Tai Chi Chuan: Classical Yang Style: The Complete Long Form and Qigong
by Jwing-Ming, YangEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-09-16
Publisher(s): Ymaa Publication Center
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Summary
This revised edition of our best-selling beginner's tai chi book includes: a new user-friendly interior design with each movement presented in 4 to 6 large photographs, a navigation guide on using this book with its companion DVD, and updates to the transliteration of Chinese characters. Other sections offer a history of Tai Chi, fundamental training routines, and guidance on incorporating the all important energy work (Qigong) into your Tai Chi practice.
Author Biography
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, Ph.D., is a world-renowned author, scholar, and teacher of Chinese martial arts. He is a leading authority on Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong. He has been involved in Chinese martial arts since 1961, has established over 55 schools in 18 countries, and authored more than 35 books and 80 instructional videos. Dr. Yang teaches and offers ongoing seminars at his schools and his California Retreat Center near Arcata, Northern California.
Table of Contents
| Dedication | p. v |
| Editorial Notes | p. vi |
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| General Introduction | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Common Knowledge of Chinese Martial Arts | p. 2 |
| A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts-East and West | p. 3 |
| Northern Styles and Southern Styles | p. 13 |
| Internal Styles and External Styles | p. 15 |
| Martial Power-Jin | p. 18 |
| Hard Styles, Soft-Hard Styles, and Soft Styles | p. 18 |
| Four Categories of Fighting Skills | p. 20 |
| The Dao of Chinese Martial Arts | p. 21 |
| The Real Meaning of Taijiquan | p. 29 |
| General History of Taijiquan | p. 30 |
| History of Yang Style Taijiquan | p. 32 |
| Taijiquan and Health | p. 36 |
| What is Taijiquan? | p. 38 |
| Contents of Yang Style Taijiquan Practice | p. 41 |
| How Do You Learn Taijiquan? | p. 43 |
| Becoming a Proficient Taijiquan Artist | p. 49 |
| Qi, Qigong, and Taijiquan | |
| Introduction | p. 53 |
| Qi, Qigong, and Man | p. 54 |
| Categories of Qigong | p. 74 |
| External and Internal Elixirs | p. 76 |
| Schools of Qigong Practice | p. 77 |
| Qigong Training Theory | p. 84 |
| Qigong and Taijiquan | p. 98 |
| Taijiquan Thirteen Postures (Eight Doors and Five Steppings) | |
| Introduction | p. 107 |
| Eight Doors ($$$) | p. 110 |
| Five Steppings($$$) | p. 127 |
| Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan | |
| Introduction | p. 133 |
| How to Practice Taijiquan Sequence | p. 135 |
| Postures and Taijiquan | p. 136 |
| Fundamental Eight Stances (Ji Ben Ba Shi, $$$) | p. 140 |
| Still Sitting Meditation (Yin) | p. 146 |
| Still Standing Meditation (Yang) | p. 147 |
| Moving (Yang) | p. 150 |
| Stationary (Yin) | p. 160 |
| Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan | p. 187 |
| Conclusion | p. 367 |
| Names of Traditional Yang Style Taijiquan Movements | p. 345 |
| Translation and Glossary of Chinese Terms | p. 349 |
| Taijiquan Classical Yang Style DVD | p. 363 |
| Index | p. 365 |
| About the Author | p. 373 |
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