriental martial arts. The work concentrates on evaluation of the influence of Tai Chi and Chi Kung systems on relaxation of healthy individuals. Material and methods. the research group were 48 people regularly exercising Tai Chi. The control group were 48 people not doing such exercises. The research was

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... done by using a questionnaire which included demographic data and subjective responses of the subjects, as well as a device to measure the level of relaxation. Statistic methods were used to validate the results: chi-square test with definition of statistic validity of the results. Results. Level I of relaxation obtained 60.4% people in the research group and 33.3% in the sample group. The value of p = 0.0078 has high statistic significance. Conclusions. Tai Chi exercises influence the relaxation ability of healthy individuals. These exercises can be done regardless of age, physical fitness, health condition. They do not demand any special equipment. The exercises can be also done by disabled people.