The world of TaijiQuan changed in the 1980s with the opening up of mainland China. Two barely known themes fundamental to the training began to emerge: ZhanZhuang, the standing qigong, and Chansigong, the technique of twining silk. This book documents an old-timer's plunge into this new world.

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Kinthissa was born in Rangoon in 1952. She studied Far Eastern art and philosophy at Vassar College, New York, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In London she encountered the TaijiQuan she had glimpsed as a child on her way to school. She was apprenticed for 10 years to Gerda Geddes, pioneer teacher in the UK of Yang Style TaijiQuan. From 1977 to 1995, Kinthissa taught Yang Style 108 Form, mainly in London and Basel. Between 1982 and 1989 she worked with students at the London Contemporary Dance School to find ways for them to regenerate energy and maintain awareness during strenuous training. In 1995, she met Chen XiaoWang, the leading exponent of Chen Style TaijiQuan. The years of study with him have given her a lifetime's practice to deepen the meaning of TaijiQuan. She teaches in England, Greece, Iceland, Italy and Spain.

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