Download or read book Tai Ji Tui Shou written by Stuart Olson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the Chen Kung Series presents the two-person Tui Shou exercises of the Eight Styles and Four Skills of Sensing Hands (popularly known as "Pushing Hands"). The main purpose of Sensing Hands-and also Greater Rolling-Back (Da Lu) and Dispersing Hands (San Shou)-is to learn how to Interpret the movements and changes of the opponent, and, just as importantly, how to sense your own defects. The Taijiquan Classic says, "Through knowing yourself, you can know others," so in Taijiquan, you learn how to interpret yourself first, and then apply it to an opponent. Every gesture in Sensing Hands (as well as in Greater Rolling-Back and Dispersing Hands) is designed to be practiced with the idea that you are being neutralized before actually expressing the energy to knock over an opponent. The exercises in themselves are a stalemate of joined movements. To practice otherwise, with the idea of winning and actually Issuing, destroys the very cause for learning how to Interpret. Issuing will come later. It will develop without your expressing it in the exercises. While the companion book Tai Ji Jin (vol. 2) explains the various Intrinsic Energies (Jin) of Taijiquan, Tai Ji Tui Shou and Tai Ji San Shou and Da Lu (vol. 5) teach you how to develop them. As Chen Kung says, "If you cannot do Sensing Hands correctly, how could you ever hope to advance or find any satisfaction in your Taijiquan practice?" Training these two-person exercises, then, is as important as the solo practices of Tai Ji Qigong and meditation (vol. 1), the Tai Ji Quan form (vol. 3), and the Tai Ji weapons of Sword, Saber, and Staff (vol. 6). The information in Stuart Alve Olson's six-volume Chen Kung Series, available to the Chinese reader since 1936, covers the entire Yang family system of Taijiquan practice and philosophy. Chen Kung's original Chinese book is an invaluable resource that is now accessible to English readers through the brilliant translation work and insightful commentary of Stuart Alve Olson. No matter what style of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) you practice or what level of skill you have achieved, the Chen Kung Series will greatly broaden your knowledge and skills, as it is truly a "Master's Program" on the art of Taijiquan.
Download or read book Tui Shou San Shou written by Carl Burgess and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tai Chi written by Paul Brecher and published by HarperThorsons. This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction to Tai Chi includes a discussion of all the main Tai Chi styles and explains the difference between the various lineages.
Download or read book Tai Chi written by Stuart A. Olson and published by Chen Kung's T'Ai Chi Series. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a complete record of Yang style tai chi tui shou (also known as "push hands" or "sensing hands") techniques. Although most tai chi practitioners are currently familiar with three or four of the main tui shou techniques, there are a variety of other "hidden" tui shou methods. Stuart Olson began his study at the City of Ten-Thousand Buddhas Monastery in 1979. In 1982, he became a live-in disciple of Buddhist master T.T. Liang. Olson currently lives in Minnesota, where he teaches yi tai chi, eight section brocade qigong, and chin ku sung massage.
Download or read book Tai Chi Tui Shou written by Robert Gemmell and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alchemy of Pushing Hands written by Oleg Tcherne and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2009 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pushing Hands develops sensitivity to the body's internal state and can be used to help control the emotions, the circulation of energy and physical balance. This book teaches the reader how to act in harmony with any external event without losing their 'balance' or center, enabling them to respond with confidence and flexibility to each situation.
