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Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu Style: Chinese Classics, Translations, Commentary

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This is a must have for everyone who is willing to diligently study, and practice Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. The book provides the transalation of the classics as well as the Masters interpretation and elaboration. I believe that without a thorough understanding of the theories underneath, one's skill can never prosper. Very useful book!

Tai Chi Secrets Of The Wu Style is a selection of carefully translated wisdom concerning secrets of the ancient Tai Chi martial art of self defense, personal fitness, and balance. Passages are shown in their original Chinese characters, then rendered into English with a careful and detailed explanation of the nuances of their meaning. Highly recommended for Tai Chi devotees who seek a greater understanding of this martial art, Tai Chi Secrets Of The Wu Style is a welcome and invaluable addition to any personal martial arts reading list or reference collection.

Tai chi has, since ancient times, brought benefits in health and longevity to its practitioners. Tai Chi Secrets Of The Wu Style translates basic classic forms from the original Chinese and modifies them to make them more accessible to modern readers, blending insights for all tai chi styles with commentaries and key points for using the classic Chinese teachings in modern styles.

Probably NOT all that useful to the beginner, but certainly to the intermediate and advanced student -- even to those practicing styles other than Wu. For those of you who haven't looked at these translations from Yang J-M, they are worth the trouble for all the little corners of insight your practice alone -- and your own traditional texts alone -- won't provide.

This book is an awesome introduction to researching and understanding the Classic Treatise of Feng, Wang, Yang, Chen, Sun and Li. What applies to the Wu style of Taiji Quan also applies to all styles of Internal Boxing and this book provides an insight that is succinct and absorbable. I am a Yang and Wu Stylist who had already researched, applied and analyzed the wisdoms found in this book. Even so, I found the construction of answer/question portions of the book very useful to spark my memory on basic details that every adept should have in the fore-front of his mind when practicing.

Buy the book... It is worth it if you are rying to refine and cultivate your peronal expression of Taiji Quan.

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