Cultivating the Ch'i: The Secrets of Energy and Vitality

by Stuart Alve Olson (compiler)

This is the first English translation of a work considered by the Chinese to be the bible of T'ai Chi Chuan containing the original writings from the Yang family secret journal and describing the rare T'ai Chi Chi Kung exercises. the two most exciting features of this book are the unique stop-motion multi-image photography and a deep understanding of the text revealed in Stuart Olson's notations.

Genres: Martial Arts

166 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

Reviews

[Neil Crowle]

This is part one of a translation of a Chinese text on taiji which was apparently purloined in the early 20th century by a student of Yang Chengfu. It is a very interesting read and gives the reader who knows something about taiji a bit to think about and focus on.

[Rah~ri]

Again, I just like the pictures : )
has this one section that's kinda like
flip book animation
and you can make the guy go Real fast!
Might have some good info in it ?
never seemed to make it past playing with the pictures.