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by Angela Wong Douglas,
Bill Douglas
The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong Illustrated, Fourth Edition
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: T’ai Chi: Relax into Raw Power
- 1 Why Practice T’ai Chi and QiGong?
- 2 Medical T’ai Chi & QiGong: The Prescription for the Future
- 3 Expanding Your Mind and Lightening Your Heart
- 4 Finding Your Center—Feeling Your Center
- Part 2: Suiting Up and Setting Out
- 5 Planning Ahead: Where and When to Practice T’ai Chi
- 6 Be Prepared: Your First Day of Class
- 7 Horse Stance and Other Terms
- Part 3: Starting Down the QiGong Path to T’ai Chi
- 8 Introducing QiGong
- 9 Sitting QiGong (Jing Gong or Nei Gong)
- 10 Moving QiGong (Dong Gong)
- 11 QiGong Warm-Up Exercises
- Part 4: Learning a T’ai Chi Long Form
- 12 Introducing the Kuang Ping Yang Style
- 13 T’ai Chi Long Form Instruction
- Strike Palm to Ask Blessings, #1
- Grasp the Bird’s Tail, #2
- Single Whip, #3
- White Crane Cools Its Wings, #4
- Brush Knee Twist Step, #5
- Apparent Closing, #6
- Push Turn and Carry Tiger to Mountain, #7
- Spiraling Hands to Focus Mind Toward the Temple to Parry and Punch, #8
- Fist Under Elbow, #9
- Repulse the Monkey, #10
- Stork Covers Its Wing/Sword in Sheath, #11
- Slow Palm Slant Flying, #12
- Raise Right Hand and Left: Turn and Repeat (Part I), #13
- Wave Hand Over Light/Fly Pulling Back, #14
- Fan Through the Arms, #15
- Green Dragon Rising from the Water, #16
- Single Whip (Part II), #17
- Wave Hands Like Clouds (3), #18 (Part I, Linear Style)
- Single Whip (Part III), #19
- High Pat on Horse/Guarding the Temples, #20
- Lower Block/Upper Block, Separation of Right Foot; Lower Block/Upper Block, Separation of Left Foot, #21
- Turn and Kick with Sole, #22
- Wind Blowing Lotus Leaves (4), #23
- Block Up/Fist Down, #24
- Turn and Double Kick, #25
- Parry and Punch, #26
- Step Back/Lower Block/Upper Block, Kick Front, #27
- Lower Block/Upper Block Separation of Right Foot, #28
- Parry and Punch, #29
- Chop Opponent with Fist (Pivot and Rotate Fist)(3), #30
- Sink to the Earth/Backward Elbow Strike, #31
- Single Whip, 3/4 Single Whip (Part IV), #32
- Partition of Wild Horse’s Mane (4) and Single Whip, #33
- Fair Lady Works at Shuttles, #34
- Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Part II), #35
- Single Whip (Part V), #36
- Wave Hands Like Clouds (Part II, Linear Style), #37
- Single Whip Down, Return to the Earth (Part I), #38
- Golden Cock Stands on One Leg (×4), #39
- Repulse the Monkey (3) (Part II), #40
- Movements #41 Through #44
- Fan Through the Arms (Backhand Slap), #45
- Step Push/Box Opponent’s Ears/Cannon Through Sky, #46
- Single Whip (Part VI), #47
- Wave Hands Like Clouds (Round Style; Part I), #48
- Single Whip (Part VII), #49
- High Pat on Horse (Part II), #50
- Cross Wave of Water Lily Kick (Part I), #51
- Parry Up; Downward Strike, #52
- Movements #53 Through #56
- Step Up to Form Seven Stars, #57
- Retreat to Ride the Tiger, #58
- Slanting Body/Turn the Moon, #59
- Cross Wave of Water Lily (Part II), #60
- Stretch Bow to Shoot Tiger, #61
- Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Right Style), #62
- Grasp the Bird’s Tail (Left Style), #63
- Grand Terminus; Gather Heaven to Earth, #64
- Part 5: T’ai Chi’s Buffet of Short, Sword, and Fan Styles
- Part 6: Life Applications
- 18 T’ai Chi as Therapy for Young and Old
- 19 T’ai Chi’s Philosophy of Balance and Flow
- 20 T’ai Chi as Corporate Wellness
- 21 Do T’ai Chi and Change the World
- 22 Celebrating World T’ai Chi and QiGong Day
- Appendixes
- Index
- About The Author
T’ai Chi & QiGong
Fourth Edition
by Bill Douglas and Angela Wong Douglas
A member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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