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This section has articles which explain many of the common theories, technical terms and metaphors written about in the Tai Chi Classics and mentioned in classes around the world.
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1 Tai Chi Diagram
Zhou Dunyi's "Explanation of the Tai Chi Diagram" (Taiji Shuo)
2 Varieties of Spiritual Experience: Shen in Neo-Confucian Discourse
This defines man common Taiji terms such as jing, qi/chi, and shen.
3 The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Chapter 4, 5 and 6 are particularly relevant to tai Chi Practitioners but the entire book is an excellent read on the tactics of martial arts.
4 Sacred Texts
This site has a whole range of texts on Taoist, Confucian, Hindu and Buddhist texts which have all fed into the development of tai Chi thought.
5 Yang Family video seminars
Here Grandmaster Yang Jun gives a series of lectures on various aspects of Tai Chi Chuan.