Table Of ContentTai Chi
PENG
Root Power Rising
by Scott Meredith
Illustrated by Jeremy Ray
Copyright © 2014 Scott Meredith
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Tai Chi and PENG Energy
Song of PENG
Energetic Architecture
Energy Hotspots
Practice Principles
The Circle-Slice Sword Drill
7 Poses: Structural Basics
Insubstantial and Substantial leg
7 Poses: Relaxation Protocol
Feeling the Hard Wave
7 Poses: Zhangzhuang Overview
7 Poses: The Microreactivation Method
The Final Principle: Waist Activation & Cloud Hands
Why?
The Graphic Tai Chi Classic
Dedication
To the memory of the master jeweler,
WANG ZONGYUE
(cid:10683)宗岳
who cut, polished, and set Tai Chi –
the mysteriously radiant gem.
To the greatest Tai Chi master
of his generation,
BENJAMIN PANG JENG LO
羅邦(cid:8088)
who is in no way responsible
for any part of this wild book.
Notes
All translations from the Chinese and Japanese are the original
copyrighted work of the author unless otherwise explicitly sourced.
Most Chinese characters are traditional, with occasional variation
including adoption of simplified characters, based on common
usage, personal preference, and accepted historical precedent in
names, among other criteria.
Most Chinese transliterations are Pinyin, with occasional variation
including adoption of Wade-Giles and other variants, based on
common usage, personal preference, and accepted historical
precedent in names, among other criteria.
All drawings are original works produced for this book. Artwork
concept and design by Scott Meredith and Jeremy Ray. Illustrations
by Jeremy Ray. All pictures copyright © 2014 Scott Meredith.
Anatomical diagrams are derived in part from licensed 3rd-party
graphic materials, Copyright © 2014 Scott Meredith. Photograph of
Mongolian wrestler and Sumo champion Byamba by Santiago
Heredia, used with permission.
Disclaimer
All practices, processes, and methods described in this book are
provided for entertainment purposes only. All martial arts practices
including Tai Chi entail risks including, but not limited to, permanent
disability and death. Never engage in any physical practice except
under the oversight of currently certified and licensed health care
professionals. Do not attempt anything described in this book without
the full knowledge, consent, and personal supervision of a qualified,
currently licensed physician or other qualified health care
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medical condition. The publisher and author are not responsible for
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Introduction
Don't preach at me! I have no love
For images, old gods, or prophetic words.
I want to talk to Utnapishtim!
Tell me how.
- The Epic of Gilgamesh
Why another book, right on the heels of JUICE Radical Taiji
Energetics? And, is this book merely a recapitulation of the video
companion, Tai Chi PENG Surfing the Soft Wave? This book differs
from its elder brother, JUICE, in three main qualities:
Traditional
Focused
Practical
That’s not saying it’s better – just different.
Traditional: In JUICE, I coined neologisms, cooked up weird
acronyms, and played games with the language. I felt it was
amusing, and it was my baby version of the ‘crazy wisdom’ thing
where you jolt people by presenting venerable truth in offbeat terms.
Some readers didn’t agree, but what’s the use of a book that merely
parrots the same old stuff? Anyway, in this book I use only normal
words that will be reassuringly familiar to even the most head-in-the-
sand Tai Chi traditionalist.
Focused: The first book was full of incredible anecdotes, hilarious
asides, intimate personal memoirs, scathing cultural commentary,
scintillating humor, profound quotations … whereas this book is
pretty straight up. It’s just the facts (sprinkled with a little glitter here
and there).
