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9781402716515

The Simple Art of Tai Chi

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  • ISBN13:

    9781402716515

  • ISBN10:

    1402716516

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-09-01
  • Publisher: Sterling
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Summary

The most popular style of T'ai Chithe Yang form, endorsed by China's great masterscomes to life in hundreds of photos, accompanied by detailed instructions that even a beginner can understand. A foreword by top Chinese T'ai Chi professor Master Chen Xiao Wang explains the benefits of this gentle but powerful practice, while award-winning instructor Qu Lei Lei offers tips and hints throughout. The core of the volume, the 24 Forms, features a series of graceful, highly effective routines that cover all of T'ai Chi's fundamental positions. Here, fluidity and movement between forms promote maximum development of muscle tone and improve relaxation. A special section explains T'ai Chi's key aims, including such classical precepts as "Walking like a cat."

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 6
Introductionp. 8
Key Pointsp. 14
Basic Techniquesp. 24
Warm Upp. 36
The 24 Formsp. 50
"Commencing Form"p. 52
"Wild Horse Part Mane Three Times on Both Sides"p. 54
"White Crane Flashes its Wings"p. 58
"Brush Knee on Both Sides Three Times"p. 60
"Strum the Lute"p. 64
"Curve Back Arms on Both Sides Four Times"p. 66
"Grasp the Bird's Tail, Left Style"p. 70
"Grasp the Bird's Tail, Right Style"p. 73
"Single Whip"p. 76
"Wave Hands Like Clouds, Left Style Three Times"p. 79
"Second Single Whip"p. 82
"High Pat on Horse"p. 84
"Kick with Right Heel"p. 86
"Strike Opponent's Ears with Both Fists"p. 88
"Turn and Kick with Left Heel"p. 90
"Push Down and Stand on One Leg, Left Style"p. 92
"Push Down and Stand on One Leg, Right Style"p. 96
"Work at Shuttles on Both Sides"p. 99
"Needle at the Bottom of the Sea"p. 102
"Flash Arm"p. 104
"Turn Downward to Deflect, Parry, and Punch"p. 106
"Apparent Close-up"p. 110
"Cross Hands"p. 114
"Closing Form"p. 116
Eye Exercisesp. 118
Index and Acknowledgmentsp. 128
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