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T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Becoming One with the Tao
Unlock the secrets and health benefits of this ancient internal Chinese martial art!
T'ai Chi Ch'uan (or taijiquan), a Chinese internal martial art, is best appreciated in the West for its health and fitness benefits, as an art of self-defense, and as a spiritual path. In classical Tai Chi, these aspects form an inseparable unity.
In this guide to the classical Yang style, Petra and Toyo Kobayashi present the foundations of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and give comprehensive insights into its methods. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the inner energy—Ch'i—and its contribution to a refined practice of T'ai Chi and its application in self-defense.
This Tai Chi book contains a clear and fully illustrated exploration of the 37 positions of the Yang style's short form and a basic partner exercise, Push Hands. Easy-to-follow photographs and diagrams with step-by-step instructions will help you to improve your practice. Ideal for practitioners at any level.
Chapters
T'ai Chi Ch'uan (or taijiquan), a Chinese internal martial art, is best appreciated in the West for its health and fitness benefits, as an art of self-defense, and as a spiritual path. In classical Tai Chi, these aspects form an inseparable unity.
In this guide to the classical Yang style, Petra and Toyo Kobayashi present the foundations of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and give comprehensive insights into its methods. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the inner energy—Ch'i—and its contribution to a refined practice of T'ai Chi and its application in self-defense.
This Tai Chi book contains a clear and fully illustrated exploration of the 37 positions of the Yang style's short form and a basic partner exercise, Push Hands. Easy-to-follow photographs and diagrams with step-by-step instructions will help you to improve your practice. Ideal for practitioners at any level.
Chapters
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2006
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October 26, 2013
I have now studied this book in part or in whole at least six times. I have bumped my rating up to 5 stars because every time I reread it, I find more in depth information or points of interest that take me deeper and deeper in to my tai chi practice.
IF you just read it through, like a novel, you will likely be a little bored and will say, I've read it all before.
But, if you take each little bit of data and try to apply it to your own tai chi practice, you will discover valuable insights and causes for deep reflection. This is a book that deserves to stand with the best of tai chi learning.
Do not discard it as something you have read before by others. The pool is deeper than it looks upon first inspection.
IF you just read it through, like a novel, you will likely be a little bored and will say, I've read it all before.
But, if you take each little bit of data and try to apply it to your own tai chi practice, you will discover valuable insights and causes for deep reflection. This is a book that deserves to stand with the best of tai chi learning.
Do not discard it as something you have read before by others. The pool is deeper than it looks upon first inspection.
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