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TheB asMiocv emen1t1s AbouLte arnfirnogam B ook1 1 TheS impliTfi'eadCi h iF orm 13 FORM ONE: Commenci1n4g FORM TWO: Partth Heo rseM'asn e( BotShi des1)6 FORM THREE:W hitCer anSep reaIdstWs i ngs2 0 FORM FOUR:B rusKhn ee( BotShi des2)1 FORM FIVE:H ands StthrLeuu mt e2 6 FORM SIX:S teBpa cakn dR olAlr ms( BotShi des2)6 FORM SEVEN:G rastph Bei rd's( LTeaSfiitld e3)0 FORM EIGHT:G rastph Bei rdT'asi( lR igShitd e3)4 FORM NINE:S ingWlhei p3 8 FORM TEN:W aveH andLsi kCel ou(dLse Sfitd e4)0 FORM ELEVEN:S ingWlhei p4 5 FORM TWELVE:H igPha tth Heo rse4 6 FORM THIRTEEN:K icwki tthh Rei ghHte el4 7 FORM FOURTEEN:S tritkheOe p ponenEta'rwssi tBho th Fist4s9 FORM FIFTEENT: urann dK icwki tthh Lee fHte el5 0 FORM SIXTEENP: usDho wna ndS tanodnO neL eg( Left Side5)2 FORM SEVENTEEN:P usDho wna ndS tanodnO neL eg (RigShitd e5)4 FORM EIGHTEEN:W orka tS hutt(lBeostS hi des5)6 FORM NINETEEN:N eedaltet hBeo ttoomft he S5e8a FORM TWENTY:F lasAhr m 59 FORM TWENTY-ONE:T urann dD efleDcotw nwarPda,r ry, andP unch6 0 FORM TWENTY-TWO:A ppareCnlto s6e 2 FORM TWENTY-THREE:C rosHsa nds6 3 FORM TWENTY-FOUR:C losiFnogr m6 4 Conclusi6o7 n 6 CONTI:NTS • Acknowledgments Ih ave bpereinv ilteosg teudd y mtahret iaartls mfyryo om uth witmha nyfi net eahcerss,o meo ft hemi nternaticoenla­lly ebratoetdh,e arlsm ousntk onwnb ute qualellye gainntt h eir simpiltiiycn,t egarnidtd ye,v ottioot nh eairrt s. Ia me ternbaolulnyid nl ovaen dg ratittoutd hele a tGer and MasteCrh iuC huk-Ktahi,ee ighth-genmearsattoeifrot nh e ChineTs'ea i-Masnytsitse m. Hei sg onfer otmh iwso rladf tmeorr teh anni neatmya zingly producyteiavrebs u,th ibse nevoslpeinlrtii vtoe nsi nt eaicnhgs thahta veb lessaendd b enefittehdo usatnhdrso ughtohuet world. An Introducttioo n theW orldo fT'aiC hi T'aCih io,n caen e xercpirsaec ticoendl ayh b ayn dfuolfd evoted disciipnCl heisn haa,sn owb ecomaeni nternationally recognized andp ractaircfteo dr Tmh.e i nternationaolf Tp'oaCpihu ihl aasr ity promptmeed t oc reaat tee xfto rb eginntehraswt o ulhde lp familitahreiwmzi ett hh ihso liasrtbtie cf ore bemgoirnfeno irnmga l instruction. Int hfeo llosweicntgi Iwo inl,pl r esetnhiten formatthiaootnn e shouklndo bwe fobreeg inntihnpegr a ctoifTc'eaC ih iI.w ilble gin byd escritbhiern ega sownhsyo nes housltdu dTy' aCih ia nd illusttrhaemt ainnygb enefiotfis t rse guplraarc tNiecxeIt.w ill briefly dtehsheci rsitbooefrT y' aCih ia ndw hyI c hosteop resent the" SimplifiTe'daC ih iF orm"i nt hibso okL.a stlbye,f ore beginndiensgc riopftt ihfoeon r mIw, i ldle scrhiobwte ob esmta ke usoef t hibso oaks a na iidn s tudyTi'naCgih i. Why T'aiC hi? Perhayposuh avbee gutnh ibso ok becyaouuhs aev hee ard somethaibnoguT t' aCih ia ndb elitehvarete adtihnigms a nuaanld practiictiesnx ge rciwsielhsle lypo ub ecommeo reh ealthful, flexibalnedf, r eienrm ovemeanntdm indC.o ngratulYaotui ons! havmea det hrei gchhto ice! Theg raceafunldl ithesmoomvee meonftTs' aCih ir ecenhtalvye attrawcotreldd waitdtee ntnioootnn l,by yt hsep oratnsdr ecreation communibtuyta lsboy t hem edicparlo fesasnidob nu siness persoTnhsii.ssb ecauTs'eaC ih ii sb otmhe diciannadpl r actiinc al itesff ecWthse.t hyeorua rsee ekainne gx ercriesgei maep na,t tho . 