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Tai Chi: A practical approach to the ancient Chinese movement for health and well-being
Angus Clark
A practical approach to the ancient Chinese movement for health and well-being.Tai Chi is a movement practice firmly rooted in Chinese culture and philosophy. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi is a beautifully photographed, informative and practical guide to the life-enhancing practice of the short form of Tai Chi. Extensively researched and clearly explained this comprehensive guide includes:History, origins and philosophy of Tai ChiBasic principles – movement and the bodyLife energies – meridians and the 7 major chakrasMind, movement and focusA step-by-step guide to the complete movement sequenceOther important aspects of the art of Tai ChiTai Chi for life, health and leisureAngus Clark offers a fully comprehensive interpretation of the short form of Tai Chi, presented in a style that is easy to follow and relevant to contemporary life.
Illustrated Elements of Tai Chi
Angus Clark
Table of Contents
Cover Page (#u7cca5549-4538-58e1-a4b2-2a471efb4174)
Title Page (#uc3913fff-8708-5e11-b4ba-daa696aa58bc)
Preface (#u25fd351c-501e-544f-9a2d-ef40cef46f4c)
How to Use this Book (#u83152030-7db3-59df-9fde-19aa7ad3188d)
Historical Origins (#ud51c70ed-c486-574e-9dfe-c20e8ad846b7)
The Birth of Tai Chi (#u08971109-216f-547a-a8f2-02c4ea2aecf6)
A Healing Art (#u38723f37-42df-5833-b488-7587ac92c156)
Seven Qualities (#u03952454-e7d3-57e4-8fb6-5bd32b3c83ce)
Seven Steps to Progress (#ub377cd85-72bd-50a2-86d5-de9865943b84)
Movement, Health, and Body Awareness (#u23aadda1-7c87-5dab-8088-9f0a78328bfa)
The Skeleton (#u29945336-82eb-57dd-b7ab-ab7b1837ce3b)
The Muscles (#u92e76a37-e246-5815-b43e-0b948d4ded73)
Body Alignment (#u1280c212-05e8-5b9c-a8bd-9971345cd3d1)
Stability and Mobility (#u6e76181d-eb7b-5532-a3da-88a23417e3a7)
Body Shape and Posture (#ud2723152-fa96-5871-8d5d-1fcbccf442f2)
Inside the Body (#u7336d484-50c0-554e-a557-520e4b689a77)
The Circulation (#u721bff07-3a7c-55eb-9504-f227685f331e)
Digestion and Elimination (#litres_trial_promo)
Sensory Systems (#litres_trial_promo)
Breathing (#litres_trial_promo)
The Energy Centers (#litres_trial_promo)
Preparing for Practice (#litres_trial_promo)
Moves and Postures (#litres_trial_promo)
The Language of Tai Chi Movements (#litres_trial_promo)
Eight Basic Postures (#litres_trial_promo)
The Stances (#litres_trial_promo)
Stepping (#litres_trial_promo)
Balanced Walking (#litres_trial_promo)
Key Moves (#litres_trial_promo)
Warm-Up Movements (#litres_trial_promo)
The Complete Short Form (#litres_trial_promo)
Beginning (#litres_trial_promo)
Ward Off Left and Ward Off Right (#litres_trial_promo)
Rollback (#litres_trial_promo)
Press, Push (#litres_trial_promo)
Single Whip (#litres_trial_promo)
Lifting Hands (#litres_trial_promo)
Shoulder Stroke (#litres_trial_promo)
White Crane Spreads Wings (#litres_trial_promo)
Brush Left Knee and Push (#litres_trial_promo)
Play Guitar (#litres_trial_promo)
Brush Left Knee and Push (2) (#litres_trial_promo)
Punch (#litres_trial_promo)
Withdraw and Push (#litres_trial_promo)
Crossing Hands (#litres_trial_promo)
Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain (#litres_trial_promo)
Rollback, Press, Push, and Single Whip (#litres_trial_promo)
Punch Under Elbow (#litres_trial_promo)
Step Back to Repulse Monkey (#litres_trial_promo)
Diagonal Flying (#litres_trial_promo)
Waving Hands in Clouds (#litres_trial_promo)
Single Whip (#litres_trial_promo)
Squatting Single Whip (#litres_trial_promo)
Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg (#litres_trial_promo)
Separate Right Foot (#litres_trial_promo)
Separate Left Foot (#litres_trial_promo)
Brush Knee and Push, Needles at Sea Bottom (#litres_trial_promo)
Iron Fan (#litres_trial_promo)
Turn Body, Chop, and Push (#litres_trial_promo)
Bring Down and Punch(2) (#litres_trial_promo)
Kick with Heel (#litres_trial_promo)
Brush Right Knee and Push (#litres_trial_promo)
Brush Left Knee and Punch Downward (#litres_trial_promo)
Ward Off Right (#litres_trial_promo)
Fair Lady Weaves the Shuttle (1) (#litres_trial_promo)
Fair Lady Weaves the Shuttle (2, 3, and 4) (#litres_trial_promo)
Ward Off Left (#litres_trial_promo)
Squatting Single Whip (#litres_trial_promo)
Step Forward to the Seven Stars and Step Back to Ride Tiger (#litres_trial_promo)
Turn and Sweep Lotus (#litres_trial_promo)
Bend Bow to Shoot Tiger (#litres_trial_promo)
Punch (3) (#litres_trial_promo)
Withdraw and Push and Crossing Hands (#litres_trial_promo)
Completion (#litres_trial_promo)
Branching Out (#litres_trial_promo)
Working with a Partner (#litres_trial_promo)
A Fighting Art (#litres_trial_promo)
Cultivating Energy (#litres_trial_promo)
Tai Chi for Life (#litres_trial_promo)
Nature and the Elements (#litres_trial_promo)
Freestyle Movement (#litres_trial_promo)
Tai Chi at Work (#litres_trial_promo)
Tai Chi at Leisure (#litres_trial_promo)
Achieving Self-Fulfillment (#litres_trial_promo)
Growing and Changing (#litres_trial_promo)
Tai Chi Experiences (#litres_trial_promo)
Styles and Schools (#litres_trial_promo)
Further Reading/Useful Addresses (#litres_trial_promo)
Index (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Preface (#ulink_f1063225-5920-5637-a57b-d14fe65d4e6e)
TAI CHI IS a system of exercises or movements to promote health and longevity, and a comprehensive system of self-defense. Its roots are in China, where it evolved over many hundreds of years as a martial art and as a system of self-development. In the past, many of its techniques were preserved for generations as clan or family secrets, but very gradually, knowledge of the art spread throughout China. Now at the start and end of every day in villages, towns, and cities all over Chinese Asia, people can be seen practicing the slow, graceful movements of tai chi in courtyards, squares, and parks.
At dawn and as the sun sets in the evening, Chinese people go out to practice tai chi.
Tai chi was carried to the West in the 20th century, both by Westerners who had studied under Chinese masters, and by Chinese teachers who moved to the West. Nowadays, tai chi is well known in all Western countries, and a wide spectrum of people all over the world practice it regularly. In the West health organizations, schools, colleges, and even businesses now incorporate tai chi into their curricula and their training programs.
