Summary
Here is the first of a series of books directly translated from Grandmaster Ip's personal memoirs. In this first book, he shares his insight and deeper understanding of the Tai Chi classics He includes some of the unspoken original interpretations and concepts not found in other Tai Chi texts. He stresses other important Tai Chi authors and texts and covers Wang Tsung Yueh's Thirteen Postures of Chi circulatory movements, the Tai Chi Kuen Loong, and Han Kung Hao Quk. Grandmaster Ip also emphasised on the "Essential points of Tai Chi", as well as Tai Chi's slow and soft nature. He too also takes a critical eye towards Tai Chi and gives his thoughts into its weaknesses.

Grandmaster Ip's first book also contains some rare pictures of Grandmaster Ip and Great Grandmaster Yang and names of postures in the form, sword, sabre and 13 spear techniques.