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T’ai Chi books

Below are the best books we could find on T’ai Chi.

T’ai chi was developed as a martial art form of qigong, and it is practiced for defense training, health benefits, and meditation. T’ai chi is known for its slow, fluid movements, however a multitude of traditional and modern training forms exist to address the goals of the user, including secondary forms with a faster pace.

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Tai Chi Fa Jin: Advanced Techniques for Discharging Chi Energy

A guide to the seemingly effortless yet explosively powerful martial art techniques of Fa Jin • Explains how to collect energy within and discharge it for self-defense as well as healing • Explores how to counter the natural instinct to resist force with force and develop yielding softness...

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Mantak Chia, Andrew Jan
2012
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Tai Chi Chuan Classical Yang Style: The Complete Form and Qigong

Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) is a slow and relaxed moving meditation. It is also a sophisticated martial arts system. Through practicing Taijiquan, you are able to calm down the mind, locate your spiritual center, and consequently find your entire being.

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Jwing-Ming Yang
2010
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The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands: A Gateway to Advanced T’ai Chi Practice

Part theoretical treatise, part training manual, this book facilitates a deeper understanding of “internal” movement and training for students of T’ai Chi and other internal martial arts. Step-by-step exercises help to bring the theoretical into concrete practice and application.

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Robert Tangora
2012
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The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Practice

One of the most popular Chinese martial arts, Tai Chi Chuan is also one of the most effective stress relievers available. In China, it is also used extensively for the prevention and treatment of illnesses, and its beneficial effects on health and fitness are now widely recognized in the West.

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Wong Kiew Kit
2002
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T’ai Chi Classics

According to Master Liao, the great power of T’ai Chi cannot be realized without knowing its inner meaning. T’ai Chi Classics presents the inner meaning and techniques of T’ai Chi movements through translations of three core classics of T’ai Chi, often considered the “T’ai Chi Bible.

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Waysun Liao
2001
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Tai Chi for Beginners and the 24 Forms

Beautifully illustrated with 330 professional photos to enhance the easy to follow Tai Chi instruction from world renowned Tai Chi Master and Family Physican, Dr. Paul Lam..

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Paul Lam, Nancy Kaye
2006
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Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan

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.

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Cheng Man Ch'Ing
1993
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The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi

Developed over millennia in China, qigong (literally, life force + mastery, or refinement) is a set of techniques used to increase your vitality, longevity, and sexual potency as well as achieve and maintain optimal health and inner peace. In the groundbreaking The Healing Promise of Qi, Dr.

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Roger Jahnke
2002
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The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind

Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of T’ai Chi now shows what T’ai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being.

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Peter Wayne, Mark L. Fuerst
2013
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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game.

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Josh Waitzkin
2008
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