Yearning K. ChenBesprekingen
Auteur van Tai Chi Chuan Its Effects and Practical Applications (Tai-Chi Ch'uan)
Besprekingen
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Part I
Introduction
What is meant by T'ai-chi or the grand terminus
What is meant by pugilism
What is grand terminus pugilism, or T'ai-chi Ch'uan?
Simple explanation of the grand terminus diagrams
Preliminary knowledge
Why strength should not be exerted in T'ai-chi Ch'uan
Why all movements are in the waist
All movements contain circles
A circle contains the idea of neutralizing the coming attacks
Balance must be always maintained
All movements are slow and even
Some effects of the practice of T'ai-chi Ch'uan
The conditions of the body after long practice of T'ai-chi Ch'uan
T'ai-chi Ch'uan as related to physiology
T'ai-chi Ch'uan as related to dynamics-Proof of the application of Newton's laws
T'ai-chi Ch'uan as related to psychology
T'ai-chi Ch-uan as related to moral life
Part II
Attention
Place for practice
Time for practice
Before practice
During practice
After practice
Preliminary exercises
Part III
Explanation of the graphs
T'ai-chi Ch'uan
Applications
Part IV Joint hand operations with fixed steps
Joint hand operations with active steps
Part V
Ta Lu
Ta Lu with fixed practising method
Ta Lu with unfixed practising method
Index