About this title: This is a collection of the 19th-century teachings of three generations of the Yang family, who are credited with promoting the practice of Tai-Chi Chuan throughout China. Postures and movements are illustrated, and there are commentaries, songs, and autobiographical writings,
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Description: Brand New. Paperback. Three generations of Yang family masters lifted the art of T'ai-chi ch'uan from a closed courtyard in the Honan Province to the status of a national treasure and made of it, like India's yoga, a gift to the world. Yang Lu-ch'an in the nineteenth century, fllowed by his sons and their sons, have given T'ai-chi ch'uan the theoretical and practical standard which still defines and shapes the art for a majority of practitioners today. This book draws together the written and ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Sweet Ch'i Press
Date Published: 1983-06
ISBN-13:9780912059013ISBN:091205901X
Description: Like New. Clean covers with clean and tight pages, with no marks, volume is square: overall a very presentable copy. Sharp corners. Tight Spine. read more
"Secret transmissions?? I feel like I should whisper my review...If you are studying Tai Chi, you should definitely have this book in your library. It's a classic. You'll get a history lesson and thorough philosophical guidance. The pictures will help you with your form. You'll always go back to it as we are always relearning."
"This book is appreciated more by people I know. It is a good window onto the illiterate transmissions. Poetic mnemonics. You have to have context to get the most out of it. (I'll have to remember the perfect companion I found for it...) A must for your Tai Chi Library."
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