H. C. Chao. - Tai Chi Chuan: It's Effects and Practical Applications.

Tai Сhi Chuan: It's Effects and Practical Applications. Particular attention in the book is paid to the combat application of this internal martial art.  The “Tai Chi Chuan: Its Effects and Practical Application” is one of the older books in English on Tai Chi that describes the Full-Length Yang Style Form. The Chinese say that the "Secret to long life is Tai Chi Chuan." By practicing Tai-Chi Chuan one will find that the muscles strengthened, blood circulation regulated, Spirit stimulated and whole body refreshed. It promotes digestion, changes the weight of the body so that thin people can have their weight increased, altering their weakness to soundness, while fat ones can reduce their weight to a proper standard health. Besides, it helps to restore sick people to their original state more efficacious than medicine. In short, the merits of the Art cannot be enumerated by just a few lines of words. Tai Chi and Pugilism: "To move hands, shoulders, elbows, fists, palms, and fingers; feet, legs, knees, toes, sides of feet, and soles; or hands and feet together, so as to form various posture systematically following one another - this is called pugilism. It is employed as a physical exercise to regulate the circulation of blood, stretch the ligaments, develop the bones, and deepen the breathing. The postures can also be employed in giving and resisting attacks." ----------------- BOOK DETAILS Publisher ‏:    Meadea Enterprises Company (1995)Language :   EnglishPaperback : ‎ 182 pages / 8.0 x 6.0 inches