The Major Methods of Wudang Sword
Written by Huang Yuan Xiou, Commentaries by Master Chang Wu Na, Translated by Dr. Lu Mei-hui
Price: $16.95
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Originally published in Chinese in 1930, The Major Methods of Wudang Sword has become a contemporary classic in the field of traditional Chinese martial arts. Written by Huang Yuan Xiou, the disciple of Li Jing-Lin—China’s most celebrated sword practitioner—this edition now introduces English readers to the fascinating world of traditional Chinese...
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The Complete Taiji Dao
The Art of the Chinese Saber
Written by Zhang Yun
Price: $27.95
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The dao, a single-edged sword with a curved blade, is one of the most popular weapons in traditional Chinese martial arts. The art of Taiji Dao is a set of skills for using the dao, derived from the popular martial art Taijiquan. One of the most important aspects of Taijiquan practice...
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The Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
Wisdom from Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Other Great Thinkers
Written by Freya Boedicker and Martin Boedicker
Price: $14.95
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The essence of Tai Chi Chuan lies in the rich philosophy of ancient China. While most Tai Chi practitioners are aware of the value that studying Chinese philosophy can bring to their practice, it is often difficult to pick out those texts that are most relevant to Tai Chi and connected...
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Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Written by Cheng Man Ch'ing , Translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Martin Inn
Price: $18.95
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Millions of people worldwide practice t’ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch’ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as...
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Yang Style Traditional Long Form T'ai Chi Ch'uan
As Taught by T.T. Liang
Written by Gordon Muir
Price: $16.95
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Gordon Muir began his martial arts studies at the age of twelve, followed by years of serious study of a wide variety of disciplines including judo, kyokushinkai, karate, kempo, several kung fu styles, and kickboxing. Eventually he discovered the internal martial arts, which led to t’ai chi and Master T. T...
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Nei Jia Quan, 2nd edition
Internal Martial Arts
Written by Jess O'Brien
Price: $21.95
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In this illuminating book, prominent masters offer an informed, inside view of the Chinese internal martial arts known collectively as “nei jia quan”–those practices that emphasize awareness of the spirit, mind, qi (breath, or energy flow), and the use of relaxed leverage rather than brute force. Drawing from enduring traditions practiced...
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The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi
Combat and Energy Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi and Hsing-I
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Price: $27.95
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Originally published in 1998, this book has become a martial arts classic. It provides detailed descriptions of the three main internal martial arts—tai chi (taiji), hsing-i (xingyi) and ba gua (pakua)—and their sub-styles, as well as how they differ from each other and from such external arts as karate, tae kwon...
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Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song
Written by Glenn Newth
Price: $18.95
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The basis for many of the family styles, Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan is more than 1,000 years old, but remained a closed style until quite recently. This comprehensive, practical guide explains this unique and sophisticated kinesthetic form in detail. The book contains step-by-step instructions and photo sequences that illustrate forms...
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Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan
The Fighting Art of the Manchurian Palace Guard
Written by Tina Chunna Zhang and Frank Allen
Price: $21.95
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Here is the original, rarely seen Tai Ji Quan developed by Yang Lu Chan's best Imperial Palace Guard student, Quan You, over 150 years ago. While other styles branched off into sport, health, and meditation, Quan You's disciples preserved the traditional ways. This book covers the principles, characteristics, and essentials of...
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Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan
Written by Fu Zhongwen, Translated by Louis Swaim
Price: $16.95
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Fu Zhongwen's classic guide offers the best documentation available of the Yang style of taijiquan. The superbly detailed form instructions and historic line art drawings are based on Fu’s many years as a disciple of Yang Chengfu, taijiquan’s legendary founder. Also included are concise descriptions of fixed-step, moving-step, and da lu...
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Tai Chi
Health for Life
Written by Bruce Frantzis
Price: $24.95
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According to Time Magazine, tai chi is “the perfect exercise.”
Tai chi’s incredible powers are reflected in its popularity. Over 200 million practitioners worldwide—young, old, athletic, sedentary, chronically ill, overweight—are using tai chi’s slow, graceful movements as a potent preventative health care practice to regain control of their health, boost high performance...
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Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua
Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts
Written by Lu Shengli, Translated by Zhang Yun
Price: $22.95
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The combat techniques of Tai Ji, Ba Gua, and Xing Yi were forbidden during China's Cultural Revolution, but the teachings of grandmaster Wang Pei Shing have survived. This comprehensive guide, written by one of his students, selects core movements from each practice and gives the student powerful tools to recognize the...
