Aryana Libris

Author : Hine John
Title : Yang Tai Chi Chuan
Year : 1992

Link download : Hine_John_-_Yang_Tai_Chi_Chuan.zip

Preface. The popularity of tai chi is increasing at a rate faster than ever before. People in all walks of life are now profiting from its practice. The health benefits have attracted both young and old alike in ever increasing numbers. Yet tai chi is more than simply an art for health or gentle exercise; it is a way of life. Tai chi is meditation in movement, a martial art, and a whole new way of perceiving yourself and everything around you. Yang style tai chi chuan is the most widely practised of all the types of tai chi. Many of the short versions of the art now proliferating are based upon the Yang style. But the short form gives only a fraction of the whole, and as such an unbalanced view of the complete art. This volume should be viewed as a workbook, a practical tool to assist you onwards and upwards with your practice of tai chi. If you are currently studying with a teacher, it should help as a handy reference to that teaching, outside of the class. For those who are new to tai chi, without access to competent instruction, this book can serve as a practical guide with its step-by-step teaching. Beyond the solo exercise, there are chapters on pushing hands (a two person exercise), meditation, chi kung, self-defence applications and, finally, the double-edged sword form. This does not cover all of the syllabus of the United Kingdom Tai Chi Chuan Association, but offers a practical working foundation. ... ...