42nd Style Tai Chi Chuan Competition Form: Teaching and Learning

Author: Kan Guixiang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The book "42-Style Tai Chi Competition Form—Teaching and Learning" introduces methods for breaking down the form for teaching. It covers key points, common mistakes, correction techniques, and the offensive and defensive meanings of each movement, which will help beginners master the techniques more accurately. Beginners should learn this competition form following the principle of progressing from easy to difficult and from simple to complex. You can follow these three steps for learning: First, practice basic skills, basic methods, and basic movements to master fundamental movement methods and typical actions, laying a foundation for learning the form. Then, practice the complete form by breaking it down, becoming more proficient in the specifications of the movements, striving for smooth, coordinated, and fluid execution. Finally, further consolidate and improve the technical practice of the form's movements, continuously enhancing the rhythm of yin-yang, empty-full, fast-slow, and accumulation-release. Focus on the application of power, achieving coordinated coordination between intention, breathing, and movement to reach the state of internal and external unity of mind and Qi. The 42-Style Tai Chi is one of the most practiced Tai Chi forms. The author is a Tai Chi coach at Beijing Sport University, with years of teaching experience. Scientifically and reasonably, the book explains the methods for breaking down and guiding the teaching of this form, incorporating explanations of key points, common mistakes, corrections, and the offensive and defensive meanings of the movements. This enables readers to more accurately grasp the specifications, technical requirements, movement directions, and paths of the form, allowing them to learn and practice the 42-Style Tai Chi faster and more standardly, achieving the goal of strengthening the body and promoting health.