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Acknowledgments.; Preface.; Preface to this Edition.; Notes about this Book.; What is Taijiquan?; Part 1. The System of Taijiquan.; Chapter 1. Some Facts upon the History of Taijiquan.; Chapter 2. What is Qi?; Chapter 3. Taiji: A Philosophy.; Chapter 4. Taijiquan: A Martial Art.; Chapter 5. Taijiquan: A Teaching of Health.; Chapter 6. Taijiquan: A Spiritual Exercise.; Chapter 7. Techniques and Principles of Taijiquan.; Part 2. The Chen Style of Taijiquan.; Chapter 8. The System of Chen Taijiquan.; Chapter 9. The Forms of Chen Taijiquan.; Part 3. Taijiquan: In the Middle of Life.; Chapter 10. Something about Yin and Yang.; Chapter 11. Taijiquan, Tournaments and the Problems of Success.; Chapter 12. The Mistake of Double Weighting.; Chapter 13. Taijiquan and Sexuality.; Chapter 14. Taijiquan in the World: A Resume.; Part 4. Taijiquan in the Mirror of Medicine.; Chapter 15. The Medical Point of View within the Chinese Tradition.; Chapter 16. Medical Examinations of Taijiquan.; Part 5. Words by the Patriarchs of the Chen Clan.; Chapter 17. Verses and Dicta.; Chapter 18. Important Notes on Martial Appliances by Chen Changxing.; Chapter 19. The Five Levels of Evolution in Taijiquan by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang.; Chapter 20. Interview with Grandmaster Xiaowang.; Chapter 21. Sequences in Technique with Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang.; Afterword.; Glossary.; Appendices.; Part One: World Chen Taijiquan Association.; Part Two: The Forms of Chen Taijiquan.; Part Three: The 19-step form.; Part Four: The 38-step form.; Part Five: First Form, ''Old Frame''.; Part Six: Second Form, ''Old Frame''.; Part Seven: First Form, ''New Frame''.; Part Eight: Second Form, ''New Frame''.; Part Nine: Sword Form.; Part Ten: Sabre Form.; Part Eleven: Pole/Spear Form.; Part Twelve: Halberd Form.; Part Thirteen: Double Sword Form.; Part Fourteen: Double Sabre Form.