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Author: Steffan De Graffenried
Publisher: Nomentira Publishing
Published: 2007-12-20
Total Pages: 109
ISBN-13: 0979895626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis important resource for both students and teachers exposes the true meaning behind the flowery, esoteric language of Tai Chi's classic Chinese texts, and offers concrete examples of the principles of Tai Chi in action.
Author: Fu Zhongwen
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Published: 2006-05-09
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1583941525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYour go-to illustrated guide to the practices, history, and philosophy of the popular Yang style of taijiquan Fu Zhongwen's classic guide offers the best documentation available of the Yang style of taijiquan. The superbly detailed form instructions and historic line art drawings are based on Fu’s many years as a disciple of Yang Chengfu, taijiquan’s legendary founder. Also included are concise descriptions of fixed-step, moving-step, and da lu push hands practices. Additional commentary by translator Louis Swaim provides key insight into the text’s philosophical language and imagery, further elucidating the art’s cultural and historical foundations.
Author: Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 1993-01-21
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780913028636
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA handbook of the classical Chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based. First English translation of the classic texts of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. This is required reading for practitioners of every style.
Author: Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Published: 2008-06-24
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781583942208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMillions of people worldwide practice t’ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch’ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as energetic principles and externally on opponents. He clarifies the spheres, triangles, and centripetal and centrifugal forces within physical exchanges such as push-hands. Contrasting Western and Chinese techniques of healing, he also explores the relationships of organs to one another in pathology and the necessary dynamics of treatment. Professor Cheng explains how the practitioner may serve as his or her own doctor and, likewise, as the physician or trainer of an attacker. The martial arts, he says, are not a special case of unusual power, simply an aspect of adapting natural and cosmic law to circumstance. This edition of the classic text contains 13 major essays; oral secrets from Cheng’s teacher Yang Cheng’fu; a Q&A with commentary on martial arts classics; the author’s application and functions of each of the 37 postures of the short form, with the original photographs of him as a young man; two prefaces; and much more.
Author: Cheng Man-Ch'ing
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2011-12-20
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1462901581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaster the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide. T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes no more than ten minutes a day. This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self-defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self-defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form. A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.
Author: Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 1993-01-11
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780913028858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the original classic about Short Form, the most popular and widespread form of T'ai Chi in the West. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a must-read for every serious T'ai Chi student. This book is not meant to "teach" T'ai Chi Ch'uan, but meant to expound upon its meaning to the earnest practitioner; to offer the layperson a glimpse into this ancient art; and to communicate the author's unique perceptions and experiences that only a lifetime of practice can cultivate. Taken in this context, this is a most valuable book.
Author: Manqing Zheng
Publisher: Sweet Chi Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780912059037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains never before translated form instructions-featuring integral self-defense visualizations-from Prof. Cheng's original Chinese manuals. Essays on T'ai-chi theory, meditation, medicine, the I ching, painting and calligraphy show the scope of his contributions and the unity of his thought.
Author: John Yong Man So
Publisher: Girlebooks
Published: 2008-03-28
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 143483882X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by Tai Chi Gold Medalist Dr. So, Tai Chi for Everyone is intended for the beginner who would like to learn a short Tai Chi workout in a minimum of time, with or without class instruction. Includes photos and descriptions, detailing step-by-step several Tai Chi and Chi Gong sequences.
Author: Chen Wei-Ming
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 61
ISBN-13: 9780938190677
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book, T'ai Chi Ch'uan Ta Wen, was written sixty years ago by Professor Ch'en Wei-ming, who was a famous exponent of the Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan and a student of the great master, Yang Cheng-fu. In 1927 he established the Chih Jou School in Shanghai where he taught many students. At that time he saw how popular T'ai Chi Ch'uan was becoming and he was concerned that if it became a fad it would lose its original spirit. In the process of its being spread, its principles would be forgotten or mixed with other forms, thus leading to the loss of an important part of its essence. Therefore, this book is based only on what Professor Ch'en heard in his teacher's classes. The questions are his own personal questions." -Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, from the Introduction
Author: Michael Gilman
Publisher: Tai Chi Treasures
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents variety of entries related to or arising from over thirty years of taiji and related practices.
