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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world authority on Tai Chi Chuan and Chinese martial arts.
- 336 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Martial Arts & Self-Defense
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About the Book
Learn control and restraint techniques that reduce injury to your opponent. Revised edition of our classic book on Tai Chi Chin Na includes a new modern, easy-to-follow layout; each movement is presented in 4-6 large photographs with lucid instructions on how to perform them; uses close-ups and motion arrows on the photographs to help with learning. Additional sections include history and fundamentals. According to the NCCAM div. of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2.3-3 million adults practice tai chi in the US.Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
Author of the year" --11th World Congress on Qigong and the American Qigong Association--American Political Science Review
In this revised edition of Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming discusses the martial arts origin of tai chi. His informative explanation and instruction of the fighting application known as chin na reveals its serious intent. Yang's deep knowledge of tai chi and this advanced martial application comes through clearly in his thoughtful writing style. Following explanation of each tai chi technique, he theorizes about how it applies to chin na as a combat tactic. For example, he explains why the subtle spiral motions integral to the tai chi form adapt similarly in chin na: "When you use circular motions, you are able to set up a qin na [chin na] lock before your opponent feels it. A good qin na technique is soft, smooth, and round." Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan represents a valuable contribution to the ongoing development of tai chi as both a health-giving exercise and a martial art. The table of contents lists by subheadings the topics covered within each chapter, a structure that allows readers to select information according to interest and ability. The precisely written text covers advanced tai chi concepts that both inspire and instruct. Words for tai chi postures, techniques, and applications appear in English, followed by transliterations into Chinese pinyin and characters. Footnote references are given at the end of each chapter in either English or Chinese. Tai chi students at all levels will enjoy this book, which also serves as a reliable reference for those interested in learning about a martial application.--Margaret Cullison, This guide offers excellent instruction for those who wish to know more about this internal martial art. "Foreword Reviews "
Kung Fu artist of the year.--Black belt Magazine
Man of the year--Inside Kung Fu Magazine
About the Author
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a world authority on Tai Chi Chuan and Chinese martial arts. He maintains 55 schools in 18 countries. He is the author of over 35 books and 80 instructional videos, nominated as a person 'who has made the greatest impact on martial arts in the past 100 years'--Inside Kung Fu Magazine (1999). Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming resides and teaches at his retreat center in Miranda, California.