Part 2: Suiting Up and Setting Out
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
Part
2
Suiting Up and Setting Out
In This Part
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 2 prepares you for your first T’ai Chi class, fashion-wise and otherwise. However, for those with T’ai Chi experience, it may also provide valuable insights on how to make your ongoing T’ai Chi experience even more meaningful, both internally and externally.
Knowing when and where to do T’ai Chi can enrich your T’ai Chi experience and can even help treat certain health conditions. You will also learn the ins and outs of T’ai Chi etiquette and how to get the most out of T’ai Chi by becoming aware of the different ways it is taught.
Even advanced T’ai Chi students can benefit from this part’s explanation of some of the mental and emotional challenges T’ai Chi practitioners encounter. If you’re an advanced student, this part will validate your own experiences. If you’re a beginner, these insights will prepare you for those same challenges so you can ride them out and hang in there for the long, beautiful haul with T’ai Chi. If you’re a teacher, this part will help you and your student through those rough spots.
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