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Loading... Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uanby Cheng Man Ch'Ing
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. ***** This 4th printing has added notes & 30 more pages. The practical book prof. Cheng presents taijiquan as a martial art, a medicine and a means of exercise and self-development. It includes: - Thirten essays on his insights into taijiquan - oral secrets from his teacher Yang Cheng'fu - Questions and answers giving his commentaries on the classics - postures and applications on the 37 posture form illustrated by photographes - describtion and mechanics of Tui Shou, San Shou and Tau Lu. no reviews | add a review
"In this erudite yet practical book Professor Cheng shares the secrets of his lineage and takes us to the heart of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, presenting it as a martial artm a medicine, and a means of exercise and self-development. With examples from anatomy and physics, he demonstrates precisely how the postures and moves work, internally as energetic principles, and externally on opponents. Professor Cheng always emphasizes that disease (like an attack from an opponent) is an opportunity for training. The practitioner of T'ai Chi Ch'uan may serve as his (or her) own doctor and, likewise, as the physician (or trainer) of an attacker. This special text includes- Thirteen essays on his insights into T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Oral secrets from his teacher, Yang Cheng'fu. Questions and answers giving his commentary to the classics. Descriptions and mechanics of push-hands, San Shou, and Ta Lu. Prefaces by both Madame Cheng and Bejamin Pang-Jeng Lo." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.8155The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Combat sports Martial arts Asian martial arts Chinese martial arts; Tai ChiLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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