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by: T.T. Liang
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8159
EAN: 9780394724614
ISBN: 0394724615
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: September 12, 1977
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: August 12, 1977
Sales Rank: 64755
Studio: Vintage
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Product Description:
For the student who has already mastered the basic postures, this book addresses itself to the philosophy behind the system of movements and to all the variations possible.
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Rating:  - A brief comment and some other recs
The amazing T.T. Liang gives the reader the benefit of his 80 years (or possibly more) of studying and teaching tai chi. Very detailed discussion of tai chi history, and many important concepts such as jin, chi, many tips and important points relating to doing the form and its applications, and more.
Liang had an amazing life with many adventures, and he experienced and witnessed many horrors and tragedies during the war, but it never soured his outlook on humanity, and in fact Liang's ... Read More
Rating: - Tai Chi Philosophy and Practice
This book is not intended to teach you tai chi. This book tells you more of how to approach tai chi and where your mind should be during the practice. I have been taking tai chi for about 6 months now. This book is highly recommended by my instructor. Reading it really helped me to understand some of the things my teacher was telling me and it helped me figure more than a few things out on my own.
Rating: - One of the good ones
In this "For Dummies" era, the market has been saturated with New-Agey, cartoon Tai Chi books with pictures and drawings, but that have very little actual substance to them. As more and more people become curious about this art, it is imperitive that material be made available that is true to the art, and not just a vehicle for some so-called "master" to publish pictures of himself practicing a form.
To that end, inside this unassuming, little, white book is some of the best writing on the ... Read More
Rating: - T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Health and Self-Defense
A must read for the beginner to most advanced student in T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Master T.T. Liang has found a way to capture the essence of the Art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and put it into the English language in a clear and concise manner. I have read and reread this book many times over my 17 years of study and continue to learn and understand more about the philosophy of T'ai Chi through his teachings. Thank you Master Liang!
Rating: - T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Health and Self-Defense
A must read for the beginner to most advanced student in T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Master T.T. Liang has found a way to capture the essence of the Art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and put it into the English language in a clear and concise manner. I have read and reread this book many times over my 17 years of study and continue to learn and understand more about the philosophy of T'ai Chi through his teachings. Thank you Master Liang!
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