The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Practice 1st Edition by Wong Kiew Kit ISBN 0804834407 9780804834407

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ISBN 10: 0804834407 
ISBN 13: 9780804834407
Author: Wong Kiew Kit

One of the most popular Chinese martial arts, Tai Chi Chuan is also one of the most effective stress relievers available. In China, it is also used extensively for the prevention and treatment of illnesses, and its beneficial effects on health and fitness are now widely recognized in the West. The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to the practical application and potential benefits of Tai Chi Chuan.

This tai chi guide is packed with step-by-step illustrations for practice at home and covers everything you would want to know about this ancient art, including its benefits for mental, spiritual and emotional development. It is both an ideal introductory guide and an invaluable reminder for those who have already taken classes.

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Practice 1st Table of contents:

1. Tai Chi Chuan as a Martial Art

• The Aims and Benefits of Practising Tai Chi Chuan

• A Concise and Comprehensive Martial Art

• The Mechanics and Psychology of Different Arts

• Internal Force, Not Brute Strength

• An Art of Convenience and Culture

• The Richness of Tai Chi Chuan Theory

• Tai Chi Chuan in Health, Character Development and Philosophy

2. The Concept of Yin-yang in Tai Chi Chuan

• What You May Have Missed in Your Tai Chi Class

• The Philosophy of Yin-yang

• Yin-yang in Tai Chi Form and Force Training

• Yin-yang in Tai Chi Chuan Application

• Yin-yang in Tai Chi Philosophy

3. The Historical Development of the Various Styles

• Health, Combat and Spiritual Joy in Tai Chi Chuan

• The Earliest References to Tai Chi

• Zhang San Feng and the Origin of Tai Chi Chuan

• Early Tai Chi Chuan Masters

• Chen Wang Ting and Chen-style Tai Chi Chuan

• The Old, the New, the Small and the Big

• Yang Lu Chan and Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan

• The Wu and the Sun Styles

• The Three Stages of Tai Chi Chuan

4. Advice from the Great Masters

• Achieving Better Results in a Shorter Time

• The ‘Song of Secrets for Training’

• The Five Characters Formula

• The Ten Important Points of Tai Chi Chuan

5. Fundamental Hand Movements and Footwork

• Acquiring Balance and Gracefulness in Tai Chi Movements

• The 13 Techniques of Tai Chi

• The Secret of Tai Chi Internal Force

• Developing Poise and Balance

• The Four Primary Hand Techniques

• The Four Secondary Hand Techniques

• Does Tai Chi Chuan Cause Knee Injury

6. The Importance of Chi Kung in Tai Chi Chuan

• The Development of Internal Force

• Health, Combat and Spirituality

• The Internal Force of Tai Chi Chuan Training

• Developing a Pearl of Intrinsic Energy

7. The Poetry of Energy and Mind

• Tai Chi Chuan with Breath Control and Visualization

• The Purposes of Set Practice

• Simplified Tai Chi Set – Section 1

• Simplified Tai Chi Set – Section 2

• Simplified Tai Chi Set – Section 3

• Simplified Tai Chi Set – Section 4

• The 48-Pattern Tai Chi Set

8. Techniques and Skills of Pushing Hands

• How to Sense Your Opponent’s Weakness

• The Principles of Pushing Hands

• Sharpening Your Skills of Perception

• Throwing Your Partner Off the Ground

• Seeking the Best Angle and Closing Up

• Advanced Techniques of Pushing Hands

• Pushing Hands and Combat Efficiency

9. Specific Techniques for Combat Situations

• Tai Chi Chuan Patterns for Self-defence

• Requirements for Combat Proficiency

• From Lifting Water to Repulse Monkey

• The Profundity of Grasping Sparrow’s Tail

• From Cloud Hands to Needle at Sea Bottom

• The Final Eight Patterns

10. Combat Sequences and Tactics

• Techniques, Tactics and Skills for Fighting

• Martial Arts as Sports

• The Depth and Scope of Tai Chi Chuan

• The Why and How of Combat Sequences

  • 1 Sequence Triple Punches – Warding Off

  • 2 Sequence Three-level Attacks – Green Dragon

  • 3 Sequence Whirlwind Kick – Single-whip Low Stance

  • 4 Sequence Hiding Flowers – Playing the Lute

11. More Combat Sequences and Tactics

• Some Amazing Ways to Overcome an Opponent

• Factors in Winning a Combat

  • 5 Sequence Felling a Tree – Rolling Back

  • 6 Sequence Pushing Mountains – Thrust Kick

  • 7 Sequence Pull Horse – Thrust Kick

  • 8 Sequence Eagle Claw – Shoulder Strike

  • 9 Sequence Taming Tiger — Flying Diagonally

12. Enriching Daily Life with Tai Chi Chuan

• How Tai Chi Chuan Enhances Health, Work and Play

• The Chinese Concept of Health

• Energy and Chinese Medicine

• The Effects of Tai Chi Chuan on Health

• More Energy for Work and Play

• A Healthy Body and a Relaxed Mind

13. Wudang Tai Chi Chuan

• Attaining Cosmic Reality Through Tai Chi Chuan

• Tai Chi Chuan and Spiritual Development

• The Patterns of Wudang Tai Chi Chuan

14. Chen-style Tai Chi Chuan

• Tai Chi Chuan of the Hard and Fast

• Transition from Spirituality to Health

• The Patterns of Chen-style Tai Chi Chuan

15. Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan

• Gentle, Graceful Movements for Health

• The Most Widely Practised Style of Tai Chi Chuan

• The Patterns of Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan

16. The Wu Style of Wu Yu Xiang

• Small Movement and Body Technique for Combat

• External Form for Internal Power

• The Patterns of Wu Yu Xiang-style Tai Chi Chuan

17. The Tai Chi Chuan of Wu Chuan You

• How to Avoid Being Hurt in Combat

• For Health and for Combat

• The Patterns of Wu Chuan You-style Tai Chi Chuan

18. Sun-style Tai Chi Chuan

• High Patterns and Agile Movements

• Some Advice on Tai Chi Chuan Practice

• The Patterns of Sun-style Tai Chi Chuan

19. Tai Chi Chuan Weapons

• Transmitting Energy to Extended Hands

• Why Weapons Are Not Widely Used

• Some Functions of Weapon Training

• Sword, Scimitar and Staff

20. The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan

• The Evergreen Classic of Wang Zong Yue

• The Treatise on Tai Chi Chuan

• Explanation of the Treatise

• Three Levels of Attainment

21. Taoism and Spiritual Development in Tai Chi Chuan

• Attaining Immortality and Returning to the Void

• Tai Chi Chuan Principles in the Tao Te Ching

• Attaining the Tao

• Immortality and the Great Void

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