Tai Chi Workout-The Beginner's Program for a Healthier Mind and Body

In David Carradine's Tai Chi Wrokout, the famed prectitiner of the Eastern arts and star of the television series Kung Fu presents a abeginner's guide to tai chi, the ancient Chinese fitness system for a healthier mind, body, and spirit.

Designed specifically for the novice, this volume offers a

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simple yet complete program for understanding and mastering this low-impact exercise. You will learn the graceful, flowing movements that focus your mind, realieve stress, and promote serenity. But do not be fooled-this is a thorough workokut involving the entire body. You will tone muscles, develop better posture, improve coordination, and enhance flexibiiltiy.

This book provides:

A brief history of this age-old health art hat is often called 'meditation in motion'.
Breathing and meditation techniques.
Step-by-step instrucitns on the bsic stancees, postuers, and footwork that combine to form the continuous movements of tai chi.
Fullly illsutrated workouts.
Advice on how to chart oyur progress and maintain your routine.
Suggestions for incorporating the priciples of tai chi into iyourlife and developing a soiund diet.
And much more.

Anyone can do the exercisesin this book, and once the program is mastered, benefits can be achieved in as little as five minutes a day. Cmplementsd by a video of the seme name, David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout makes tai chi easy to learn and ofers a lifelong way to maintain a healthy mind and body.

Contents

1 Tai chi: An ancient philosophy
2 Introduction
History
Taoism
Tao te ching by Lao Tsu
3 Breathing and meditation
Chi
Breathing
Meditation-Wu chi position; Holding the ball
Physical sensations during meditation
4 The tai chi programme
Thirteen-week programme
Training tips
5 The stances
Horse stance
Forward stance
Cat stance
Heel stance
Cross stance
Polk stance
Crane stance
Heel stance back stretch
Foot rotations
6 Chi kung
Knocking at the gate of life
Arm swings
Knee rotations
Head rotations
Chi kung front/back stretch
Hi-low stretch
Chi kung side stretch
Drawing the bow
Side arm rotations
Chi kung high low side bend
Chi kung downward stretch
Arm circles-low horse stance
Crane balance
Back crane balance
7 Individual tai chi movements
Opening move
Hold the ball
Ward off
Back palm
Rollback-double push
Rollback-press
Sweeping hands
Outer foot block
Guide in-push out
Spread the wings
Gather the leaves
Wrist rotations
Low push
Brush knee-push
Play the guitar
Outer foot and arm block
Punch
Rollback-double push
Spread the arms
Polk stance-finish
8 The complete form
The transitions
9 Tai chi and you
Chart yourself
Key to success
10 Integrate training into your life
11 Nutrition
Food is chi
Gradual change
The taoist principles
Recommended reading (bibliography)
Viewing and listening

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