The Tai Chi Book: Refining and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice

by Robert Chuckrow

How to Get the Most from Your Tai Chi Practice The Tai Chi Book is a detailed guide for students who've learned a Tai Chi form and want to know more. It also introduces beginners to the principles behind great Tai Chi, and answers common questions that all of us have. The Tai Chi Book shows you how to use Tai Chi to gain strength in your bones, muscles and vital organs, how to improve your balance and flexibility, and how to achieve remarkable vitality. The author also introduces complex elements of Tai Chi, including ways to develop the relaxed strength known as sung, how to cultivate and feel Chi, how to train mindfulness, and a helpful chapter on being a student. In addition, the author explores the debate over Tai Chi breathing patterns, explains in detail proper body alignment, and tells why Pushing Hands is more important than you might think. The Tai Chi Book is your guide to the fullest health benefits of Tai Chi and to higher levels of skill and ability.

Genres: Health, Martial Arts

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 1998

About the author

Robert Chuckrow (born in 1936) has studied T’ai Chi, Ch’i Kung, and other movement and healing arts since 1970 under masters such as Cheng Man-ch’ing, William C.C. Chen, Elaine Summers, Alice Holtman, Harvey I. Sober, Kevin Harrington, and Chin Fan-siong. He has taught T’ai Chi extensively, is certified as a master teacher of Kinetic Awareness®, and has authored six books: The Intelligent Dieter’s Guide, Historical Tuning of Keyboard Instruments, The Tai Chi Book, Tai Chi Walking, Tai Chi Dynamics, and Tai Chi Concepts and Experiments. His The Tai Chi Book was a finalist among the three best books in the health/medicine category in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. His book, Tai Chi Dynamics, was honored in the martial-arts / alternative-health category by the Independent Publisher Online Magazine Highlighted Title Program, was a finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s 2008 Book of the Year Awards, won the Eric Hoffer book award, and won the best-book award in health: exercise and fitness from USA Book News. He has produced four videos, which in addition to his books on diet and historical tuning, are available from www.chuckrowtaichi.com.

Chuckrow, whose Ph.D. is in experimental physics, has taught physics at NYU, The Cooper Union, Fieldston, and other schools for forty-three years.

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

After a long long time I finally finished reading this book. Admittedly, I skimmed a few sections that I'm not ready for yet, such as the chapter covering push hands. I would recommend that any other newbies to Tai Chi start off with Chapter 8 "On Being a Student" and then work through the other sections of the book as you get to the various topics in your class.

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I'm getting through it! Currently on page 81. Yay, me!

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Trying to get through this...Will get through this....

[Kara Rowley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good thoughts. Not a photo book or step by step, but there are plenty of those.

[Ns Skates · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got board near the end, and the picture did not quite do justice from what I have learned in person in a class.