This comprehensive training video explores White Crane Gong Fu, (Kung Fu) one of the most famous martial styles developed in China.In Course 1, Dr. Yang presents a lecture explaining the theory and ...
Exploring Tai Chi helps students to understand the intricacies of Tai Chi training, as well as the underlying motives and psychological processes involved in any ongoing practice of this ancient discipline. This book focuses on 'disclosure' and 'empowerment' for the Tai Chi practitioner. What to expect of your training, how to progress in your training, and how to implement the principl...
Chin Na is the art of seizing and controlling, and is an element of all Chinese martial arts including Taijiquan. Today, most people practice Taijiquan to maintain health or cure sickness. For the last fifty years the martial aspects of Taijiquan have been ignored, and the art is now incomplete. Most practitioners no longer understand the martial applications of Taijiquan, or even that ...
Quite a few books have been published on the subject of Chin Na (Qin Na), the proven seizing techniques of Chinese martial arts. However, most books focus on the introduction of techniques themselves, and contain very little or no discussion on application in actual combat situations. This seizing art has thus been confined to stage performances instead of real combat use.
The author, John Kotsias, is my good friend. I know that he is a linguist, a professor of mathematics, a passionate martial artist, an exceptional practicing humanist. He combines these attributes with an obsessive desire to widen the spectrum of Tai Chi Ch'uan without sacrificing the classical virtues.
The Five Tibetans are a yogic system of simple yet highly energizing exercises that originated in the Himalayas. Also known as the Five Rites of Rejuvenation.
This invaluable resource will help practitioners and students sort out differences and similarities between popular myofascial styles. Early chapters offer a solid review of anatomy and physiology a ...
LaStone therapy is the application of geo-thermotherapy, using deep penetrating heated stones alternating with chilled stones to bring about chemical release within the body's systems. LaStone works ...
This brand new resource provides all the underpinning knowledge required for the VTCT and ITEC qualifications. Its user-friendly format and many photographs make this text extremely accessible and an essential resource for anyone training for practice in reflexology. Unlike other books, each massage move is illustrated with a photograph making the routine simple and easy to follow. Cont...
Endorsed by the Federation of Holistic Therapists, this brand new resource provides all the underpinning knowledge required for the VTCT and ITEC qualifications. Its user-friendly format and many ph ...
Chi Kung, Energy For Life is a special edition, with unique contributions by 22 of the West's most respected Chi Kung practitioners: Linda Chase Broda, Jesse Dammann, Russell DesMarais, Ron Diana, John Du Cane, Bill Douglas, Caspar Garcia, Garri Garripoli, Damaris jarboux, Roger Jahnke, Jerry Alan Johnson, Mark Johnson, Marcia Kerwit, Richard Leirer, Dennis Lewis, Adrian Lowe, Tina Marr...
