T'ai Chi Ch'üan

Sophia Delza is the first and greatest master of the Wu style of T'ai Chi Ch'üan in the Western world. She spent many years in China studying under the great master Ma Yüeh-Liang.

Foreword:

Robert C. Neville

Introduction: By Way of a Beginning

A Contemporary View

Historical Background: A Consistent Heritage

Part One: The Way of T'ai-Chi Ch'üan

Ch. 1. What T'ai-Chi Ch'üan Is

Ch. 2. Fundamentals and Principles

Ch. 3. Suggestions for Study: Explanatory Note

Part Two: The Exercise-Art of T'ai-Chi Ch'üan

Ch. 4. The Complete Composition in Action

Ch. 5. The T'ai-Chi Ch'üan Classics

Part Three: Interpretation

Ch. 6. Dimensions of Meaning—Dimensions of Method

Ch. 7. The Unity of the Way

I. Way of the Body: Quiet Strength

II. Way of the Mind: Tranquil Power

III. Way of the Structure: Ordered Diversity

Ch. 8. Essential Features of the Way of Structure

Ch. 9. The Art of the Science of T'ai-Chi Ch'üan: A Summary

Part Four: The Life

Ch. 10. Reflections on the Spirit and the Art of T'ai-Chi Ch'üan

Ch. 11. Nature of T'ai-Chi Ch'üan: Quotations

Ch. 12. Movement and Being: A Prose-Poem

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