erle montaigue

Erle Montaigue hs taken some of the advance techniques from T'ai Chi and Pa-Kua, ones that are suitable for All martial artists to practise. These techniques have proven to benefit most martial arts and give a different outlook to teh martial arts.

This book wil be of great help no matter what style one practises, hard or soft, internal or external.

Contents

Chapter One
Recommended reading list
Introduction
A note on t'ai chi boxing
T'ai chi boxing technical aspects
The meaning of yin and yang
Folding principle
On punching
Simultaneous block & attack
A note on pa-kua chang boxing
Ch'i gathering in t'ai chi
The stance
Visualisation
The breath
Ch'i gathering form pa-kua
Moving the arms
Rolling the barrel
Opposing circle block
First variation
Free circle block
Grasp bird's tail block
Chapter Two
Awareness & sensitivity form t'ai chi
Here's what to do
Chee sau
Attacking with one palm
Simultaineous block and attack
Changing hands
Using the feet
Hand trapping techniques
Using the elbows
Square blocking in pa-kua
Using the pa-kua pole
Wave hands like clouds
Chapter Three
Fighting techniques from t'ai chi and pa-kua
The fighting stance
Open and closed sides
Blocking low on the open side
Blocking on the closed side
Low blocks on the closed side
Hands changing blocks
The pa-kua fighting stance
On blocking kicks
A note on punching
Using the makiwara
On throws and locks
Using press and squeeze
The use of elbow and shoulder
On single whip
On striking vital points
On tournament fighting
In closing… (altro)