Tai Chi Chuan Simplified Tutorial (with CD-ROM)

Author: Yu Cuilan
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Tai Chi is a unique gem in Chinese traditional culture. Based on over 20 years of teaching experience, this tutorial takes enhancing the cultural connotation of Tai Chi as its main thread. According to the basic principles of practicing and skill formation in Simplified Tai Chi, the content is designed from the perspective of "how to learn" for practitioners. The book is divided into four parts: Overview, Practice, Guidance, and Resources.
The Overview section briefly summarizes the history of Tai Chi, the creation, characteristics, and functions of Simplified Tai Chi. The Practice section reorganizes the learning content from the perspective of "learning," reducing the difficulty of study. Through repeated demonstrations and imitation exercises following the sequence of "whole-part-whole" movements, practitioners gradually master the skills and integrate knowledge and skills. The Guidance section provides comprehensive guidance for practitioners throughout the learning process and elaborates on the difficulties and key points of movement learning. The Resources section introduces famous figures in Tai Chi, routine images, classic literature, and related Tai Chi and Tai Chi Sword.
Additionally, the book is accompanied by a bilingual VCD teaching disc, fully utilizing modern educational technology to comprehensively, systematically, and visually introduce the complete routine and practice methods of Simplified Tai Chi. It can serve as a reference for learning alongside the book.