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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Important for all Taikiken practioners!,
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This review is from: Taiki-Ken: The Essence of Kung-Fu. (Paperback)
This is a very good book by Sawai Sensei that explains the basics and advanced methods of Taikiken. It have helped me a lot and a strongly recommend it for all that practice taikiken.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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"Formless" Hsing-I,
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This review is from: Taiki-Ken: The Essence of Kung-Fu. (Paperback)
In kung-fu it is sometimes said that you must absorb form and then transcend form. In Hsing-I Chuan, the transcendant "no-form" is sometimes called da cheng chuan, great achievement boxing. Kenichi Sawai was such a master. In motion, Taiki-Ken looks like a cross between Tai Chi Chuan and Hsing-I Chuan, though it is taught in a much more flexible way. (I don't see any Ba Gua in it.) I would recommend this book to any practitioner of Tai Chi Chuan or Hsing-I Chuan who seeks to transcend the "forms" of these arts.
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Taiki-Ken: Great Spirit Boxing +++,
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This review is from: Taiki-Ken: The Essence of Kung-Fu. (Paperback)
As presented by this fairly rare book --Taiki-Ken seems to be an unusual self-defense Art that is fluid Japanese interpetation and evolution of Chinese Internal styles [Tai Chi and especially Hsing-I Chuan]. There is a primary grounding in Zen and Daoist practice via standing Zen centering with a focus on Ki collection and projection. The self-defense strategy looks to be strong Hsing-I forward pressure, via a modest variety of Tai Chi tactics and methods, versus opposition. This Art has been tested [and modified] versus various other Arts, such as by Karate, Kenpo and Judo followers in full-contact challenge matches versus Taiki-ken followers -- as well as internal sparring of the Art-followers. So, Taiki-Ken seems to look quite realistic and streamlined as compared to some complex Internal Arts. The book itself is well-ordered in a natural and practical progression from Internal Zen and Ki development to self-defense usage Kata, Waza and Bunkai. One transilation of Taiki-Ken is Great Spirit Boxing +++
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