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Author : Paul Ellsworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780971000322
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Tai Chi Chuan written by Paul Ellsworth and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Ellsworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Tai Chi Chuan - Silk Reeling Exercises written by Paul Ellsworth and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yvonne Huizinga
Publisher : Tai Chi Uithuizen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Tai Chi Chuan 'Book of Essence' written by Yvonne Huizinga and published by Tai Chi Uithuizen. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi Chuan the 'Book of Essence' Tai Ji Quan, Tai Chi Chuan, the book of essence is a free ebook created by Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung team from Uithuizen, Groningen in the Netherlands. This book is in the English language and explains many subjects about Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Tao, Chi Kung, Yoga, Meditation, Selfdefense, Martial Arts and much more. Tai Chi team Uithuizen is operated by mw, Yvonne Huizinga from the Groningen Area in the Netherlands.
Author : Kinthissa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956284600
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Turning Silk written by Kinthissa and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Turning Silk' is an inspirational account of a Taiki practitioner's discoveries in Chen Taiji which will be of interest to Taijiquan practitioners and anyone who would like to learn more about this life changing practice.
Author : Phillip Starr
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
ISBN 13 : 1583947752
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)
Download or read book Developing Jin written by Phillip Starr and published by Blue Snake Books. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A no-nonsense and entertaining guide to harnessing the power of jin in your t'ai chi or internal martial arts training Developing Jin provides a complete and progressive training regimen for increasing and refining chansi-jin, also known as silk-reeling power or coiling power—the true power of the internal martial arts. With step-by-step instructions and photographs, experienced teacher Philip Starr walks readers through a variety of techniques designed to help practitioners feel and use jin in their martial arts training. While much of the existing writing on jin relies on cryptic and mystical descriptions of internal power, Starr takes a direct, no-nonsense approach that addresses commonly held myths and identifies the real body mechanics behind this unusual power. Useful for novices and advanced practitioners alike, Developing Jin is a crucial addition to any serious martial artist's library. Table of Contents 1. Got Jin? 2. How To Use This Book 3. Basic Conditioning Exercises 4. In The Beginning 5. Structure and Alignment 6. Training the Breath 7. The Nature Of Qi 8. Let's Get Engaged! 9. Beginning With Stillness 10. The Breath Coiling Form 11. The Secret Of Tendon Power 12. Internal Coiling 13. Applying The Coiling Power 14. Putting It All Together 15. Training Routines For Coiling Power 16. Three Become One 17. Combative Applications Conclusion
Author : Jesse Tsao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781607965220
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (652 download)
Download or read book Tai Chi Bang written by Jesse Tsao and published by . This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi Bang: Eight-Immortal Flute is an energy practice based on characteristic Tai Chi postures combined with traditional Chinese self-healing meditation and self-defense kung fu. Tai Chi Bang gives an object to focus on between the palms, bonding the two hands moving together, making it easy and fun for beginners to feel the qi (energy), and gain the benefits of Tai Chi practice. Students who find it difficult to quiet their minds find this practice especially effective in gathering attention. Holding the Bang with both palms help them concentrate and be in the moment. The movements of the Bang imitate the movement of the qi inside the body. It relieves stress, gathers in fresh energy, rejuvenates the body and spirit, brings inner calm, and promotes qi and blood circulation.
