Beginner's Tai Chi Chuan

by Vincent Chu

Tai chi chuan is known at the Supreme Ultimate art - it at once embraces Taoist philosophy, is a holistic health exercise and is an effective self defense art. No wonder millions of people practice tai chi on a daily basis, making it the world's most popular health and self-defense system. The tai chi presented in this book grew from the author's experience in teaching at community education programs and is written with the novice in mind. As such, the traditional Yang family long form has been abbreviated and those movements that beginners usually find difficult to perform have been removed - in this way, beginners will be able to learn faster and thus start obtaining the health benefits of practicing tai chi right away.

Paperback

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Dan Charnas · Rating 3 out of 5]

The value in this book is in its brevity. For those who might be interested in learning T'ai Chi, it provides quick summaries of its history and it's philosophy. While it also provides step-by-step photos with captions of a beginner's T'ai Chi form, I would think that this section of the book would be useful only to students who are actively participating in a T'ai Chi class for reference and reinforcement purposes.