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Taijiquan
Through the Western Gate
Written by Rick Barrett
Price: $16.95
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Written specifically for the Western practitioner, Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate blends modern science and philosophy with the traditional wisdoms—drawn from classic t'ai chi literature—that underlie Chinese martial arts. Author Rick Barrett authoritatively describes a wide range of movements, practices, and positions in the context of such topics as being in...
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Scholar Boxer
Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts and the Evolution of Taijiquan
Written by Chang Naizhou, Edited by Marnix Wells, Translated by Marnix Wells
Price: $18.95
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Master Cháng, known as the “scholar-boxer,” lived and practiced in Hénán province, at the center of Chinese culture and martial arts near the Shàolín Temple and legendary Luòyáng. His extensive writings reflect many of the ideas, even the phraseology, now familiar from classic Tai Chi Chuan texts. Chinese-language authority Marnix Wells...
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The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan
Written by Yang Chengfu, Translated by Louis Swaim
Price: $16.95
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The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu's book, 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...
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Yin-Yang in Tai-Chi Chuan and Daily Life
Written by Simmone Kuo
Price: $18.95
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In Yin-Yang in Tai-Chi Chuan and Daily Life, Simmone Kuo provides the philosophical context for the practice of this popular martial art, showing how Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian traditions have shaped the practice of Tai-Chi Chuan. Included here are student accounts of the strong impressions Mme. Kuo made on her students...
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Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan
Written by Mark Chen, Foreword by Kenneth Chung
Price: $19.95
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Chen Family (or Chen Style) Taiji is the ancestor of all Taiji systems. Unlike many of the easy, meditative Taiji forms practiced in the West, Chen Style Taiji is a highly evolved martial art. Newcomers to the art will find useful information on how to identify a qualified instructor, while the...
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The Taijiquan Classics
An Annotated Translation
Written by Barbara Davis, Commentaries by Chen Wei-Ming
Price: $16.95
North Atlantic Books
Along with Chinese art, medicine, and philosophy, taijiquan has left the confines of its original culture, and offers health, relaxation, and a method of self-defense to people around the globe. Using the early texts now known as The Taijiquan Classics which have served as a touchstone for t’ai chi practitioners for...
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The Tai Chi Two-Person Dance
Tai Chi with a Partner
Written by Jonathan Russell, Photographed by T.T. Liang
Price: $19.95
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This centuries-old harmonizing of movements resembles a dance in which the lead switches from partner to partner with every movement, requiring participants to enter into a bodily dialogue with each other. Each movement has a specified number of beats, which aids in the correct positioning of one’s body. The book is...
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A Study of Taijiquan
Written by Sun Lutang, Translated by Tim Cartmell
Price: $16.95
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This extensively illustrated primer is the first English edition of Sun's classic 1919 book which explores both the theory and practice of the style, with emphasis on movements and postures. Tim Cartmell's translation provides both a standard by which practitioners can judge themselves and valuable information relevant to all versions of...
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Steal My Art
The Life and Times of T'ai Chi Master, T.T. Liang
Written by Stuart Olson
Price: $16.95
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Now 101 years old, Master T. T. Liang came to the U.S. from Taiwan in the 1960s to introduce t'ai chi to America. His life story is full of the stuff that makes a great martial arts adventure: a career as a high-ranking government official, street fights and shootouts, opium dens...
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Chen Style Taijiquan
The Source of Taiji Boxing
Written by Davidine Sim and David Gaffney
Price: $17.95
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As Taijiquan has become increasingly popular, many people have inquired into its origins and development. Answers can be found in the Chen Style, the original method from Chen Village, Henan Province in the People's Republic of China. This book guides the reader through the historical development of the system, its philosophical...
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Taiji Sword and Other Writings
Written by Chen Wei-Ming, Translated by Barbara Davis
Price: $14.95
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A longtime student of the taiji grand master Yang Cheng-Fu, Chen Wei-Ming became famous himself as a scholar, martial artist, and proponent of the Yang style of t'ai chi. In the 1920s, he wrote a number of influential books on taiji, among them Taiji Sword (1927), which detailed a rare method...
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Master Cheng's New Method of Taichi Ch'uan Self-Cultivation
Written by Cheng Man Ch'ing , Translated by Mark Hennessy
Price: $13.95
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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...
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Tai-Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice
Written by Kuo Lien-Ying, Edited by Simmone Kuo
Price: $12.95
North Atlantic Books
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...
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