Download or read book Tai Chi Wu Style written by Mantak Chia and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the internal martial arts exercises of short-form Wu-Style Tai Chi • Details the 8 core forms of Wu-Style Tai Chi with fully illustrated instructions • Ideal for older practitioners as well as those with health disabilities due to the “small frame” primary stance, slower and smaller movements, and conservation of energy • Explains how Wu Style provides a natural introduction to martial arts boxing • Reveals how Wu Style eases stiffness, relieves back pain, and reduces abdominal fat Following the flow of chi energy, rather than directing it as in traditional Tai Chi, Wu-Style Tai Chi focuses on internal development, seeking to conserve chi energy and gather jin power from the Earth through the tan tien. Centered on a “small frame” stance--that is, feet closer together and arms closer to the body--and a slower progression of movements in solo practice, Wu Style offers a gentle Tai Chi form for beginners and, when practiced with a partner, a grounding introduction to martial arts boxing and Fa Jin (the discharge of energy for self-defense). The more functional stance, smaller movements, and conservation of internal energy make Wu-Style Tai Chi ideal for older practitioners as well as those with health disabilities. Condensing the 37 movements of Wu Style into 8 core forms, Master Mantak Chia and Andrew Jan illustrate how to build a personal short-form Wu-Style Tai Chi practice. They explain how Wu-Style Tai Chi removes energetic blockages and helps to elongate the tendons, reducing stiffness and allowing the limbs to return to their natural length and full range of motion. Regular practice of Wu Style relieves back pain as well as reducing abdominal fat, the biggest hindrance to longevity. Exploring the martial arts applications of Wu Style, the authors trace its history beginning with founder Wu Chuan-Yu (1834-1902) as well as explain how to apply Wu Style to “Push Hands” (Tui Shou) and Fa Jin. Through mastering the short-form Wu Style detailed in this book, Tai Chi practitioners harness a broad range of health benefits as well as build a solid foundation for learning the complete long-form Wu Style.
Download or read book Cheng Hsin T ui Shou written by Peter Ralston and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provided this beginning tai-chi student with a rich, methodical philosophical "grounding" on some concepts that that are at the core of Eastern martial arts. Ralston helps the reader develop an awareness, quite literally "from the ground up".
Download or read book Tui Shou and San Shou in Tai Chi Chuan written by Kwong Yiu and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taiji Chin Na written by Jwing-Ming Yang and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exploration of these hidden Chin Na techniques return to Taiji its lost martial essence.
Download or read book Tai Chi Fa Jin written by Mantak Chia and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the seemingly effortless yet explosively powerful martial art techniques of Fa Jin • Explains how to collect energy within and discharge it for self-defense as well as healing • Explores how to counter the natural instinct to resist force with force and develop yielding softness through the 13 Original Movements of Tai Chi • Illustrates routines for the partner practice of “Push Hands” (Tui Shou) Fa Jin, an advanced yang style of Tai Chi, complements the physical, mental, and spiritual conditioning available through solo Tai Chi practice and the internal martial arts of Taoism. Fa Jin enables adepts to harness the energy of yin, yang, and the earth in the lower tan tien and discharge it as an extremely close-range yet explosively powerful blow in self-defense and partner practice as well as in healing techniques. Integrating the teachings of many Taoist masters, including Chang San-Feng, the creator of Tai Chi; Wang Tsung-Yueh, the legendary 19th-century master; Bruce Lee, the actor and martial artist who made the “one-inch punch” technique famous; and the Magus of Java, a living master able to discharge energy in the form of electric shocks, this book explores the history, philosophy, internal exercises, and physical practices of Fa Jin. Drawing on Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Tan Tien Chi Kung techniques, Master Mantak Chia and Andrew Jan reveal the secrets to collecting yin and yang in the lower tan tien and discharging the energy in a seemingly effortless yet explosive blow. Illustrating several routines of the Tai Chi partner practice of “Push Hands” (Tui Shou), they explain how to apply Fa Jin techniques by “listening” to your opponent’s intentions and countering the natural instinct to resist force with force through yielding softness and redirection. The authors also detail how to prepare for this advanced practice through stretching, meditation, breathing, relaxation, and energetic exercises.
Download or read book Push Hands written by Herman Kauz and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...with a Partner,Paperback edition of the long-awaited follow-up to,the best-selling tai chi manual of all time, this,new handbook presents detailed instructions in,push-hands, tai chi practiced with a partner.,Illustrated with 97 b/w photographs. Robert Kauz,is also the author of the 'tai Chi Handbook'.,'Kauz is a real teacher, open, generous and,undogmatic' - Asia Fighting News 'Kauz is an,established authority' - Journal of Asian Martial,Arts
Download or read book Ultimate Guide To Tai Chi written by John R. Little and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gentlest of the Chinese martial arts, tai chi has become a path toward inner peace and stress management for practitioners all over the world. This book discusses the philosophy and benefits of tai chi. 300 photos.
