Tai Chi Chuan - a comprehensive training manual

The practice of Tai Chi Chuan is, essentially, a practical study of the complementary yet opposite forces of nature through the medium of a martial art. In essence, a study of Yin and Yang in action. Approaching the art from this, somewhat nebulous, perspective however would bear little fruit for most people. It is therefore necessary to break the practice down into more manageable principles and accomplish each of these in turn before it is possible to approach the practice of Tai Chi Chuan so directly.

This book both sets out the steps necessary for proficiency in the art and lays out a comprehensive training programme with which to accomplish those steps.

The purpose of this book is to provide a set of training manuals which will help a student of any style, from beginner to advanced, both in the pursuit of his or her training and in judging his or her level of attainment against some logical milestones, together with training methods for each level.

It is hoped that this will help people to make better use of other training materials as well as provide training techniques for the enhancement of learning the major stages of Tai Chi Chuan practice.

The book includes:

• Answers to common questions about Tai Chi Chuan
• Advice on what to look for in a teacher and how to train on your own
• Detailed explanations of warm up and stretching exercises and the Pa Tuan Jin
• Practical advice on self-defence and self-defence technique
• In-depth and practical explanation of the principles and concepts of Push Hands training
• Excerpts from the Tai Chi Classics with commentary by the author

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