Frank DeMaria

Very good photos with movements arrows inscribed. Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Forward About the author Photo history Section I Background 1 Ch'ang-Shih Tai-Chi Ch'uan 2 A brief history f the Great Grand Master Ch'ang Tung Sheng Section II Philosophy 3 Wu-De 4 Wu-Chi The ultimate of non-being 5 Tai chi The supreme ultimate 6 Liang I-yin and yang 7 Liang I Trigram Three treasures Chart of four phenomena 8 Wu Hsing (five elements) Chart A cycle generates Chart B cycle overcomes Wu Hsing diagram 9 The cycle of life and death Chart C Wu chi and pa kua Chart D Twelve dependent origins Chart E Tai chi and hexagram relationships Section III The form 10 Tai chi chi kung Tai chi chi kung commencement movements Push the mountain and move the sea (twenty-two movements) 11 Stance 12 Beginning Ch'ang-Shih Tai-Chi Ch'uan 13 List of classical names 14 Ch'ang-Shih Tai-Chi Ch'uan solo form Part one solo form Part two solo form Part three solo form Section IV Theories 15 Principles and theories of tai chi ch'uan The commentaries 16 Health aspects of tai chi ch'uan 17 Advanced skills in tai chi ch'uan Push hands 18 Ch'ang style tai chi ch'uan for combat 19 The four levels of progress 20 Ch'ang Tung Sheng The man behind the legend 21 The Shuai of Ch'ang-Shih Tai-Chi Ch'uan 22 Author's final remarks 23 Further reading (bibliography) 24 Photo and author's newspaper history 25 In memory… (meer)