Hine,John Yang Tai Chi Chuan 1992.pdf

Yang Tai Chi Chuan

JOHN HINE

A & C Black • London

First published 1992 by

A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd

35 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JH

ISBN 0 7136 3576 2

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Acknowledgements

All photography by Sylvio Dokov.

Typeset by CG Graphic Services,

Aylesbury

Printed and bound in Great Britain by

Whitstable Litho Ltd,

Whitstable, Kent

Contents

Preface 5

Introduction 7

What is tai chi? 11

Chi 13

Chi and the martial arts 16

The three internal martial arts 17

The history of tai chi chuan 19

Tai chi and health 22

How to practise tai chi 25

Warm-up 31

Stances 39

The tai chi solo form 46

Pushing hands 134

Meditation 148

Chi kung 152

Self-defence applications 162

Tai chi double-edged sword form 176

Index 223

The author

Master John Hine has studied the martial arts and mental disciplines of the Far

East for the last 30 years. In that time he has trained under several fine masters

and experts, both at home and in the Far East. Prominent among these teachers

was master K. H. Chu, one of the three heirs of the Yang style of tai chi taught by

grandmaster Yang Shou Chung. The author has also trained with master L. H. Lo,

a direct descendant of the famous Yang family, especially skilled in the use of tai

chi weapons.

John Hine is currently the Chief Instructor of the United Kingdom Tai Chi

Chuan Association and a founder member of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain.

The United Kingdom Tai Chi Chuan Association has produced a VHS video of the

tai chi long form taught in this book. For details on how to obtain this video and

for more information on classes, courses and seminars run by the United

Kingdom Tai Chi Chuan Association, please send a S.A.E. to the address below.

J. Hine Productions Ltd

P.O. Box 159

Bromley

KENT

BRI 3XX

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