Download or read book The Push Hands Workbook written by Nando Raynolds and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook is a step-by-step guide to push hands (t'ui shou). These T'ai Chi Chuan two person exercises are the foundation of the self-defense skills of the art. Written for the beginner through advanced practitioner and teachers, this book presents fun exercises and games that train sensitivity and responsiveness. Specific component skills of push hands (eg. sticking, listening, neutralizing, pushing, rooting etc) are systematically developed through sequential drills presented in the workbook. Important topics that are often poorly addressed in the English literature are explained in clear language and paired with activities.
Download or read book Tai Chi Odyssey Vol 2 written by Michael DeMarco and published by Via Media Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a digital edition, this two-volume anthology offers not only a handy historical overview of taijiquan history, but most chapters focus on actual practice. Guidance is provided through Carol Derrickson’s discussions on taijiquan classic writings as well as from other highly experienced instructors in their own chapters. Dr. Linda Lehrhaupt’s chapter inspires one to practice by explaining how mental changes occur in a student during initial weeks of classes. Although most taiji classes are offered by individuals in their own schools, a number of classes are also offered in academic settings. Andrew Peck gives a fine example of how taiji is taught in a university setting. Other authors present subtle aspects of practice—be it eye movement, circles that exist even in movements that appear to be liner, benefits derived from solo and group practice, or the too often elusive element of relaxation. All these chapters will prove valuable to anyone wishing to improve their quality of practice and thus to reap more health benefits taiji has to offer. The same embodied principles can be utilized in martial applications. Peter Lim wrote two chapters. In one he details general taiji principles that are put into the practice, while in the other chapter he looks specifically at how the principles can be applied in combat. His chapters provide a solid foundation for better understanding tuishou, the two-person push-hands practice that Herman Kaus and Hal Mosher (with the help of Allen Pittman) discuss. Greg Wolfson (with the help of Scott Rodell) writes about push-hands and sanshou—a high-level two-person practice of combative training. Russ Mason’s short but pertinent chapter samples two favorite techniques: wardoff and diagonal flying. The chapters by Donald Mainfort and Joel Stein are relatively unique in that they look at the variety of taiji forms—contrasting the original Chen Style with the Yang Style, and the large and medium frames—helping us better understand how and why routines differ, and which may be better suited for particular individuals. As a result, we can also see why movements from different styles can blend into anyone’s practice. Comprised of articles previously published in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts—we are highly optimistic that you will find something on each page of this anthology to be of great use in your understanding and practice.
Download or read book Root Within the Wind written by Robert Wulforst and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taiji Push Hands, or Tui Shou, is a series of exercises to help you gain more balance, rooting ability, and martial sensitivity when placed with a partner. It is used to build upon the basics of the TaiJi Quan form, where everything you learned is now tested against someone else. It's difficult to know how good your form posture is until someone tries to push you out of it. This book will introduce you to basic Taiji Push Hands theory and simple (yet fun) exercises you can do with a partner. You will learn how to Stick, Adhere, and Follow, as well as how to Yield against incoming force from a push or strike. It also has information on how to practice Push Hands with the Taiji Jian (straight sword) and Dao (broadsword). Best of all, these exercises can be used to improve on any Taiji Quan or any Martial arts style.
Download or read book Tai Chi Chuan Book of Essence written by Yvonne Huizinga and published by Tai Chi Uithuizen. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi Chuan the 'Book of Essence' Tai Ji Quan, Tai Chi Chuan, the book of essence is a free ebook created by Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung team from Uithuizen, Groningen in the Netherlands. This book is in the English language and explains many subjects about Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Tao, Chi Kung, Yoga, Meditation, Selfdefense, Martial Arts and much more. Tai Chi team Uithuizen is operated by mw, Yvonne Huizinga from the Groningen Area in the Netherlands.
