Tai Chi Chuan Ta Wen

Download or read book Anatomy of Yang Family Tai Chi written by Steffan De Graffenried and published by Nomentira Publishing. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.

Download or read book Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan written by Fu Zhongwen and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2006-05-09 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your 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.

Download or read book The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan written by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993-01-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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.

Download or read book Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan written by Cheng Man-ch'ing á and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions 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.

Download or read book T'ai Chi written by Cheng Man-Ch'ing and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master 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.

Download or read book T'ai Chi Ch'uan written by Cheng Man-ch'ing á and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993-01-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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.

Download or read book Cheng Man-chʻing's Advanced Tʻai-chi Form Instructions written by Manqing Zheng and published by Sweet Chi Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 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.