Breathing Underwater
Margaret Emerson
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Breathing Underwater is a non-technical book, rather a poetic manual of Wu style t'ai chi practice.
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Chen Style Taijiquan
Davidine Sim and David Gaffney
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The authors present the history, philosophy, and training methods of the original style of Taijiquan. Step-by-step exercises illustrate activating spiral energy, combining hard and soft movements, and achieving a connection between intent, breathing, and movement.
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Cheng Man-Ch'Ing
Cheng Man-Ch'ing, Translated by Mark Hennessy
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Cheng Man Ching gives us lessons of inner development and comments on daily life, which will be of particular interest to both t'ai chi adherents and those interested in Chinese culture.
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Cheng Man-ch'ing
Translation and Commentary by Mark Hennessy
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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.
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Cheng Tzu's 13 Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Cheng Man Ch'ing, Translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Martin Inn
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Presents t'ai chi ch'uan as a martial art, medicine, and method of exercise and self-development.
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Chinese Boxing
Robert W. Smith
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Smith's travelogue of his trip to China makes for an absorbing account, and includes many interesting anecdotes and stories about the various masters he meets.
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Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan
Tina Chunna Zhang
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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.
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Essence of Tai Chi Chuan
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A handbook of the classical Chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based. First English translation of the classic texts of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. This is required reading for practitioners of every style.
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Gateway to the Miraculous
Wolfe Lowenthal
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A sequel to Wolfe Lowenthal’s first book: There Are No Secrets.
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Gravity Never Stops
Ron Sieh
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Gravity Never Stops follows the life and teaching of renowned martial arts instructor Ron Sieh.
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Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Glenn Newth
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This comprehensive, practical guide explains this unique and sophisticated kinesthetic form of Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan in detail.
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Lao-Tzu
Man-jan Cheng
Translated by Tam C. Gibbs
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Lao-tzu: My Words Are Very Easy to Understand interprets the sayings of Lao-tzu, one of the earliest writers in Chinese history.
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Long Life, Good Health, Through Tai-Chi Chuan
Simmone Kuo
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In 1965 Sifu Kuo Lien-Ying, a Chinese Tai-Chi master, brought with him to the United States the traditional form of Tai-Chi from which the many other family-named forms were derived.
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Master Cheng's New Method of Taichi Self-Cultivation
Cheng Man-Ch'ing, Translated by Mark Hennessy
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A wonderful companion book for one of North Atlantic's all-time best-selling t'ai chi titles, T'ai Chi Chuan: A Simplified Method of Calisthenics for Health and Self-Defense.
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Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan
Fu Zhongwen, Translated by Louis Swaim
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Fu Zhongwen's classic guide offers the best documentation available of the Yang style of taijiquan.
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Mind Over Matter
Shi Ming with Siao Weijia, translated by Thomas Cleary
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For the more advanced student, we have published the teachings of Chinese Master Shi Ming, exploring the Chinese science of mind/body and the refinement of consciousness in the higher martial arts.
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Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan
Mark Chen
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Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan is an instruction manual for current or prospective students of Chen Style Taijiquan, or for those interested in the theory and history of Chinese martial arts.
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Scholar Boxer
Marnix Wells
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This study of the life and teachings of Master Chang, known as the "scholar-boxer," reveals the true origin of today's internal martial arts.
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Shao-Lin Chuan
Simmone Kuo
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A basic guide to the fundamentals of tan-tui, an ancient and rigorous set of practices from the Shao-Lin temple tradition. T'ai chi master Simmone Kuo also presents the historical and cultural context behind this martial art form.
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Steal My Art
Stuart Alve Olson
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More than a biography of T.T. Liang's life, Steal My Art also explains both the history and development of his amazing tai chi teachings.
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Study of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang
Sun Lutang
Translated by Tim Cartmell
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Sun style taijiquan is named after Sun Lutang, who pioneered the increasingly popular variant of the celebrated martial art.
