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Romanization and Pronunciation Guide......Page 13 List of Figures......Page 15 The only moving thing......Page 17 Rationale and Definitions......Page 19 Taijiquan as a Vehicle for Understanding the Ritualization of Race......Page 21 Literature on Martial Arts......Page 33 Methodology......Page 37 Figure 1: Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate (taijitu)......Page 39 Structure......Page 51 The Body: Qi, “Daoism,” and the Mystique of Lore......Page 54 The Monthly Meeting......Page 58 Figure 2: JTA Demonstration, Shanghai Institute of Chinese Medicine (1995). Photo: Adam Frank.......Page 68 Figure 3: Teacher Qian pushing hands with author at monthly meeting, Shanghai, 1995. Photo: Anonymous JTA member.......Page 69 Figure 4: Association officers at JTA monthly meeting, Shanghai Stadium, 2001. Photo: Adam Frank.......Page 70 Creation Legends and Multivocal Histories......Page 71 Quasi-Daoism and the Origin of the Little Old Chinese Man......Page 80 The Social Construction of Qi......Page 90 “Use yi, don’t use li”......Page 98 Experiencing Qi......Page 106 Conclusion......Page 111 IV......Page 114 Gongfu in taijiquan is acquired not through dwelling on esoteric concerns about qi and yi, but

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Author

Adam Dean Frank, BA, MA

Published

2003

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Chinese Medicine, Medicine