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The Tao of Yiquan : the method of awareness in the martial arts : volume 2 of the trilogy Warriors of Stillness : meditative traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts / by Jan Diepersloot.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Diepersloot, Jan, 1941-
- Series:
- Warriors of stillness : meditative traditions in the Chinese martial arts trilogy.
- Warriors of stillness ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martial arts--Training.
- Martial arts.
- Martial arts--Psychological aspects.
- Meditation--Buddhism.
- Meditation.
- Tai chi.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 275, [3] pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- Warriors of Stillness Volume 2
- Place of Publication:
- Walnut Creek, Calif. : Center for Healing and the Arts, 2000.
- Contents:
- Author's Introduction
- Part I. Buddhism and Martial Arts in Ancient Asia. Chapter 1. Buddhism and Martial Arts in Ancient India; Chapter 2. Buddhism and Martial Arts in Ancient China; Chapter 3. The Secularization of Buddhist Martial Arts
- Part II. Note and Caveat; Chapter 4. The Life of Wang Xiangzhai; Chapter 5. Wang Xiangzhai's Writings
- Part III. The Tao (Yang) of Yiquan. Chapter 6. Zhanzhuang and the Structure of Stillness; Chapter 7. Polarity and the Grammar of Movement; Chapter 8. Building Strength with Awareness; Chapter 9. Using Strength with Awareness
- Part IV. The Tao (Yin) of Yiquan. Chapter 10. Yiquan and Taijiquan; Chapter 11. Stillness and Movement with Master Tam; Chapter 12. Master Tam and the Practice of No Force
- Afterword: Martial Art as Transformative Process.
- Notes:
- "First printing: 01/2000 (3000 copies) Second printing 04/2001 (2000 copies)"--Title page verso.
- "Book design and graphics by the author."--Title page verso.
- Contains "Data Base and Order Form" (page 275)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy is "2" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0964997614
- 9780964997615
- OCLC:
- 671850603
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