Master Chengs New Method Of Taichi Chuan Self Cultivation

Author : Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher : Frog Books
ISBN 13 : 1883319927
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master Cheng's New Method of Taichi Ch'uan Self-Cultivation written by Cheng Man-ch'ing á and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheng Man-ch'ing, the famed master of t'ai chi, is regarded as an enormously influential figure in codifying the most widely practiced form of the ancient martial art. This volume, developed by the martial arts master and scholar, details the way that students arrive at a posture -- from beginning movements to the end pose. Master Cheng provides practitioners with a complete and concise guide to the Short Form, enabling them to make rapid progress.

Author : Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780913028858
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book T'ai Chi Ch'uan written by Cheng Man-ch'ing á and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993-01-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the original classic about Short Form, the most popular and widespread form of T'ai Chi in the West. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a must-read for every serious T'ai Chi student. This book is not meant to "teach" T'ai Chi Ch'uan, but meant to expound upon its meaning to the earnest practitioner; to offer the layperson a glimpse into this ancient art; and to communicate the author's unique perceptions and experiences that only a lifetime of practice can cultivate. Taken in this context, this is a most valuable book.

Author : Herman Kauz
Publisher : Main Street Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385093705
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tai Chi Handbook written by Herman Kauz and published by Main Street Books. This book was released on 1974 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Chinese art of relaxed and natural mental and physical exercise is presented through step-by-step photographs and instructions.

Author : Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher : Frog Books
ISBN 13 : 188331903X
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master of Five Excellences written by Cheng Man-ch'ing á and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1996-01-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing regarded a set of five disciplines—the "five excellences"—to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting, poetry, t’ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential adaptation of t’ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng’s philosophy of life, and he encourage his students to combine artistry with scholarship. This inspiring book is a commentary on and working compendium of Cheng’s literary and pictorial interpretations of these subjects. Of interest to aficionados of Chinese art, culture, and history, Master of Five Excellences also offers internal techniques for practitioners of the martial arts, as Hennessy provides an insight into the rarely-glimpsed creative side of Cheng Man-Ch’ing.

Author : Cheng Man-Ch'ing
Publisher : Sweet Chi Press
ISBN 13 : 9780912059006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master Cheng's Thirteen Chapters on T'ai-Chi Ch'uan written by Cheng Man-Ch'ing and published by Sweet Chi Press. This book was released on 1989-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised edition of the classic "Thirteenth Chapters" with notes and index was prepared for teachers, scholars, and serious students seeking both T'ai-chi treasures and a broader understanding of the sources of Cheng's teachings. In the preface he states: "My teacher, Yang Ch'eng-fu, suspended the family transmission. He did not lightly share his knowledge, fearing it would fall into the wrong hands.... Therefore I have taken all of these secrets and presented them in this book."

Author : Cheng Man-Ch'ing
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462901581
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book T'ai Chi written by Cheng Man-Ch'ing and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide. T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes no more than ten minutes a day. This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self-defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self-defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form. A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.

Author : Yang Chengfu
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 158394639X
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan written by Yang Chengfu and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martial arts master Yang Chengfu’s seminal work on the techniques and applications of Yang-style taijiquan—now available to Western practitioners for the first time The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu's book, The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan (Taijiquan Tiyong Quanshu) marked a milestone in the modern evolution of the art of taijiquan. Using what is best-termed demonstration narrative, the author presents form postures and suggested applications from his own perspective, as he performed them. This methodology renders Yang Chengfu's direct, hands-on teaching of the art with such immediacy and liveliness that the reader experiences the master’s teaching much as his students did. This English translation finally makes Yang Chengfu's classic work available to taijiquan enthusiasts in the West. It includes notes and commentary that clarify the author's frequent classical and literary turns of phrase and elucidate the philosophical and political underpinnings that shape the text. The translator investigates and compares several early taijiquan books in order to help explain the roles played by two of Yang Chengfu's students, Dong Yingjie and Zheng Manqing, in bringing Yang Chengfu's words and teachings into print. Serious students of taijiquan, and those wishing to deepen their knowledge of taijiquan history and theory, will find this seminal work indispensable to their study and practice.

Author : Wolfe Lowenthal
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1556431120
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are No Secrets written by Wolfe Lowenthal and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1993-01-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wolfe Lowenthal's quiet little memoir will with window-opening wisdom reinforce, I think, my view of how Cheng stood on Tai Chi. It tells how a young writer reacted to this strange Chinese man when he appeared in New York City in the mid-1960s and stayed there for a decade before returning to Taiwan to die in 1975. In a nickel town where neurosis is a cardinal virtue, the Tai Chi center established by Cheng soon became an oasis of learning. In my visits there I was invariably approached by a quiet fellow with a ready smile and loads of questions. His form and sensing hands improved but he never lost his kindly ways. This led me once to tell the three seniors that the one person in the club who best exemplified Tai Chi was this junior. That man who has since become a teacher of the art is the author if this book." -Robert W. Smith, from the Preface

Author : Kuo Lien-Ying
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781556432989
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tai-Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice written by Kuo Lien-Ying and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1999-02-10 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published before Kuo Lien-Ying left China and then again in 1966 soon after his arrival in the United States, Tai-Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice has now been edited and expanded by his widow and disciple, Simmone Kuo. Her version includes new material on the philosophical origins of Tai-Chi Chuan, particularly how it relates to the I Ching, the most ancient text of Chinese wisdom. The book also provides explanations of the meaning of this ancient and elegant martial art--its name and history--the keys to understanding the Thirteen Movements, archival photographs of Lien-Ying performing the movements, and other supplementary literature.

Author : Wolfe Lowenthal
Publisher : Frog Books
ISBN 13 : 9781883319137
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gateway to the Miraculous written by Wolfe Lowenthal and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1994-06-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a sequel to Wolfe Lowenthal’s first book: There Are No Secrets. Like the previous book, it is about his teacher, the great Cheng Man-ch’ing, the art of Tai Chi Chuan, and his experience as a student and teacher.