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Tai Chi Handbook
The ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi explained. This work highlights the different ways Tai Chi can best be focused for optimal to improve health as exercise, connecting the mind and body through meditation, or as self-defense. Photographs accompany form descriptions to better show the rhythmic and graceful postures that together make the fluid movements of Tai Chi. Regular practice of this relaxed mental-physical exercise, often described as "meditation in motion," increases coordination, balance, and harmony with nature. Herman Kauz, widely-respected teacher of Tai Chi (and a practitioner of not only Tai Chi but also Akido, Judo, and Karate) here distills the very central theses of Tai Chi lifestyle and practice. A perfect manual for the beginner or the seasoned expert, the Tai Chi Handbook is a classic in its field, now revised for a new generation of readers.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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September 7, 2018
Tai Chi Handbook
Kauz Herman,
With a new introduction by the auth
Here we go.
Interesting book.
Gave it a read.
Tried the moves.
Reached the conclusion that I should look for an instructor!
Notes:
16: …tai chi form excludes extreme movements and emphasizes gradualness in learning, its practitioners avoid the pulled muscles and other injuries that sometimes accompany more strenuous activities.
20: Exercising should be considered an essential part of our life – essential because it provides the strength and health that enables us to travel the longest distances possible along our chosen path..
Tai Chi as meditation
http://taichibali.com/data/TAI%20CHI%...
TAI CHI As Self-Defense
TAI CHI Form
1. Keep the body perpendicular to the ground
2. Breathe naturally
3. Eliminate all unnecessary tension from the body
4. Maintain a low center of gravity
5. Think of the lower abdomen as the body’s center
6. Maintain one continuous speed
7. Coordinate are and hand movement with body movements
8. Think of the air as possessing the tangibility of water
9. Remain alert
10. Concentrate fully on performing each movement with the mind as well as the body
35: starting position…#1 and 253 of them in all.
Tomorrow’s morning routine?
172 To achieve optimum development in tai chi, we must find a qualified teacher.
#TaiChi
Kauz Herman,
With a new introduction by the auth
Here we go.
Interesting book.
Gave it a read.
Tried the moves.
Reached the conclusion that I should look for an instructor!
Notes:
16: …tai chi form excludes extreme movements and emphasizes gradualness in learning, its practitioners avoid the pulled muscles and other injuries that sometimes accompany more strenuous activities.
20: Exercising should be considered an essential part of our life – essential because it provides the strength and health that enables us to travel the longest distances possible along our chosen path..
Tai Chi as meditation
http://taichibali.com/data/TAI%20CHI%...
TAI CHI As Self-Defense
TAI CHI Form
1. Keep the body perpendicular to the ground
2. Breathe naturally
3. Eliminate all unnecessary tension from the body
4. Maintain a low center of gravity
5. Think of the lower abdomen as the body’s center
6. Maintain one continuous speed
7. Coordinate are and hand movement with body movements
8. Think of the air as possessing the tangibility of water
9. Remain alert
10. Concentrate fully on performing each movement with the mind as well as the body
35: starting position…#1 and 253 of them in all.
Tomorrow’s morning routine?
172 To achieve optimum development in tai chi, we must find a qualified teacher.
#TaiChi
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