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Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style
The Complete Form Qigong
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This book is ideal for beginners wanting a structured, detailed introduction to Tai Chi Chuan, as well as practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of Chinese martial arts and internal energy cultivation.
A beginner's tai chi book. It offers a history of Tai Chi, fundamental training routines, and guidance on incorporating important energy work (Qigong) into your Tai Chi practice.
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Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style by Dr. Jwing-Ming Yang has been recognised with several prestigious awards, including being a finalist in the Best Books Award from USA Book News, the Gold Winner in the Living Now Book Awards, and the winner of both the Eric Hoffer Award and the eLit Award.
Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) is a slow and relaxed moving meditation, as well as a sophisticated martial arts system. Through practising Taijiquan, you can calm your mind, locate your spiritual centre, and consequently find your entire being. By engaging in these relaxed movements, you can bring your physical body to an ultimate level of relaxation and natural ease, resulting in smooth Qi (inner energy) and blood circulation. This is a key to maintaining health and recovering from sickness.
This book serves as an in-depth guide for beginners to learn Taijiquan properly. It offers a general plan for practising Taijiquan and goes into great depth to present enough content for proper learning.
You will learn:
- What Taijiquan is
- How to practice
- The history of Taijiquan
- Taijiquan postures
- About Qi and Qigong
- Main Fundamental stances
- Categories of Qigong
- Taiji qigong
- Qigong training theory
- Qigong and Taijiquan
- Taijiquan thirteen postures (eight doors and five stepping)
- The traditional Yang Style Taijiquan Long Form
This revised edition features a new easy-to-follow layout, with each movement presented in a series of large photographs accompanied by clear, same-page instructions for each Taiji posture. Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style is sure to advance your practice and save you much time and energy.
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Angela Hanson praises the book as an "excellent resource" providing extensive historical context and detailed instructions. She highlights its thoroughness, noting the 402 pages cover theory, practice, and variations in movements, making it invaluable for those wishing to deeply understand and master Tai Chi Chuan.
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ISBN: 9781594392009
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 June 2010
Country: United States
Imprint: YMAA Publication Center
Edition: 2nd
Illustration: illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 794g
Pages: 396
About the Author
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming started his Gongfu training at the age of 15 under the Shaolin White Crane Master Cheng, Gin Gsao. Dr. Yang became an expert in the White Crane style of Chinese martial arts. With the same master he also studied Qin Na, Tui Na and Dian Xue massages, and herbal treatment. At the age of 16, Dr. Yang began the study of Taijiquan under Master Kao, Tao. Dr. Yang's tai chi can be traced back to the Yang family through Master Kao's teacher Yue, Huanzhi, an indoor disciple of Yang, Chengfu. After learning from Master Kao, Dr. Yang continued his study and research of Taijiquan. Dr. Yang has mastered the Taiji barehand sequence, pushing hands, the two-man fighting sequence, Taiji sword, Taiji saber, and Taiji Qigong. Dr. Yang has been involved in Chinese Gongfu since 1961. During this time, he has spent 13 years learning Shaolin White Crane, Shaolin Long Fist, and Taijiquan. Dr. Yang has more than thirty years of instructional experience.
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