Total Tai Chi

by Matthew Rochford

T'ai Chi has been practiced for centuries by men and women of all ages and fitness levels. Featuring over 200 photographs, Total T'ai Chi offers a complete, easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide to this timeless practice. This total body program emphasizes balance, posture, breathing techniques, concentration, and complete relaxation. Simple and easy movements will increase energy flow, promote coordination and balance, and teach the mind and body to move as one.

192 pages, Spiral-bound

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Amalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a lovely book and the beginning of my fascination with Tai Chi. The book gives a good, descriptive exposition to the history and philosophy of Tai Chi. The author also discusses the health benefits of practicing Tai Chi such as better balance, better breathing capacity, better posture, improved heart health, improved concentration, a general state of calmness etc.

The second section has the practice and forms and it is well written, nicely illustrated and easy to follow and understand. It also has the introduction in detail to an 8 posture movement and a 16 posture movement. For those who are interested in learning this ancient form of fitness this is an excellent book on the subject and a highly recommended read.

[Felice Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic history, and movements for beginners.

Videos are way easier to learn taichi because it’s pretty challenging to visualize all these moves from images.

This basic book makes me want to dive deeper into the practice of taichi.