Tai Ji Quan or Tai Chi Chuan is practiced by many people for health and fitness. However, imbedded with the moves, there are also self defense principles and applications. Most people may be practicing the moves and acquiring some skills that they never know anything about. The fundamental principles and applications of Tai Ji Quan are explained in an easy and fun to read format in this book. Whether you are interested in knowing how and why you have to do the move in a certain way, or you are interested in knowing how to practice and apply the defense skills you may already have, this book...

Ba Ji or Eight Extreme Fist is known to be straightforward and powerful. It is widely practiced in Meng Village, Cang Zhou County, He Bei, northern China. In the previous book, "Ba Zi Jie Xie: A Talk on Rake Fist," the basic 7 hand methods were discussed. They are Cloud (Yun), Pull (Luo), Rise (Ti), Press (An), Hook (Diao), Enclose (Bao) and Entanglement (Chan). In addition, there is the 8th hand method called Stick (Zhan). From the 8 basic hand methods, we may further develop and characterize 24 hand methods. In current book, the 24 hand methods will be introduced. They are represented by 24...

Originally there were only 3 old palms. Over several generations of practitioners, 8 palm methods were compiled. From these 8 palm methods, 64 palm methods were derived. Thus we call the original 8 palm methods "old 8 palms" or "8 large palms." These palm methods are the foundation of Ba Gua Zhang fighting methods. Due to diversified schools and lineages, there are many variations of the 8 palm methods. In this book, the 8 palm methods from Cheng Ting Hua style are introduced. For anyone that is interested in Ba Gua Zhang fighting methods, the contents of this book are essential to know. The...