An effective course in tai chi chuan, it is intended for the novice and written so the reader is not overwhelmed by the multifaceted nature of the art. Tai Chi Chuan is an exercise for the body, a method of relaxing the mind, and a way of reacquainting oneself with one's sense of spiritual balance.
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Great Introductory Tai Chi Book,
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Anybody who is looking to get started in Tai Chi and qigong would be well served by this inexpensive tome from a great teacher. In addition to a complete set of instructions for the Yang short form, he prefaces this with a set of qigong exercises commonly performed in Buddhist temples, which by themselves make the book a worthwhile purchase.
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27 moves in this short form,
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Ho'o shows 9 classic chinese exercises, which are pretty good in themselves. Ho'o then shows 27 essential forms of Tai chi chuan. The pictures and discriptions aren't bad, but if you've never seen the movements, you may want to consider the video by the same author as well. Pushing hands is briefly discussed, and self defense possibilities are shown for a lot of the moves. All in all, a tidy little book to get one started in Tai chi.
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This review is from: Tai Chi Chuan (DVD)
I did receive this dvd shortly after I received the book. I am sorry it is no longer available. It is wonderful to practice Tai Chi again with Marshall Ho'o, I first saw him back in the 1960's or 70's on PBS. He shows the temple exercises, and the Tai Chi short form, and an alternative movement to "snake creeps down" for those with a knee injury.
All I could possibly ask for would be a kind of indexing to choose either Temple exercises, the instructions on the movements or complete Tai Chi. But none of that changes the love I have for this DVD. Let's hope that they put the DVD back on the market :)
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Tai chi chuan treats the individual body, mind, and spirit as a single phenomenon, so any proper definition is obliged to identify it as a single activity, but without omitting any of its many divergent applications. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Tai chi chuan treats the individual body, mind, and spirit as a single phenomenon, so any proper definition is obliged to identify it as a single activity, but without omitting any of its many divergent applications. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Complete Tai Chi Chuan by Dan Docherty in Front Matter, page 21, and page 154
- Tai Chi: The Supreme Ultimate by Lawrence Galante on page 19, page 24, and Back Matter
- T'ai Chi For Dummies by Therese Iknoian in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Martial Arts For Dummies by Jennifer Lawler on page 299, and Back Matter
- Wu Shu by Frank Paetzold on page 155, and page 174
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