Chapter 1 An Overview of Tai Ji Quan /1 Section 1 The Origin and Development of Tai Ji Quan /2 Section 2 The Major Schools of Tai Ji Quan /8 Section 3 The Fitness Principles and Health Preserving Effects of Tai Ji Quan /10 Chapter 2 Tai Ji Quan and Traditional Chinese Medicine /14 Section 1 The Connotation of Tai Ji Quan /15 Section 2 TCM Theory of Health Preservation Manifested in Tai Ji Quan /18 Chapter 3 The Fundamental Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /27 Section 1 The Requirements and Fundamental Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /28 Section 2 The Basic Techniques of Tai Ji Quan /32 Section 3 Tai Ji Standing Stance Exercise (zhuāng gōng, 樁功) /47 Chapter 4 Tai Ji Quan Routines /52 Section 1 24 Movements Tai Ji Quan /53 Section 2 The Concise 18 Movements Chen Style Tai Ji Quan /79 Chapter 5 Tai Ji Instruments /104 Chapter 6 Tai Ji Pushing Hands (Tui Shou, 推手) /135 Section 1 Single Pushing Hands /136 Section 2 Double Pushing Hands /146 Section 3 Four - hand Techniques with Coordinating Steps / Appendix Terminologies /160 References /167