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This autobiographical novel narrates the journey of Dan Docherty, a young Glasgow law graduate and karate black belt, who left his traditional Catholic family in 1975 to serve in the notoriously corrupt Royal Hong Kong Police. In Hong Kong, he learned Chinese language intensively, then drill, musketry and law. A famous Tai Chi master accepted him as a disciple and trained him to become an international full contact champion. In this book we'll have a few beers with colourful characters like Big Don and Mountie Dave. We'll visit exotic locales--Manila, Macao, Singapore... We'll witness Dan in full contact competition and in street fight action. As they say in the Hong Kong Police, "If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined."

The Complete Tai Chi Tutor provides a structured programme towards achieving professional expertise in the art of Tai Chi. Its clear step-by-step illustrations and practice tips guide the reader from beginner to advanced level, through to practitioner-teacher.

Contents include:An overview of the Chinese martial artsA consideration of internal alchemy and meditationAn examination of the duality of the martial and the culturalA summary of the theory and philosophy of Tai Chi ChuanOriginal English translations of key Chinese texts with helpful commentaries and explanationsA discussion Tai Chi Chuan 'then and now'

Complete Tai Chi Chuan is the first book in English to deal extensively with the concepts of "inside the door" training and the inner art, including therapeutic and martial aspects of Taoist internal alchemy. Drawing on original historical research, the author identifies the links between the art and Chinese philosophy. Fully illustrated throughout, the book includes history, theory, and philosophy; hand form; practical training; and working with weapons and competition.