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Tai chi is one of the greatest martial arts ever to have emerged from ancient China, it is famous as both a martial art and a healing art. This book explains the history of the style, its forms and training methods and how to use tai chi for both fighting and healing.
There are many martial arts
Paul Brecher BA FAcS began training in the martal arts at the age of ten and is now the Senior Instructor for the World Taiji Boxing Association in London. He is also a lecturer at The College of Chinese Medicine in London where he teaches Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Contents
Acknowledgment
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 The history of taiji (tai chi)
Chapter 2 The old Yang Style long form
Chapter 3 The large San Sau two person fighting form
Chapter 4 The Pauchui Cannon fist form
Chapter 5 The small San Sau two person fighting form
Chapter 6 The four Lung Har Chuan Dragon Prawn methods
Chapter 7 The twelve circular taiji Dim Mak palm techniques
Chapter 8 The eight pre-emptive attacking methods
Chapter 9 The Da Lu two person fighting form
Chapter 10 Single pushing hands and double pushing hands
Chapter 11 Fighting
Chapter 12 Dim mak (point striking)
Chapter 13 Fa jin (explosive energy)
Chapter 14 Qi gong (internal power)
Chapter 15 Questions and answers
About the autho
There are many martial arts
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which are good for fighting, there are many exercises for maintaining good health and there are many meditation methods to aid peoples development. What makes tai chi special is that it has the martial, healing and spiritual all happening at the same time. We do not need to learn three different systems, all three aspects are within our tai chi.Paul Brecher BA FAcS began training in the martal arts at the age of ten and is now the Senior Instructor for the World Taiji Boxing Association in London. He is also a lecturer at The College of Chinese Medicine in London where he teaches Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Contents
Acknowledgment
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 The history of taiji (tai chi)
Chapter 2 The old Yang Style long form
Chapter 3 The large San Sau two person fighting form
Chapter 4 The Pauchui Cannon fist form
Chapter 5 The small San Sau two person fighting form
Chapter 6 The four Lung Har Chuan Dragon Prawn methods
Chapter 7 The twelve circular taiji Dim Mak palm techniques
Chapter 8 The eight pre-emptive attacking methods
Chapter 9 The Da Lu two person fighting form
Chapter 10 Single pushing hands and double pushing hands
Chapter 11 Fighting
Chapter 12 Dim mak (point striking)
Chapter 13 Fa jin (explosive energy)
Chapter 14 Qi gong (internal power)
Chapter 15 Questions and answers
About the autho
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ISBN
954242505
Publication
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