T'ai Chi - The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense (Paperback, Original ed.)

Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide. T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes no more than ten minutes a day. This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self-defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self-defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form. A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.

General

Imprint:	Tuttle Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2004
First published:	1966
Authors:	Cheng Man-ch'ing • Robert W Smith
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	111
Edition:	Original ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8048-3593-0
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Oriental martial arts > General
LSN:	0-8048-3593-4
Barcode:	9780804835930

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