Profound In Depth Taijiquan Theoryamp10In the last seven centuries many songs and poems have been composed about Taijiquan. These have played a major role in preserving the knowledge and wisdom of the masters although in many cases the identity of the authors and the dates of origin have been lost.amp10As lifelong pursuit Dr. Yang JwingMing has translated many of these documents and according to him believes many are incomplete for reasons relating to forgotten oral secrets the original authors personal understanding being too narrowly focused and many documents that have gone missing could help unify Taijiquan theory.amp10In response his book Taijiquan Theory of Dr. Yang JwingMing is an attempt to join the various theories on Taijiquan in one complete text.amp10This book is structured with treaties songs and poems followed by the original Chinese text and interpretations of the passages.amp10Contents includeamp10amp10Regulating the body breath mind Qi ampamp spiritamp10Analysis of Jin pushing hands and sparringamp10Taijiquans long range and short range fighting strategiesamp10The relationship of Jin and Qiamp10The unification of the internal Qi and external physical manifestations of Qiamp10amp10amp34Based upon my personal background and understanding I have tried my best to compile the Taijiquan Theory and practice concepts in this book. I have attempted to make this effort as complete as possible. Dr. Yang JwingMingamp10This second edition includesamp10amp10Updatedamp160pamp299nyamp299namp160that includes diacritical tonal marks for proper pronunciation of Chinese words.amp10Updated Chinese text character font providing better readability.amp10