Author : Ken Gullette
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692112663
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Internal Body Mechanics for Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi written by Ken Gullette and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book Ken Gullette wishes he had been able to read when he first began studying Tai Chi, Bagua and Xingyi in 1987. It gets to the point, stripping the mystical mumbo jumbo away, leaving detailed, real-world explanations of the six fundamental body mechanics that everyone should know when they study Tai Chi (Taiji), Bagua and Xingyi. For the first time, these body mechanics are organized and discussed clearly, with more than 250 images and highly-detailed but simple language. If you are a student or even a teacher of these arts, you should be able to learn something here that will deepen your own insight into the arts. Ken has studied with some top internal arts masters, and during the first ten years he was teaching, he boiled down the body mechanics he learned into six key concepts. In this book, he explains them in the same step-by-step detail that he uses in teaching his students, building on each of the concepts until you have a clear roadmap of what you need to practice for high-quality internal structure and movement. As Ken explains it, "The true intent of the internal arts is self-defense. The body mechanics in this book are the starting point you need to develop the structure and internal strength that is required for the relaxed power, the iron wrapped in cotton, that the internal arts are known for. This is the starting point upon which all other skill is built." Ken has studied these arts since 1987, is a tournament champion, winning in empty-hand and weapons forms, no-contact, light-contact and full-contact matches, and he has students worldwide who have studied his DVDs and his website, www.internalfightingarts.com. Concepts covered in these pages include: the ground path, peng jin, whole-body movement, silk-reeling energy, Dantien rotation, and opening/closing the kua. From the explosiveness of Xingyi to the relaxed power of Tai Chi and Bagua, the road to internal skill is long and difficult, but very satisfying. There is nothing "soft" about these arts. They are powerful arts of self-defense. And it all starts here.
Author : Master Lam Kam-Chuen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671892479
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Step-By-Step Tai Chi written by Master Lam Kam-Chuen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like massage and yoga, the practice of Tai Chi enhances health and fitness and helps to reduce stress. This easy-to-use manual takes readers through four levels of techniques. Detailed drawings and clear text describe the progression from gentle fundamental movements to advanced exercises.
Author : James Cravens
Publisher : Cbii Kai Sai LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Chen Tai Chi Chuan written by James Cravens and published by Cbii Kai Sai LLC. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chen Tai Chi Chuan is a textbook written primarily for the students of James Cravens or their students associated with Chinese Boxing Institute International. James has studied directly with Christopher Casey, Tao Piang Siang, Yan Gaofei, Chen Quanzhong, Chen Xiaowang, and Chen Bing. He has been an indoor student of Chen Xiaowang since 2006. The book records details of the following topics: Fang Song (loosening exercises), How to Stand, How to Turn, How to Shift weight, How to Step, and breathing, all part of the fundamentals of the art. Secondly, Tai Chi uses silk reeling movement when practicing Tai Chi. All movements are from the body's center, moving unitarily in a spiral or silk-reeling manner. The body turns while maintaining a strict alignment which will keep the body in a position where blood circulation and chi are optimal while practicing. The circulation is enhanced by better posture and fewer deviations from the Tai Ch template. In silk reeling, you use two prime circles and eight two-handed options using the primary two circles. While all Tai Chu moves in a unitary silk reeling manner, the basic exercises recorded in the book are the basics of all the movement. Next, the entire famous Chen style form, Laojia Yilu, is documented in detail with pictures. Beyond this, several chapters speak of other principles and teachings in Tai Chi. QR Codes appear on several pages in the book allowing one to scan with their phone or tablet and then press a web link. The link will take one to a video demonstrating what is being described in the book. Pages - 220 with over 800 images plus video instruction with the scanning of QR Codes.
Author : Chen Xiaowang
Publisher : Singing Dragon
ISBN 13 : 184819093X
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)
Download or read book The Five Levels of Taijiquan written by Chen Xiaowang and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2012 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clarifies the five levels of Taijiquan, providing guidance from the most fundamental steps through the advanced levels and explains how readers can assess their current abilities and identify what is needed to attain Taiji, a complete state of being. Original.
Author : Nigel Sutton
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904645
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Tai Chi Chuan Form to Fuction written by Nigel Sutton and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function is a detailed manual for the study of the martial techniques of tai chi chuan. It takes up where author Nigel Sutton's earlier title, Applied Tai Chi Chuan , left off, by setting out step-by-step the training exercises necessary for the mastery of tai chi chuan as a true combative art. Sutton outlines a well-defined program designed to lead to understanding and mastery of the useful self-defense techniques. Some of the tai chi techniques explained include beginning basic execution of hand patterns, complex exercises, training with partners in predetermined push-hands routines, and freestyle push hands sparring.
