Tai Chi Fa Jin by Chia, Mantak -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Acknowledgments Table of Contents Putting Tai Chi Fa Jin into Practice Preface Chapter 1 • History of the Tai Chi Chi Kung Discharge Form

THE HISTORY OF TAI CHI CHUAN BA GUA ZHANG AND FA JIN HSING YI AND FA JIN

Chapter 2 • Why Practice the Tai Chi Chi Kung Discharge Form?

THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR THE UNITIVE STATE

Chapter 3 • Principles of Discharge Power

WHAT IS DISCHARGE POWER? LEARNING FROM FA JIN MASTERS FINDING THE PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL HEALING TAO PRACTICE IN FA JIN THE EIGHT STAGES OF FA JIN SUMMARY OF FA JIN FROM A UNIVERSAL HEALING TAO PERSPECTIVE THE EIGHT GATES OR EIGHT FORCES

Chapter 4 • Warm-ups and Technical Exercises

THE WESTERN VIEW OF WARM-UPS THE TAOIST VIEW OF WARM-UPS STRETCHES JOINT ROTATIONS PERCUSSION WARM-UPS AS TRANSITION WARM-UP EXERCISES TECHNICAL EXERCISES

Chapter 5 • The Tai Chi Chi Kung Discharge Form Chapter 6 • Summary of the Complete Discharge Form Chapter 7 • Push Hands (Tui Shou)

DEVELOPING A PUSH HANDS PRACTICE ROUTINES DEEPER PRINCIPLES OF PUSH HANDS COMMON FAULTS DURING PUSH HANDS STAGES OF AWARENESS

Chapter 8 • Martial Applications of the Discharge Form

OTHER PUSH HANDS MOVES ADAPTED FOR BOXING SUMMARY

Chapter 9 • Home Practice

HOME PRACTICE WITHIN DEVELOPING A HOME PRACTICE GRADING THE STUDENT’S PROGRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIVERSAL HEALING TAO GRADING SYSTEM HOME PRACTICE ROUTINE AND THE CHI CYCLE

Glossary Footnotes Endnotes Bibliography The Universal Tao System and Training Center

THE UNIVERSAL TAO SYSTEM THE UNIVERSAL TAO TRAINING CENTER RESOURCES

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