Description
Paperback.
THREE BOOKS IN ONE:
- Yang-style applications
- Push hands applications
- Tai chi fighting set
This 3rd edition includes a new and easy-to-follow layout.
Take the next step in your tai chi journey
Martial applications found within tai chi chuan are a direct link to your tai chi as a form of self-defense. By studying the martial side of a tai chi chuan, you can become proficient in a variety of skills including sensing, neutralizing, yielding, striking, chin na, and throwing.
Explore the effective martial skills of traditional tai chi chuan
Yang-style traditional long form contains 108 movements plus transitions. This book offers numerous martial applications for each movement.
- Downing the opponent
- Chin na control
- Cavity strikes and presses
Tai chi pushing hands flows directly from the movements of the form, and many pushing-hands motions have martial applications. This book offers a thorough experience of pushing-hands martial applications.
- Fundamental training and conditioning
- Two-person drills
- Downing the opponent
- Chin na control
Tai chi's fighting set serves as a bridge from pushing hands to fighting. The 88-movement two-person form contains a prearranged sequence of strikes and blocks from the long form and from pushing hands. Once the sequence is mastered, students can become creative, free of form, and alive.
- Sense your opponent's actions
- Advance your footwork
- Develop winning strategies
No matter your age or martial prowess, tai chi's martial essence is a necessary and enjoyable way to explore the depths of tai chi chuan - a formidable martial art.
One of the people who have "made the greatest impact on martial arts in the past 100 years." -Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, PhD is a world-renowned author, scholar, and teacher of tai chi chuan. He has been involved in Chinese martial arts since 1961 and maintains over 55 schools in 18 countries. Dr. Yang's writing and teaching include the subjects of kung fu, tai chi chuan, massage, meditation, and chin na, and he is a leading authority on qigong. Dr. Yang is the author of over 35 books and 80 videos.