Ancient Wisdom New Spirit

Peter Ralston
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Adapted from a series of talks and lively question-and-answer sections, this book explores the nature of communication and being that lies at the heart of Ralston's unique martial arts system.

Cheng Hsin

Peter Ralston
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Cheng Hsin is the best introduction for beginners to the internal practice of fighting. It is a seminal work that draws on T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Aikido, and Pa Kua Chang and was written by the first Westerner ever to win the world championship in a full-contact martial arts tournament.

Cheng Hsin T'ui Shou

Peter Ralston
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This book provided this beginning tai-chi student with a rich, methodical philosophical "grounding" on some concepts that that are at the core of Eastern martial arts. Ralston helps the reader develop an awareness, quite literally "from the ground up".

Reflections of Being

Peter Ralston
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Personal, reflective, and gently investigative, these early essays have a raw, fresh quality which predates the more formal theory and practice of Peter Ralston�s two best-selling books, Cheng Hsin: The Principles of Effortless Power and Cheng Hsin T�ui Shou: The Art of Effortless Power.