Author : Barbara Zahn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781505348514
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (485 download)
Download or read book Silk Reeling Qi Gong written by Barbara Zahn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive programme contains basic information each student and teacher of any school of Inner Self-Cultivation should know to be able to really understand and apply the Inner Qi. The goal of the Silk Reeling exercises is the development of the Inner Qi, in organs and meridians as well as the protecting Outer Qi. I have produced some short videos for all exercises and provided them in the internet for you. A shortlink is provided for each exercise unit.
Author : Jose Figueroa
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462907199
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Tai Chi for Kids written by Jose Figueroa and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi, the ancient art of movement, is practiced by millions of kids around the world. This martial arts for kids has everything you need to know to start training, including: The history and origins of Tai Chi What to expect in your first classes Warm-up exercises Basic movements and sequences Fun games to play and practice And more! This book will take you through your first few weeks as a student of Tai Chi from how to greet your teacher to exercises you can do to warm up for your class. As you make progress, the colorful illustrations will help you practice your technique and introduce you to fun games based on Tai Chi exercises.
Author : Stephen Hwa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781449917890
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Uncovering the Treasure written by Stephen Hwa and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true health benefits and the foundation for martial arts application of Tai Chi can only be achieved when the practitioner incorporates "Internal Discipline". That is, using internal movements and internal power to direct and empower external movements into Tai Chi practice. This book outlines a methodology and training routine to achieve this goal. There are underlying scientific rational and logical connections between each element of the discussion. During the learning path, the practitioner will gain benefits every step of the way.Modern Tai Chi teaching has been shrouded in ethereal language as if logical thinking and scientific analysis do not apply to Tai Chi. Without a rational framework, Tai Chi practice has degenerated into multitudes of forms with no relevance to the original internt of the practice. Many of them have movements that could cause problems for the practitioner rather than improve their health. This book is a distillation of the Wu style teaching from Young Wabu (student of Wu Chien Chuan) and thirty five years of discovery through practicing and teaching by Master Stephen Hwa. It offers personal experience and insight into Master Hwa's road of discovery such as, internal energy or internal power, Large Frame Form, Compact Form, Square Form, body posture, Fajin, Qi Gong, Silk Reeling exercise, martial art applications, health benefits. In conjunction with the Classical Tai Chi DVD series, this road and its benefits is open to anyone who sets their mind to travel it.
Author : Lou Reed
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571383327
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)
Download or read book The Art of the Straight Line written by Lou Reed and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed's worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reed's writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reed's fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A.M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. The Art of the Straight Line features Reed's unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life.
Author : Kent Howard
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623171040
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Baguazhang written by Kent Howard and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear, step-by-step guide to the fundamentals of Bagua Zhang lays out the principles, practices, and underlying philosophy of this cerebral and sophisticated Chinese internal martial art. Leading readers from the most basic precepts of Bagua Zhang practice to advanced techniques, Kent Howard draws on his deep understanding of the art and his decades of teaching to set students on a path toward mastery. While Bagua Zhang is often perceived as a complex martial art that is difficult to learn, Howard breaks it down into clear and easily absorbed principles and exercises that beginners can master and incorporate into higher levels of practice at their own pace. Numerous easy-to-follow photographs illustrate core practices such as circle-walking, post standing, and palm changes, as well as foundandational techniques of posture and alignment, fluid motion, generating whole-body power, absorbing and redirecting energy, striking while in motion, and much more. In addition to providing a solid foundation for a lifetime practice, Bagua Zhang Fundamentals also offers more advanced practitioners valuable tips on how to increase their knowledge and understanding of this multifaceted martial art.
Author : Nils Posse
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Swedish System of Educational Gymnastics written by Nils Posse and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
