Customer Reviews

Beginning T'ai Chi

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This light-weight handbook is a clearly illustrated and concisely written guide to the 24-movement Tai Chi Short Form. Recommended as an easy-to-understand workbook for those learning, or wishing to learn, this popular form of taijiquan.

The illustrations help show the flow of energy. The illustrations, together with the text, helps a beginning t'ai chi student proper form.

An excellent text for a solid foundation.

This book is excellent for beginners wanting to study the 24 form Yang T'Ai Chi. The drawings are most helpful. The descriptions of the drawings are easy to follow and execute. I would highly recommend the book.

This is a very detailed book on 24 forms tai chi., but it is still a book and therefore two dimensional. I found that I cannot wrap my mind around the pictures and need a three dimensional learning tool. For those who can learn from diagrams, this should be a very useful and inexpensive tool.

This book is, as it says, a good beginning for someone unfamiliar with Taiji Quan. It demonstrates the Beijing 24 movement form. This was in fact, my very first book on the subject, and gave me a basic understanding of Taiji Quan form and movement, before I was able to find an instructor.

Overall, the material is easy to follow, the illustrations are clearly drawn, the directional arrows are a big help in determining proper transition between the forms.

If you are completely new to Taiji Quan and have no access to a teacher, you will find this book a good starting point.

I use this book frequently, and find it answers my questions. It is very helpful when the instructor is not available.

This is really good read if you have never been exposed to Tai Chi. It does not explain though what type of style the forms come from but I believe they are the ones that were released by the Chinese government. Good to start practicing Tai Chi with as a ultimate beginner or an enthusiast.

As a teacher of Tai Chi and having read numerous books on this topic, I recommend this book highly to all beginning students. It is very difficult to learn any psychomotor skill from just a book; however, this book is an excellent addition to those who are taking Tai Chi and are learning the basic 24 movement form. The drawings are a lot more clearer than any photograph showing the Tai Chi Forms, and I found the instructions are helpful to follow the movements.

Rating: 4 stars, Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Use of the Walking Stick and Cane for Self-Defense).

who ever find it helpful and easy im glad for u because I dont they need to do away with the whole clock thing as well it's confusing and a pain in the back side!

This book is well written and easy to understand. Being a Qi Gong practitioner for 14 years and finally getting a start on Tai Chi, I find that instructions are good and use a clock for reference direction, as to where most other books give you a diagram of the feet and polar direction. Clock reference is much more accurate, and has given me the ability to focus more on fluidity and my queso static aproach towards cultivation and movement.

It would be wise to remember that when born we crawl, we walk, we learn to run. In other words, practice one movement over and over till you get it right, otherwise Qi is eradic, and can lead to anger issues which shows impatience; this is contrary to the foundation and philosphy of the practice. I say this so you do not get discouraged and stop after accumilating abundent energy.

Great book for beginners who have been practicing Qi Gong. I recomend Beginning "Qi Gong by Stephen Comee"; and "Instant Health: The Shaolin Workout for Longevity by Shifu Yan Lei", before attempting Tai Chi.

Shama Khana,
Duosi