Tai Chi Chuan - Decoding the Classics for the Modern Martial Artist

Tai Chi Chuan - Decoding the Classics for the Modern Martial Artist is the first book en English to provide a detailed, illustrated explanation of the Tai Chi Chuan Classics, the Classics of Boxing and the Tai Chi Diagram Explanation. The aim of this remarkable book is to enable the reader to 'do' the Classics and incorporate them into everyday martial arts practice. This volume, which reveals and elucidates the timeless universal truths contained within the Classics, is invaluable to anyone practising any martial art.

Contents includes:

. An overview of the Chinese martial arts
. A consideration of internal alchemy and meditation
. An examination of the duality of the martial and the cultural
. A summary of the theory and philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan
. Original English translations of key Chinese texts with helpful commentaries and explanations
. A discussion of Tai Chi Chuan 'then and now'
. Over 160 illustrations, including over 90 application photographs in full colour.

ISBN: 1847970842
The Crowood Press

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Notice for French readers: Dominique Robin vient de traduire les Classiques sur son site. Une autre traduction faite par Ladan Niayesh est disponible sur son site. Les deux traductions ont été effectuées avec l'autorisation de Dan.