Douglas Lee, a tai chi practitioner for over 20 years, covers the history and philosophy of the art, general principles of movement, solo exercises, push-hands sparring, applications, tai chi weapons, and more.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Beginner: Good Intro to Tai Chi; Advanced: Good study guide,
By landalex@kl.com (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tai Chi Chuan: The Philosophy of Yin and Yang and Its Application (Paperback)
Mr. Lee's introduction to the underlying philosophy and practice of Tai Chi help provide a very good foundation for the beginner and advanced student alike. This foundation should be applicable regardless of the style of Tai Chi you seek to learn. I've seen such an introduction in only one other text, Wen Shan Huang's _Fundamental's of Tai Chi Ch'uan_. Although I did not use this book to learn the Long Yang form, my teacher, fellow students and I have used it as a study guide in learning the Tai Chi Sword, Tai Chi Broadsword (knife), and the Two person "Eight-Eight". We have other texts, and use this as a good comparison text. Also, though we do not use ranking in our school, Mr. Lee reviews a workable ranking system for the schools that prefer such classification.
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This is the only one book I know, you can really learn by your self Tai Chi step by step, I've been exersicing it by 30 years.When I begun, in Chile, my country the Tai Chi was unknown. This book made it possible for me to catch the Tai Chi.
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THIS BOOK IS AWESOME, THE WRITING IS SUPERB, I WAS ENGULFED IN THE POWER TO CONTROL THE BODY, HEAL THE MIND,I LOST 5 POUNDS JUST READING THIS BOOK, I COULD NOT SET IT DOWN TO GET TO THE FRIDGE, 5 STAR BOOK.
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No one knows for sure the exact origins of Tai Chi Chuan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
left palm sweeps, palm facing north, good biorhythms, palm facing west, practice method forms, formal calisthenics, right shoulder line, left shoulder line, fist schools, fingers pointing west, left palm strikes, repeat nos, right palm strikes, right arm rises, left hand sweeps, left hand rises, right foot kicks, right hand sweeps, heel pivots, foot northeast, pointing northwest, right hand rises, soft fist, torso turn, pointing southeast Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Chi, Single Whip, Change Steps, Grasp Bird's Tail, Art of Join-Stick-Push Hands, Deflect Sideways, Grand Ultimate, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Cross Hands, Raise Step Return, Snake Creeps Down, Strike Opponent, Step Back, Turn Left, White Stork Displays Its Wings, Fan Through The Back, High Pat On Horse, Play Guitar, Sea Bottom Needle, Soft Fist, Hit Tiger Right, Double Wind Blows Against Ears, Forearm Smash, Hit Tiger Left, Their Poetic Definitions New!
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No one knows for sure the exact origins of Tai Chi Chuan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
left palm sweeps, palm facing north, good biorhythms, palm facing west, practice method forms, formal calisthenics, right shoulder line, left shoulder line, fist schools, fingers pointing west, left palm strikes, repeat nos, right palm strikes, right arm rises, left hand sweeps, left hand rises, right foot kicks, right hand sweeps, heel pivots, foot northeast, pointing northwest, right hand rises, soft fist, torso turn, pointing southeast Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tai Chi, Single Whip, Change Steps, Grasp Bird's Tail, Art of Join-Stick-Push Hands, Deflect Sideways, Grand Ultimate, Wave Hands Like Clouds, Cross Hands, Raise Step Return, Snake Creeps Down, Strike Opponent, Step Back, Turn Left, White Stork Displays Its Wings, Fan Through The Back, High Pat On Horse, Play Guitar, Sea Bottom Needle, Soft Fist, Hit Tiger Right, Double Wind Blows Against Ears, Forearm Smash, Hit Tiger Left, Their Poetic Definitions New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- T'ai Chi For Dummies by Therese Iknoian in Back Matter, and Index
- The Path of Parenting: Twelve Principles to Guide Your Journey by Vimala McClure in Back Matter
- Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching by Carol Wiley in Back Matter
- Energetic Tai Chi Chuan by Larry Johnson in Back Matter
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