Foreword by Grandmaster Feng Zhigiang | vii | ||
Foreword by Robert Schlagal | ix | ||
Acknowledgments | xiii | ||
Note on the Transliteration of Chinese | xv | ||
Chapter 1: Introduction | 1 | (14) | |
Chapter 2: The Foundation-Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Aspects of the Art | 15 | (20) | |
Chapter 3: Finding a Teacher | 35 | (10) | |
Chapter 4: Wuji Meditation | 45 | (32) | |
Chapter 5: Taiji Form Movement | 77 | (38) | |
Chapter 6: Push-Hands | 115 | (28) | |
Chapter 7: Why Practice Taijiquan? | 143 | (20) | |
APPENDIX I: A Brief History of Taijiquan and the Modern Chen Style | 163 | (18) | |
APPENDIX II: Taiji Research: Selected Studies | 181 | (6) | |
Notes | 187 | (16) | |
Research References | 203 | (6) | |
Index of Chinese Sayings | 209 | (6) | |
Index | 215 |