Improve your balance, strength, focus, and martial skills with this elegant and effective Chinese weapon, from America's most respected author and teacher of Shaolin Gong Fu. Mastering the Art of the Northern Shaolin Sword requires extensive physical training, which will result in a strong, finely-tuned body and mind. And as self-defense, Shaolin Sword is indispensable, improving your pe...

Beyond the Barehand Form, beyond the Qigong, lies the elegant and effective Sword of Taijiquan! Learn to extend your Qi, enhance your art and refine your self. This comprehensive guide contains not only the complete Taiji Sword Form and Taiji Sword Qigong Set, but also seldom taught sword fighting applications and matching exercises. More than just a "how-to" this book also contains theo...

With so many Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) styles available today, so many variations, modernizations and simplifications, where does one find the traditional styles? Search no further, for this book, Taijiquan Classical Yang Style contains the complete Classical Long Form for the original Yang Family lineage. (1799 - 1872 A.D.). More than just a book of the Form, Taijiquan Classical Yang St...

The Tai Chi Book is your guide to the fullest health benefits of Tai Chi and to higher levels of skill and ability.
Like two books in one basic and advanced Tai Chi training.
Find out how to choose and relate to a teacher.
Develop remarkable vitality and longevity.
Includes the Cheng Man-ch'ing short form.
More than one hundred photos and illustrations.

108 Insights is a friendly collection of observations, advice, and insights to help you refine your Tai Chi Chuan practice. Each insight addresses the most important elements of Tai Chi: breathing for better health, body mechanics for improved performance, visualizations to improve your practice, Chi training to build internal energy, and more!

The Eight Pieces of Brocade is a set of eight simple exercises that can maintain your health and increase your energy reserves if you are healthy, and speed your recovery if you are ill. Every day millions of Chinese do these gentle stretching and turning movements to loosen up their bodies, improve the circulation of the blood and Chi (internal energy), and strengthen their internal org...

Qigong (Chi Kung), the Chinese study of life energy, is an ancient fitness and healing practice. This book presents two complete sets of simple, invigorating Qigong exercises that improve the flow of Qi (Chi) in your body, tone and stretch the major muscle groups, increase your energy, and help you relax. Unlike many Western exercises that center on mindless repetition and aggressive mov...

Here's an extraordinary guide to Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), the Grand Ultimate way of health and martial arts. Written by one of China?s top-ranked coaches (Liang), the 24 and 48 postures, often referred to as the Short Form, are presented in an easy to understand, step-by-step fashion. Also included are guidelines for breathing, directing the mind, aligning the body and developing Qi (C...

Useful for any style of Tai Chi Chuan.
Sound, practical advice for any martial art.
Key points for incorporating the teachings into your practice.

More and more people all over the world are studying Tai Chi. No matter what style they study, what direction they take, or what level they are at, all agree on one thing: Tai Chi is a limitless journey and there is always more to be learned. There are so many questions along the way and everyone has them, students and teachers alike, questions that are fundamental to all styles of Tai C...

Immerse yourself in the secrets of the Yang Style, the world's most popular style. You'll find Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style an invaluable resource for understanding your art. Can be used with any style of tai chi chuan. Sound, practical advice for any martial art. Includes commentaries, translation, and original chinese. Key points for incorporating the teachings into your prac...

Chinese medical knowledge is based on an understanding of the processes of yin yang and the five elements. Chapter five of the Neijing Suwen, the first part of the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, lays out these principles.