Tai Chi Book For Beginners
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Welcome to the World of Lee Style T’ai Chi Chuan
(“The Supreme Ultimate”)
If you suffer from tension and stress, you will find that, with practice, you will learn to relax, able to do so whenever you wish.
If you are shy and timid you will find that in time your posture and breathing will improve, making you in turn feel more balanced, confident and in control of yourself.
If you suffer from anger and frustration you will soon remember again the natural beauty and rhythm in life, which cannot be forced, but lived with in harmony.
If you suffer from ill health, you will find that the practice of T’ai Chi will help improve your general health and well-being, increase your energy, tone your muscles, stretch your body, improve your posture and balance, improve your immune system and circulation, improve your strength and flexibility...we could go on and on.
And if you are perfectly healthy and happy, you will find that T’ai Chi is a beautiful, life-affirming
thing to do.
Enjoy . . .
Howard Gibbon
Master Howard Gibbon has been a practitioner of the Taoist Arts since 1973, a student of the late Grand Master Chee Soo for twenty-one years. Through dedicated practice and regular personal training with Chee Soo Howard was awarded the highest grade issued by the Grand Master.Having taught the Lee Family Style for the past 45years Howard has guided over 70 students to Instructor levels and continues the work of his Master in regular classes, weekend seminars and specialised workshops all over the country. Howard has also conducted seminars for the Education Service, Mental Health Authorities, Keep Fit Associations and taught in Jersey and Northern Ireland where he was sponsored by Londonderry County Council.Howard has had several articles published in newspapers and magazines on aspects of the Taoist Arts. Howard has made a personal commitment to pass on the teachings he has received in a way that he feels follows the true spirit of the Arts. Producing his own training DVDs and manuals to help students in the learning process.
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Tai Chi Book For Beginners - Howard Gibbon
Introduction
The Chinese people have been practising the art of Tai Chi Chuan for centuries. In fact it is practiced to such an extent that, in the past, it has drawn the bewildered attention of tourists. All over China many Chinese rise early to practise their Tai Chi movements in the park, on the roof tops, in car parks and on balconies, in fact anywhere they can find a bit of space. Some people practise in groups and some prefer to practise alone. Many people in the West are under the impression that Tai Chi is only for the elderly. This is incorrect, ideally Tai Chi should be taught from an early age. For the last thirty-nine years I have been practising the Taoist Arts which originated in China. I have found Tai Chi Chuan particularly helpful. Tai Chi is excellent for reducing mental stress, and also for reducing tension in the muscles of the body.
The 'Tai Chi Form' is a sequence of movements which are performed in a standing position. The movements are slow and graceful they are also a splendid therapeutic exercise. After having mastered a few movements of the Tai Chi form, as you practise, the muscles of the body will start to relax. The mind, because it is required to focus on the physical movements, stops racing from one thought to another. The mind now starts to become calm. With a little regular practice, anything worthwhile requires a little effort; you will develop a feeling of serenity. This is why Tai Chi is often described as 'Meditation with Movement'.
Tai Chi Chuan is usually translated to mean the 'Supreme Ultimate,' an apt description. Over the years I have learnt, and I am still learning, many things about myself which have helped me to understand myself and others better. The depth of understanding one can obtain from the practice of Tai Chi Chuan is inexhaustible.
This knowledge is not an intellectual study only, or a physical study only, or a spiritual study only, but a harmonious combination of them all. The regular practice of Tai Chi will develop