Contents

Letters from Ju, Tsung Hwa
Chapter One Roots
Zhangsanfeng and taijiquan
Legends about Zhangsanfeng
Taijiquan before Zhangsanfeng
The Chen family's taijiquan
The Yang family's taijiquan
The Wu family's taijiquan
Learning the standard forms
The 42-step taijiquan compulsory routine
Chapter Two Philosophy
The foundation of taiji philosophy-Yin and yang
The five elements
The eight trigrams
The yijing and taijiquan
Applying the philosophy of taijiquan
Chapter Three Foundation
Taiji qigong
The practice of taiji qigong
Taiji meditation
Chansijing
The practice of chansijing
Awakening menal powers
The key to taijiquan
The thirteen torso methods
Chapter Four Classics
The theory of taijiquan by Zhangsanfeng
The Classics of taijiquan by Wangzongyue
An internal explanation of the practice of the thireen postures by Wuyuxiang
The five words' Secrets by Liyiyu
Summary of the practice of taijiquan and push-hands by Liyiyu
Two famous songs about taijiquan
Chapter Five experiences
Rules for the human stage
Rules for the earth stage
Rules for the sky stage
Practicing taijiquan -Experience
Chapter Six Push-hands
The eight gates
The principles of push-hands
How to practice push-hands
The method of the four corners or Dalou
Taijijing

It has long been my dream that one day Americans of all ages, creeds and colors will be practicing tai-chi chiuan in the beautiful parks of this country, as they do in China. Few places in the world have lovely open spaces which can and should be used productively, and at no expense. The result would be tremendous improvement in mental and physical well-being. To realize this dream, I have for the past ten years been teaching Tai-chi chuan on a voluntary basis using the open facilities of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. For the past five years I have also been working on this volume which has a dual purpose: first, to guide people in the understanding of tai-chi and its philosophy; and second, to raise funds for a tai-chi college which will train tai-chi teachers and introduce Chinese culture to Americans. Contents Introduction Chapter One Roots Chang San-Feng and Tai-Chi Chuan Legends about Chang San-Feng Tai-chi chuan before Chang San-Feng Chen's tai-chi chuan Yang's tai-chi chuan Wu's taii-chi chiuan Learning the standard forms Chapter Two Philosophy Yin-yang and tai-chi The five elements The eight trigrams Introduction to the I-Ching The philosophy of tai-chi chuan Chapter Three Foundation Tai-chi chi-kung The practice of tai-chi chi-kung Tai-chi meditation Chau-Ssu Chin The practice of Chan-Ssu Chin Awakening mental powers Key to tai-chi chuan The thirteen torso methods Chapter Four Classics The theory of tai-chi chuan The classics of tai-chi chuan An internal explanation of the practice of the thirteen postures The five word's secrets Summary of the practice of tai-chi chuan and push-hands Two famous songs about tai-chi chuan Chapter Five Experiences Rules for the human stage Rules for the earth stage Rules for the sky stage The experience of practice tai-chi chuan Chapter Six Push-hands The eight gates The principles of push-hands How to practice push-hands The method of Ta-Lu Tai-chi chin

Il principio taoista del controllo sul corpo e sulla mente è splendidamente espresso nella pratica del Tai-Chi Chuan.

Questo libro, il testo più esauriente sulla filosofia e la pratica del Tai-Chi Chuan, presenta le principali scuole, ne illustra la filosofia e ne descrive i metodi, fornendo dettagliate istruzioni per lo studente. Gli esercizi, parte integrante del Tai-Chi, sono esposti in modo chiaro e comprensibile con l'ausilio di numerose illustrazioni.

Questo libro, il testo più esauriente sulla filosofia e la pratica del Tai-Chi Chuan, presenta le principali scuole, ne illustra la filosofia e ne descrive i metodi, fornendo dettagliate istruzioni per lo studente. Gli esercizi, parte integrante del Tai-Chi, sono esposti in modo chiaro e comprensibile con l'ausilio di numerose illustrazioni.
Il principio taoista del controllo sul corpo e sulla mente è splendidamente espresso nella pratica del Tai-Chi Chuan. ( )

A must have book for ANY tai chi chuan practitioner. ( )