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    The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone
    This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers
    Audiobook series2 titles

    The Tai Chi Trilogy Series

    Written by Paul Read

    Narrated by Paul Read

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    About this series

    So many disciplines promise happiness, security, health, wisdom or enlightenment, but few deliver more than just words. Yet, when you fuse together an ancient eastern practice with a thoroughly 21st century take - you create something beautifully intriguing and inspiringly new that encompasses so many of these qualities: Bean Curd Boxing.

    Combining the simplicity of Tai Chi, the soft wisdom of the ancient sages and a tender light-hearted approach to learning, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing shows you: 

    * How to absorb the basics of these arts into your daily activities with no sweat and no stress

    * How to remain tranquil and calm under the stress of daily encounters 

    * How to perfect the ancient art of 'doing without doing' in order to softly Get Things Done 

    * How to become a slow ninja amongst a planet of speed freaks 

    In a world of Information Overload, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing offers an alternative source of wisdom: practical and original exercises for re-learning good posture, good breathing habits and building powerful new energy boosting habits.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCraving Distraction Ltd
    Release dateApr 8, 2018
    The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone
    This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers

    Titles in the series (2)

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      This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers
      This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers

      This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers

      Paul Read
      5/5 - 14 ratings
      5/5 - 14 ratings

      Everything you need to know about Tai Chi, including how to find a class...what happens in a class...how long it takes to learn...the difference between the styles and a unique history of the art in China and its travels to the West. See below for a complete list of the 50 Questions that the book answers. This fascinating audio version of the book is full of insights, anecdotes, facts and humour about the world of Tai Chi. The Question and Answer format makes it easy to digest, so you will not only understand this ancient and noble art, but more importantly, feel empowered to choose the class of Tai Chi that is right for you.  Written and narrated by Paul Read (the teapotmonk), he is an author, podcaster and on-line Instructor with over 25 years experience of teaching Tai Chi in both the UK and Spain. He conveys the essence of Tai Chi in a delightful, entertaining and easily understandable way.  Below is a complete list of the 50 Questions that appear in the book:  Q1. Why learn Tai Chi? Q2. What happens in a Tai Chi Class? Q3. What does 'Yielding', 'Sticking' and 'Rooting' mean? Q4. What does 'Tai Chi Chuan' mean? Q5. What's the difference between Tai Chi, Tai Chi Chuan and T’ai Chi Ch’uan? Q6. What about Tai Ji Quan and Tai Chi? Q7. Will I have to wear a Chinese Silk Uniform if I join a Class? Q8. Will I have to wear those Little Flat Black Shoes? Q9. Where did it all begin? Q10. Can you give me a more straightforward version? Q11. How did Tai Chi arrive in the West? Q12. What are the main Styles of Tai Chi? Q13. How are the schools different from one another? Q14. Which Style would be better to learn? Q15. Is it important to learn Tai Chi from a Chinese Practitioner? Q16. What is the Form? Q17. What is the best way to learn the Form? Q18. How long does the Form take to learn? Q19. Are there different Forms? Q20. Why bother with a Long Form when you can learn the Short Form? Q21. Why should I practice in public? Q22. Is Tai Chi a Martial Art? Q23. Do I need to learn a Weapon too? Q24. But are Swords not expensive? Q25. What if I have no interest in competing or the martial applications? Q26. So what are the other applications of Tai Chi, if not martial? Q27. Will Tai Chi help my Toothache go away? Q28. Can you not say specifically how Tai Chi will improve my physical health? Q29. What about my 96 year-old Aunt? She says she want to learn too? Q30. What about my two-year-old Niece, is there an optimal age to start learning Tai Chi? Q31. I have heard it said that Tai Chi is a Form of “Moving Meditation”. What does this mean? Q32. Why do my Knees Ache after practice? Q33. What is Ch'i Energy? Q34. Where is this Ch'i? Q35. Is it the same as the energy channels my Acupuncturist talks about? Q36: What is Chi Gung? Q37. What has Philosophy to do with Tai Chi? Q38. Should I 'Be like Water my Friend'? Q39. Wu Who? Q40. Why would I want to do with Less? Q41. Where does the Yin Yang Symbol fit into all of this? Q42. What is the Book of Changes about? Q43. What about the other classic book, The Tao Te Ching? Q44. Can you learn Tai Chi from a DVD? &l

