Full Description
Chin Na is the art of seizing and controlling, it is a major element of all Chinese martial arts including Tai Chi Chuan.
Today, most people practice Tai Chi Chuan to maintain health or cure sickness. For the last fifty years the martial aspects of Tai Chi Chuan have been ignored, and the art is now incomplete. Most practitioners no longer understand the martial applications of Tai Chi Chuan, or even that it is a martial art. For example, the concept and training methods of Tai Chi Jin (or Tai Chi martial power), and how to apply internal Qi in the martial arts have become an unfamiliar subject in Tai Chi societies today. As a result, actual martial applications of Jin and Qi, such as Chin Na or Cavity Strikes, are currently not popularly known or studied.
To preserve Tai Chi's martial aspect, this book presents numerous Tai Chi Chin Na (Qin Na), the art of controlling an opponent through joint locks and cavity strikes.
Tai Chi Chin Na is one of the four main martial training categories of Tai Chi Chuan (the other three categories are striking, kicking, and wrestling/downing the opponent). Of all these four, Chin Na is the most effective, practical, powerful, and easiest to learn. Once you have mastered Tai Chi Chin Na, you will be able to apply the theory and techniques to any other martial style you practice. If you are a Tai Chi beginner, Tai Chi Chin Na could offer you a key to enter the door of martial Tai Chi.
This book provides a solid and practical approach to learning Tai Chi Chin Na accurately and quickly. You will learn specific techniques that flow from each movement, the proper hand forms to use when striking or pressing cavities, and the locations for targeting cavities on the body. Includes 858 photographs with motion arrows!
General concepts of Chin Na
Basic Chin Na theory and training
51 Chin Na techniques for peng, lu, ji, and an
41 Chin Na techniques for cai, lei, zhou, and kao
103 Chin Na applications for the 37 primary Tai Chi postures
17 Chin Na techniques for Tai Chi Pushing Hands
No matter your age or martial prowess, Tai Chi Chin Na is a necessary and enjoyable way to explore the depths of Tai Chi—a formidable martial art.
Contents
Foreword by Grandmaster Li, Mao-Ching
Foreword by Grandmaster Jou, Tsung-Hwa
Foreword by Master Liang, Shou-Yu
Preface by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Chapter 1. General Concepts
1-1. Introduction
1-2. Qin Na Categories and Theory
1-3. Different Levels of Qin Na Techniques
1-4. Qin Na and Health
1-5. Differences between Shaolin Qin Na and Taiji Qin Na
1-6. About This Book
Chapter 2. Basic Taiji Theory
2-1. Introduction 27
2-2. The Three Different Fighting Ranges and Circles
2-3. The Thirteen Postures
2-4. Yi, Qi, and Action
Chapter 3. Qin Na in Peng, Lu, Ji, and An
3-1. Introduction
3-2. Qin Na in Peng
3-3. Qin Na in Lu
3-4. Qin Na in Ji
3-5. Qin Na in An
Chapter 4. Qin Na in Cai, Lie, Zhou, and Kao
4-1. Introduction
4-2. Qin Na in Cai
4-3. Qin Na in Lie
4-4. Qin Na in Zhou
4-5. Qin Na in Kao
Chapter 5: Qin Na Applications in Taijiquan Postures
5-1. Introduction
5-2. Hand Forms for Cavity Press
5-3. Qin Na and Cavity Press in Taiji Postures
Chapter 6. Qin Na in Taiji Pushing Hands
6-1. Introduction
6-2. Qin Na in Taiji Pushing Hands
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix A: Names of Qin Na Techniques
Appendix B: Translation of Thirty-Seven Postures
Appendix C: Translation and Glossary of Chinese Terms
Index
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