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T'ai Chi Boxing Chronicle
Lien-Ying Kuo, Translated by Guttman
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One of the most advanced esoteric works on t'ai chi ch'uan, this book presents the system of the original orthodox masters who developed the art for survival.
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T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Ron Sieh
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Sieh draws on his background in vipassana meditation, competitive boxing, and a variety of martial arts in this experiential guide to the art of t'ai chi ch'uan.
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T'ai Chi Ch'uan Ta Wen
Chen Wei-Ming, Translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Robert W. Smith
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This work is a brief text written by Chen Wei-Ming, a tai chi master in the early twentieth century. Chen covers a variety of topics, ranging from the history of tai chi, to the form, to combat applications.
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T'ai Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice
Kuo Lien-Ying
Presented by Simmone Kuo
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Rare photographs of the highly regarded Kuo Lien-Ying performing this graceful martial art and his reflections on T'ai Chi will provide readers with unique insight into the art, its origins, and its movements.
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T'ai chi ch'uan
Cheng Man-Ch'ing
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Published in 1981, this is North Atlantic's best-selling t'ai chi book with over 100,000 copies sold. It is the classic manual by the master of the world's most popular t'ai chi style.
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Tai Chi
Bruce Kumar Frantzis
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Rather than teaching a specific style of Tai Chi, the book gives readers the intellectual foundation and inspiration to use the practice as a potent preventative healthcare routine and regain control of their health.
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Taiji Sword
Chen Wei-Ming, Translated by Barbara Davis
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Taiji Sword was one of the earliest books about Taijiquan or Taiji Sword. This translation of details Yang's solo sword form and has stories of the great Yang Family masters.
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Taijiquan
Rick Barrett
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Written specifically for the Western practitioner, this book blends modern science and philosophy with the traditional wisdoms that underlie Chinese martial arts.
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The Beauty of Gesture
Catherine David
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This unique work, translated from French by the author, discusses the nature of repetitive forms and comes to an understanding of t'ai chi in the context of music, love-making, and other acts of spirit.
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The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan
Yang Chengfu, Translated by Louis Swaim
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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.
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The Power of Internal Martial Arts
Bruce Kumar Frantzis
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This book illustrates how the all-important internal chi power is created, grown, and used in the body, and what practices one can do to realistically develop his or her own chi energy.
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The T'ai Chi Ruler
Terrence Dunn
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T'ai Chi Ruler: Chinese Yoga For Health And Longevity presents an ancient form of Taoist ch'i-kung, using a specially carved wooden dowel, and offering a complete yoga system which adapts to individual exercise and therapeutic needs.
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The Tai Chi Two-Person Dance
Jonathan Russell
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The Tai Chi Two-Person Dance introduces a form of tai chi that is practiced by two people together, through a series of harmonizing movements.
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The Taijiquan Classics
Barbara Davis
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Using the early texts now known as The Taijiquan Classics, this book explores the fundamental ideas and what they mean to practitioners, students, and scholars, also incorporating newly discovered sources that address the history of taijiquan.
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The Theory and Practice of Taiji Qigong
Chris Jarmey
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This in-depth instruction manual brings the practice of Taiji Qigong to the average reader.
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There Are No Secrets
Wolfe Lowenthal
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A longtime student paints an intimate and loving portrait of this famed master through a discussion of t'ai chi principles.
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Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan
Dr. Wen Zee
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Dr. Wen Zee focuses on the health benefits derived from practicing this ancient martial art, offering case studies and published medical research on the effects of tai chi on balance, stress, and osteoporosis.
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Yin-Yang in Tai-Chi Chuan and Daily Life
Simmone Kuo
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This is the third book by Simmone Kuo about the philosophy underlying the martial arts she has taught for more than forty years. Most notably, Yin Yang in Tai-Chi Chuan and Everyday Life offers a portrait of a leading female T'ai Chi master.
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