9 bettheera lotrhs ,i mpalw ya yt or elaanxdfi ndy ou"rce nte"rT ,'ai Chifi ttsh nee eTdh.e m ovemeonftTs' aCih ia rfeo rmosfk unfgu , butth Te' aCih if ormasrv ee rdyi fferfernottm h meo rceo mbative formosfk unfug i nt heeixre cutWihoenr.ek ausn fgut echniaqruee s usuaslwliyaf ntds ometismheasr dpelfiyn etdh,Te ' aCih im ove­ mentasr pea rotfa r outitnheaw th enw elelx ecumtaeyda ppear almodsrte amliinik tfleso wisnmgo othness. A Glimpsien tot heH istoryo fT'aiC hi Althoungooh ffi ciraelc orhdasvb ee efno untdod ocumetnhte origoifTn ' aCih ia,c cordtioCn hgi nelseeg enad msa nn amed ZhanSga nF enfgo undtehdae r atl moesitg hhutn dryeeda argso . Mosotf o ura vailable infotrhmoear tiigooinfTn 'saa Cbiho ihu ats beepna ssoendo ralflryog me nerattogi eonne raatnideo rnr,o arnsd exaggerahtaivooefcn osu rcsree ipntt toh mea nyv ersions. Them ositn teretsatliiesanp gr oduocftt h Seo ngd·y nas(t96y0 - 1279)A.c cordtiotn hgi sst orZyh,a nogn ed ayc amuep oanfi ght betweaem na gpiaen da s nakZeh.a nwga sw onder-sattrt uhcek constraenpto sitoifot nhtiewn ogc reatwuhroes sh ifetffeodr tlessly froamt tatcodk e fenasnedb acakg aifinn,a lblrye akoiffna,gs i bf y mutuaaglr eemaenndtg ,o intgh esierp arwaatyes . Ford ayZsh anmga rvelaettd h ec lingfliunigd iotfty h ose movemenatnsd t hew onderafuplp ropriaotfet nheesiesrv er­ changiantgt ituSduedsd.e nelnyl ightheens eadwa, previously unidentsiofiuerdoc fes trenwgitthh tihneh umanb odyZ.h ang recogntihzatethd qe u alpirteys iennt thm ea rt.di aanlcoeft hsen ake andt hem agpiwea sn othimnogr et hasno ftnZehsasns.ga wt hat softntehsimssy, s terainodpu osw erefulle mecnotu,lb de developed inh umabne inHgesd .e cidteofid n do uth owt od os oT.o p rove thasto ftnoevsesr cohmaersd neisnts h efi ghtianrgt Zsh,a ng withdrferwot mh weo rlfdo sre veyreaaltr ost hiannkd t ot eshti s hypotheHsei esx.p erimeinntv eadr iowuasy su ntifiln alhley achiesvuecdc ess. TodaZyh ango'ust stanpdriinngc iapnldme est hoodft raining havbee enh andeddo wna sT 'aCih iC h'uatno getwhietrih t s offsprXiinngg -Qyuia n( sometirmeensd e"rHesdi nCgh-'iu "a)n andB a-guZah an(gP a-kCuhaa ngT)o. d ifferenSthiaaotlei n *Notet haott hetrh anf ort het erm" T'aCih iC h'uanw,h"i chha sb ecomes tandard Engliussha geI,h aveu sedt hep inyisnp ellifnogrC hinesweo rdsa ndn amesT.h e pinyirne nderionfgT 'aCih iC h'uainTs a iJ iQ uan. J(•) 1 11\<iiNNIT'NA<li CHI martairatalsn do thseyrs temmass,t edrosw nt hroutghhe ahgaevse classTi'fiaeCidh iC h'uaXni,n g-Qyuia na,n dB a-gZuhaa nags "soft sficshto"od liss tifnrcottmh eea rlier-me"nhtairodn efids t" kunfug schools. Ingeniionucsolryp otreacthinnigaq nudae tst itfurdoeSmsh aolin tempbloex ianngdD aoibsrte athZihnagns,gu cceeidnce rde atai ng wondrosutsyt lhead ti fferferdoa ml tlh oet hesry steomfms a rtial artisnh itsi mTeo.d aZyh angp'rsi nciapnldme est hoodft raining havbee ehna ndeddo wna sT 'aCih i. Why ThisF orm fort heB eginner? Conventifoonramolsf T 'aCih ic onsiosfet i ghotrym ore movemenTthse.sf eo rmtsa kaec onsidearmaobulnoetf t imteo leaarnndp erfoMramn.yp eoptloed afiyn di dti fficutlodt e votthee timnee cesstaolr eya srunc lhe ngtrhoyu tiTnheesey.x hautshte ir patietnrcyeia nngdg ivuep M.a nyp eopalrete h ulso sttot haer t. Ast hceo rreexcetc utoifao f ne wm ovemenitsms o riem portant tharnu nnitnhgr ouagl he ngtrhoyu tsilnoep pCihliyn,aP 'hsy sical CultuarnedS porCtosm missciroena tae sdh orctoeurr csael led "SimpliTfie'daC ih ib"a seodn t hec ontempoYranagrS yt yle, whicthr acietossr igbiancstk o M astZehra nTg.h ec ourpsree ­ sentheedri est harte vifsoerdYm o.u m ayc onsiidates rp ringboard toa dvancfeodr mbsu,ti ti sa lsloe gitiimnia ttsee lf. 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