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2 Simplifying T'ai Chi

Sun Style 32
T'ai Chi Forms Modified For Health 33
Just Qi Gong - Not T'ai Chi 35
Chapter 6 Before You Begin 37
What Do I Wear? 37
Best Time & Place 37
Impromptu T'ai Chi 38
The T'ai Chi Salute 39
Do's & Dont's 41
After Your First Lessons 42
Chapter 7 Introducing a Few Words You'll Meet 45
The Terminology of T'ai Chi 45
'Allegorical' and 'Real' terms 45
Spelling - Western or Pin Yin? 46
What do you mean by ....? 46
Chapter 8 Getting Started 55

The Rooted Tree 55
Basic Posture 56
General Body Posture 57
A Relaxed Posture 57
The Head and Neck 58
The Chest and Back 59
The Legs 59
The Feet 60
The Knees 60
The Shoulders and Arms 61
The Hands 61
The Mouth 62
The Eyes 62
Chapter 9 How To Achieve Posture & Movement 65
The Basic Starting Posture 65
Weight Shift 68
Stepping Forward & Backward 70
Knee Movements 74
Simple Turns 76
Kicks 79
Kua 81
Transferring From A Low To A High Stance 83

Chapter 10 T'ai Chi Harmony 85
Breathing 85
Lower Abdominal Breathing 86
The Philosophy of Deep Breathing 86
Yin & Yang 87
Six Harmonies 89
Three External Harmonies 89
Three Internal Harmonies 90
The Six Harmonies Together As One 91
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