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| Tai Chi for Two - The
Practice of Push Hands
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Push Hands is a basic exercise for
two partners that is practiced by students of T'ai Chi. Paul
Crompton presents it here as a means of training oneself to
relax under physical and mental pressure and to improve one's
interactions with others in everyday life. Confronting the fear
of threats to one's self-image and of losing one's balance is
part of the psychological dimension of this practice. The author
also offers, in workbook style, instruction in the fundamentals
of the soft form of Push Hands and prepares the ground for
studying the hard form, which is the actual fighting style. With
step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrating the
movements, plus chapters on the concept of ch'i and Taoist
philosophy, the book provides both practical advice and a
philosophical appreciation of this popular Chinese exercise.
Paul Crompton has been teaching T'ai Chi in England since the
early 1970's. He is the editor of the British magazine Karate
and Oriental Arts and the author of several books, including
the T'ai Chi Workbook.
Item # : 91529
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