Tai Chi Wu Style: Advanced Techniques for Internalizing Chi Energy Book by Mantak Chia

A guide to the internal martial arts exercises of short-form Wu-Style Tai Chi• Details the 8 core forms of Wu-Style Tai Chi with fully illustrated instructions• Ideal for older practitioners as well as those with health disabilities due to the “small frame” primary stance, slower and smaller movements, and conservation of energy• Explains how Wu Style provides a natural introduction to martial arts boxing• Reveals how Wu Style eases stiffness, relieves back pain, and reduces abdominal fatFollowing the flow of chi energy, rather than directing it as in traditional Tai Chi, Wu-Style Tai Chi focuses on internal development, seeking to conserve chi energy and gather jin power from the Earth through the tan tien. Centered on a “small frame” stance--that is, feet closer together and arms closer to the body--and a slower progression of movements in solo practice, Wu Style offers a gentle Tai Chi form for beginners and, when practiced with a partner, a grounding introduction to martial arts bo