Move beyond the healing aspects of taiji and explore its martial side. You'll learn fast and explosive forms, as well as the slow-moving form that promotes the balance, coordination and timing needed for any fighting art. You'll also learn to augment your store of qi and channel it effectively in life-threatening situations. For academic study only.
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Erle Montaigue was the first Westerner to be granted the degree of "Master" in taijiquan and dim-mak. In 1995 Erle was invited to study with Liang Shih-kan, the leader and "keeper" of the now almost extinct forerunner to taijiquan, the Wutan Shan System of Boxing, thus becoming the only Westerner and one of a handful of people to be taught the nine qi-disruptive methods. He serves as head of the World Taiji Boxing Association (WTBA), which has schools in more than 30 countries. He is highly regarded internationally as one of the leading instructors of the internal martial arts, including taijiquan
Michael Babin has been studying the Chinese martial arts and taijiquan since 1975 and has been teaching Yang-style taijiquan since 1985. He is the author of more than a hundred published articles on the martial arts and taiji as well as three books, two of which are on the Yang-style, one of them co-authored with Erle Montaigue.
Michael Babin has been studying the Chinese martial arts and taijiquan since 1975 and has been teaching Yang-style taijiquan since 1985. He is the author of more than a hundred published articles on the martial arts and taiji as well as three books, two of which are on the Yang-style, one of them co-authored with Erle Montaigue.
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This is the best book on Yang Cheng Fu form I've ever seen. Includes detailed pictures and excellent descriptions of the postures and transitions from one posture to another. The martial applications of the form are included in Michael Babins chapter.You can actually learn the form from this book!!! Oh... One more thing...The editorial review about fast and explosive forms that you'll learn... Not in this book.
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I definately recommend this book to both TaiChi and ChiGung pratictioners. It is packed with smart and useful information. The forms are well explained. The relations between the forms and healing as well as martial application are clear and concise. The pictures, although not worth publication in National Geographics, are explanatory.
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Detailed description of tai chi postures and applications,
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Must more in depth then most books. Describes health benefits of each posture as well as detailed descriptions. Reenforces the importance of standing meditation.
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The word gigong (ch'ikung in those texts using the old Wade-Giles system of translating Chinese into English) literary means "internal work." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
static qigong, weighted turn, turn your right toes, moving qigong, taijiquan form, attacking arm, previous posture, internal arts, last exhalation, internal martial art, right palm, left palm, slow form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brush Knee, Twist Step, Single Whip, Lift Hands, Left Foot Forward, Stork Spreads Wings, Yang Use, Chang Yiu-chun, Hit Tiger, Yin Use, Golden Cock Stands, High Pat, Tan Pien, Yang Cheng-fu, Slant Flying New!
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The word gigong (ch'ikung in those texts using the old Wade-Giles system of translating Chinese into English) literary means "internal work." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
static qigong, weighted turn, turn your right toes, moving qigong, taijiquan form, attacking arm, previous posture, internal arts, last exhalation, internal martial art, right palm, left palm, slow form Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Brush Knee, Twist Step, Single Whip, Lift Hands, Left Foot Forward, Stork Spreads Wings, Yang Use, Chang Yiu-chun, Hit Tiger, Yin Use, Golden Cock Stands, High Pat, Tan Pien, Yang Cheng-fu, Slant Flying New!
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- Dim-mak's 12 Most Deadly Katas: Points of No Return by Erle Montaigue in Copyright
- Advanced Dim-mak: The Finer Points Of Death-Point Striking by Erle Montaigue in Copyright
- Ultimate Dim-Mak: How To Fight A Grappler And Win by Erle Montaigue in Copyright
- The Extra Meridians, Points, And More (Encyclopedia Of Dim-Mak) by Erle Montaigue on page 70
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