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9781585671243

Push Hands Handbook for Non-competitive Tai Chi Practice with a Partner

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  • ISBN13:

    9781585671243

  • ISBN10:

    158567124X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-04-01
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Summary

...with a Partner Paperback edition of the long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling tai chi manual of all time, this new handbook presents detailed instructions in push-hands, tai chi practiced with a partner. Illustrated with 97 b/w photographs. Robert Kauz is also the author of the 'Tai Chi Handbook'. 'Kauz is a real teacher, open, generous and undogmatic' - Asia Fighting News 'Kauz is an established authority' - Journal of Asian Martial Arts

Table of Contents

Introduction
11(10)
The Competitive Milieu
21(6)
Positive and Negative Aspects of Competition
27(8)
The Difficulty of Changing Thinking and Behavior
35(4)
Learning to See the World Differently
39(8)
Development Made Possible By Push-Hands
47(10)
Taoism and Tai Chi Chuan
57(8)
The Push-Hands Form
65(12)
Main Considerations in Push-Hands
77(46)
Training Tips
123

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