      Everything you need to know about Tai Chi, including how to find a class...what happens in a class...how long it takes to learn...the difference between the styles and a unique history of the art in China and its travels to the West. See below for a complete list of the 50 Questions that the book answers. This fascinating audio version of the book is full of insights, anecdotes, facts and humour about the world of Tai Chi. The Question and Answer format makes it easy to digest, so you will not only understand this ancient and noble art, but more importantly, feel empowered to choose the class of Tai Chi that is right for you.  Written and narrated by Paul Read (the teapotmonk), he is an author, podcaster and on-line Instructor with over 25 years experience of teaching Tai Chi in both the UK and Spain. He conveys the essence of Tai Chi in a delightful, entertaining and easily understandable way.  Below is a complete list of the 50 Questions that appear in the book:  Q1. Why learn Tai Chi? Q2. What happens in a Tai Chi Class? Q3. What does 'Yielding', 'Sticking' and 'Rooting' mean? Q4. What does 'Tai Chi Chuan' mean? Q5. What's the difference between Tai Chi, Tai Chi Chuan and T’ai Chi Ch’uan? Q6. What about Tai Ji Quan and Tai Chi? Q7. Will I have to wear a Chinese Silk Uniform if I join a Class? Q8. Will I have to wear those Little Flat Black Shoes? Q9. Where did it all begin? Q10. Can you give me a more straightforward version? Q11. How did Tai Chi arrive in the West? Q12. What are the main Styles of Tai Chi? Q13. How are the schools different from one another? Q14. Which Style would be better to learn? Q15. Is it important to learn Tai Chi from a Chinese Practitioner? Q16. What is the Form? Q17. What is the best way to learn the Form? Q18. How long does the Form take to learn? Q19. Are there different Forms? Q20. Why bother with a Long Form when you can learn the Short Form? Q21. Why should I practice in public? Q22. Is Tai Chi a Martial Art? Q23. Do I need to learn a Weapon too? Q24. But are Swords not expensive? Q25. What if I have no interest in competing or the martial applications? Q26. So what are the other applications of Tai Chi, if not martial? Q27. Will Tai Chi help my Toothache go away? Q28. Can you not say specifically how Tai Chi will improve my physical health? Q29. What about my 96 year-old Aunt? She says she want to learn too? Q30. What about my two-year-old Niece, is there an optimal age to start learning Tai Chi? Q31. I have heard it said that Tai Chi is a Form of “Moving Meditation”. What does this mean? Q32. Why do my Knees Ache after practice? Q33. What is Ch'i Energy? Q34. Where is this Ch'i? Q35. Is it the same as the energy channels my Acupuncturist talks about? Q36: What is Chi Gung? Q37. What has Philosophy to do with Tai Chi? Q38. Should I 'Be like Water my Friend'? Q39. Wu Who? Q40. Why would I want to do with Less? Q41. Where does the Yin Yang Symbol fit into all of this? Q42. What is the Book of Changes about? Q43. What about the other classic book, The Tao Te Ching? Q44. Can you learn Tai Chi from a DVD? &l

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      The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone
      The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone

      The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing: Tai Chi and the Noble Art of Leaving Things Undone

      Paul Read
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      So many disciplines promise happiness, security, health, wisdom or enlightenment, but few deliver more than just words. Yet, when you fuse together an ancient eastern practice with a thoroughly 21st century take - you create something beautifully intriguing and inspiringly new that encompasses so many of these qualities: Bean Curd Boxing. Combining the simplicity of Tai Chi, the soft wisdom of the ancient sages and a tender light-hearted approach to learning, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing shows you:  * How to absorb the basics of these arts into your daily activities with no sweat and no stress * How to remain tranquil and calm under the stress of daily encounters  * How to perfect the ancient art of 'doing without doing' in order to softly Get Things Done  * How to become a slow ninja amongst a planet of speed freaks  In a world of Information Overload, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing offers an alternative source of wisdom: practical and original exercises for re-learning good posture, good breathing habits and building powerful new energy boosting habits.

      So many disciplines promise happiness, security, health, wisdom or enlightenment, but few deliver more than just words. Yet, when you fuse together an ancient eastern practice with a thoroughly 21st century take - you create something beautifully intriguing and inspiringly new that encompasses so many of these qualities: Bean Curd Boxing. Combining the simplicity of Tai Chi, the soft wisdom of the ancient sages and a tender light-hearted approach to learning, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing shows you:  * How to absorb the basics of these arts into your daily activities with no sweat and no stress * How to remain tranquil and calm under the stress of daily encounters  * How to perfect the ancient art of 'doing without doing' in order to softly Get Things Done  * How to become a slow ninja amongst a planet of speed freaks  In a world of Information Overload, the Manual of Bean Curd Boxing offers an alternative source of wisdom: practical and original exercises for re-learning good posture, good breathing habits and building powerful new energy boosting habits.

    Author

    Paul Read

    Born restless in the very centre of London, England, Paul Read now fidgets his way back and forth between the Uk and Spain in search of good coffee, good conversation and fresh vegetables. In the absence of finding any of these, he writes, schemes and plans for global domination but generally settles for a series of podcasts, books, and online teaching courses: All freshly brewed and 100% guru-free.

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