Acknowledgements | p. 9 |
A note on Romanisation | p. 11 |
What to expect from this book | p. 13 |
Preliminaries and Preconceptions | |
A Punnet of Problems | p. 23 |
The problems of gradings | |
The problem of cultural communication | |
The problem of language | |
The need for contextual study | |
The systems approach | |
The basic Chinese world view | |
Conclusion | |
What's in a Word? | p. 39 |
Taijiquan as self cultivation | |
Cultivation | |
Qi | |
Yin-Yang | |
Qi Gong | |
Schools of Qi Gong: Internal and external | |
The use of sensitivity | |
The use of intention (will/imagination) | |
The three systems in Qi Gong | |
Types of Qi Gong | |
Jing Gong | |
Jing-Dong Gong | |
Dong Gong | |
Use of Xin (sensitivity) and Yi (will) in Qi Gong | |
Summary | |
Laying the Martial Ghost | p. 59 |
Taijiquan as self-defence | |
Self-defence and martial art | |
Wu and martial are not the same | |
Martial art and Wu Shu | |
Wu Shu, Gong Fu and self cultivation | |
Taijiquan as Wu Shu | |
Three levels of testing in Taijiquan | |
The role of 'sparring' in Taijiquan | |
A Taijiquan approach to Wu Shu | |
A personal encounter | |
Conclusion | |
Initial Foundation | |
Returning to Nature: Restoring Spring | p. 83 |
The meaning of Natural in Taijiquan | |
The Rectification of the body | |
The need for a teacher | |
The Rectified body | |
The Rectified body: No blocking or wasting | |
Natural alignment | |
Structure and posture | |
The application of Yin-Yang to the body | |
Conclusion | |
Learning How to Learn | p. 104 |
Don't try too hard | |
Should is a condition - not a command | |
Wei Wu-Wei | |
Song | |
'Song' is the expression of Taiji in the body | |
Testing | |
Methods of testing | |
Testing 'Song' | |
Making the most of your teacher | |
Summary | |
Basic standing posture | |
Three Circle Theory | |
Methods and Techniques | p. 130 |
Taiji and Taijiquan are not the same | |
Daoyin | |
What are methods and techniques? | |
People are individuals, unique and different | |
Daoyin is Qi Gong | |
Daoyin and Gong Fu: Internal and external | |
Daoyin in Taijiquan | |
An exercise to learn Daoyin | |
The three systems of Daoyin Qi Gong | |
Conclusion | |
The Art of Taijiquan | |
The Six Secrets | p. 153 |
The Six Secrets | |
Nei Gong | |
The Six Secrets as Nei Gong | |
Discussion of the Six Secrets | |
Three Circle Theory | |
Yin-Yang Form | |
'Spiral', or Qi, Form | |
Centre-Turn Form | |
Spiral in the leg | |
Yin-Yang Head and Hands | |
Conclusion | |
Practise to Perfection | p. 193 |
The syllabus of Taijiquan | |
The Taijiquan teacher's job | |
Practising Taijiquan | |
Syllabus, technique and method | |
Internal breathing: Nei Gong | |
Nei Gong Daoyin exercise | |
Testing and warnings | |
Traditional Nei Gong | |
Conclusion | |
Appendix: Forms, Techniques and Practices | p. 207 |
References | p. 210 |
Bibliography | p. 211 |
Index | p. 214 |
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