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Title: The Tai Chi Book: Refining and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice (Ymaa Book Series, 32.) by Robert Chuckrow, Harvey I. Sober, James C. O'Leary ISBN: 1-886969-64-7 Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Tai Chi Book: Clear directions
Comment: I teach a philosophy of Mind and Body course and my students will use this as the text for the Tai Chi class they must take as a co-requisite for my philosophy course. The author, a Ph.D. in physics, offers clear examples of what Tai Chi looks like but wisely refraines from trying to teach a full course in Tai Chi. He offers a sustained discussion of the philosophy behind Tai Chi, what it is and what it is not. It is not exciting reading but purposeful and organized. It will prove helpful for my students and anyone wishing an introduction to Tai Chi.
Rating: 5
Summary: THE tai chi book!
Comment: This is THE book. It's absolutely fantastic. I have read many books on Tai Chi, and own quite a few, but this is the one I am always coming back to, again and again. When practicing Tai Chi, when reading other books on the subject, and sometimes even in the shower after a day's practice, Robert Chuckrow's words come back into my mind, broadening and deepening my understanding of this great art. Many books claim to present Tai Chi Chuan in a manner "accessible to Westerners", but only this one truly delivers. Dr. Chuckrow's presentation is sober, encompassing, and respectful of the philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan. He is open-minded and fair, despite the fact that some of his experience are beyond his ability to explain. A Doctor of Physics and a Tai Chi instructor, Robert Chuckrow truly finds new ways to elucidate stances, double-weighting, and alignment, and never in all the book does he cease to be a person one can relate to, just another Tai Chi player sharing his (vast) experiences for the reader's benefit. The chapter on being a student is the jewel of the book. It really gives the reader pointers and references for actual, everyday relating to a teacher. It helps the reader understand his/her own practice from a broader, more realistic perspective. I strongly recommend this book to everyone who already practices Tai Chi and to all who are wondering if Tai Chi is for them. It is a rare pleasure to find, among the many books on this subject, one which is so well-balanced, down-to-earth, and complete.
Rating: 5
Summary: Answers to the questions you always wanted to ask...
Comment: Detailed descriptions of concepts and terms and explanations of difficult concepts are what set this book apart from other T'ai Chi books. The author has researched thoroughly and writes well and clearly. Covers among other subjects, breathing, stances, eating, alignment, ch'i, warm ups, stretching, how to be a good student as well as push hands and the CMC form. This is not an all inclusive list. I would place this near the top of the list of internal martial arts books. This could easily function as a textbook for a college course on T'ai Chi. I don't agree with everything in it, but I could always be wrong. :) Buy it, you won't be sorry.
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Title: The Dao of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation by Tsung Hwa Jou ISBN: 0804813574 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: 23 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man-Ch'Ing and His Tai Chi Chuan by Wolfe Lowenthal ISBN: 1556431120 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'Ai Chi Ch'Uan by Chen Man Ch'Ing, Cheng Man-Cheng, Cheng Cheng Man, Cheng Ch'ing ISBN: 0938190458 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: November, 1985 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Essence of Tai Chi Chuan: The Literary Tradition by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, Robert Amacker ISBN: 0913028630 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: January, 1986 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan by Fu Zhongwen, Louis Swaim, Zhongwen Fu ISBN: 1556433182 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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