T'ai Chi
The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense
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Publisher Description
Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide.
T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes no more than ten minutes a day.
This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self-defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self-defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form.
A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.
Customer Reviews
The Classic Tai Chi Textbook
This book, originally written in 1967, is the classic American textbook on Tai Chi. Cheng Man-Ch’ing was one of the great twentieth century masters of Tai Chi, and his student, famous martial arts writer Robert W. Smith, does an excellent job of conveying his teaching. It is an introduction to Tai Chi principles, Cheng’s short Yang form, push- hands, and marital applications. Importantly, it clearly illustrates each of the 37 postures with images, foot and weighting diagrams, and descriptions. This enables a student to coherently integrate what they have learned in class into the full form. The book is clear, well- organized, and practical.