This Chinese martial arts primer on using classical nei jia principles found in taiji, xingyi, baguaquan and liuhebafa for throwing. It represents over 40 years of experience on the author's part, and it is packed with useful knowledge. One chapter compares and contrasts Yang Family and Chen Pan-ling taijiquan forms; another sets out leverage-to-resistance principles; another shows how to use the Ba Men or Eight Gates; another explains the use of Silk Reeling Qigong for martial purposes; another explains the pre- and post-heaven bagua patterns as overlaid by the Lo River Map; another deals with san shou free fighting strategies; another sets out a series of exercises to use in training; the last chapter has descriptions of 37 applications detailed in over 100 photos displaying nei jia or internal martial art throwing techniques. There are lineage charts, an extensive bibliograhy, index and glossary. Master Chen Yun-ching of Taiwan has graciously written the forward.
