The Art of Traditional Taijiquan - Book Outline
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Title Page: The Art of Traditional Taijiquan
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 What is the art of martial arts?
Chapter 2 What is Taiji and what is Taijiquan?
2.1 How does Taijiquan work?
2.2 How does Taijiquan reduce stress?
2.3 How can Taijiquan benefit me?
2.4 What is Qi气?
Chapter 3 History of Taijiquan
3.1 Early origins
3.2 The legend about Zhang Sanfeng
3.3 Yang Luchan 杨露禅 (1799 AD – 1872 AD)
3.4 Why Taijiquan did not originate from the Chen Village
3.5 Was Jiang Fa from the Qing dynasty or Ming dynasty?
3.6 How the name “Taijiquan” came about
Chapter 4 The “Gongfu” of “softness” in Taijiquan?
4.1 Luchan’s encounter with a Shaolin monk
4.2 Taking a nap under the tree
4.3 Yang Jianhou’s application skills
4.4 Beware of old man in the alley way
4.5 Be careful who you bump into on the street
4.6 Whatever you do, do not touch him!
4.7 My final thoughts on the subject
Chapter 5 “Gongfu” is time
Chapter 6 Practising Taijiquan in isolation
Chapter 7 Yang Luchan’s Taijiquan lineage
Chapter 8 Song Shuming’s Taijiquan lineage
Chapter 9 The Yang Family Taijiquan legacy
Chapter 10 Taijiquan lineages originating from Yang Luchan
Chapter 11 What is traditional Taijiquan?
Chapter 12 Ten essential principles by Yang Chengfu
Chapter 13 Eight fundamentals of form practice
Chapter 14 Key points in the form practice
Chapter 15 Taijiquan standing postures
Chapter 16 Photographs of Yang Chengfu
Chapter 16 Yang Chengfu’s Sword Demonstration
Chapter 17 Insights into Yang Family Taijiquan with Fu Shengyuan
Chapter 18 Lessons in traditional Taijiquan with Fu Zhongwen
Chapter 19 Taijiquan as a way of life
Bibliography
Index
Is the book out, I'd like to read it. Matt from USA Yongnian Association.