Chapter 1 An Overview of Tai Ji Quan /1
Section 1 The Origin and Development of Tai Ji Quan /2
Section 2 The Major Schools of Tai Ji Quan /8
Section 3 The Fitness Principles and Health Preserving Effects of Tai Ji Quan /10
Chapter 2 Tai Ji Quan and Traditional Chinese Medicine /14
Section 1 The Connotation of Tai Ji Quan /15
Section 2 TCM Theory of Health Preservation Manifested in Tai Ji Quan /18
Chapter 3 The Fundamental Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /27
Section 1 The Requirements and Fundamental Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /28
Section 2 The Basic Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /32
Section 3 Tai Ji Standing Stance Exercise (zhuāng gōng, 桩功) /47
Chapter 4 Tai Ji Quan Routines /52
Section 1 24 Movements Tai Ji Quan /53
Section 2 The Concise 18 Movements Chen Style Tai Ji Quan /79
Chapter 5 Tai Ji Instruments /104
Chapter 6 Tai Ji Pushing Hands (Tui Shou, 推手) /135
Section 1 Single Pushing Hands /136
Section 2 Double Pushing Hands /146
Section 3 Four - hand Techniques with Coordinating Steps /
Appendix Terminologies /160
References /167
