Tai Chi Fa Jin: Advanced Techniques for Discharging Chi Energy

Tai Chi Fa Jin: Advanced Techniques for Discharging Chi Energy

A guide to the seemingly effortless yet explosively powerful martial art techniques of Fa Jin

â€¢ Explains how to collect energy within and discharge it for self-defense as well as healing

â€¢ Explores how to counter the natural instinct to resist force with force and develop yielding softness through the 13 Original Movements of Tai Chi

â€¢ Illustrates routines for the partner practice of â€œPush Handsâ€ (Tui Shou)

Fa Jin, an advanced yang style of Tai Chi, complements the physical, mental, and spiritual conditioning available through solo Tai Chi practice and the internal martial arts of Taoism. Fa Jin enables adepts to harness the energy of yin, yang, and the earth in the lower tan tien and discharge it as an extremely close-range yet explosively powerful blow in self-defense and partner practice as well as in healing techniques.

Integrating the teachings of many Taoist masters, including Chang San-Feng, the creator of Tai Chi; Wang Tsung-Yueh, the legendary 19th-century master; Bruce Lee, the actor and martial artist who made the â€œone-inch punchâ€ technique famous; and the Magus of Java, a living master able to discharge energy in the form of electric shocks, this book explores the history, philosophy, internal exercises, and physical practices of Fa Jin. Drawing on Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Tan Tien Chi Kung techniques, Master Mantak Chia and Andrew Jan reveal the secrets to collecting yin and yang in the lower tan tien and discharging the energy in a seemingly effortless yet explosive blow. Illustrating several routines of the Tai Chi partner practice of â€œPush Handsâ€ (Tui Shou), they explain how to apply Fa Jin techniques by â€œlisteningâ€ to your opponentâ€™s intentions and countering the natural instinct to resist force with force through yielding softness and redirection. The authors also detail how to prepare for this advanced practice through stretching, meditation, breathing, relaxation, and energetic exercises.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Destiny Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 50973
ReleaseDate 2012-03-14
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 001594774285
EANs 0001594774285

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Destiny Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	50973
ReleaseDate	2012-03-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	001594774285
EANs	0001594774285

Tai Chi Fa Jin: Advanced Techniques for Discharging Chi Energy

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