Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo - ISBN: 9781583942208
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Demonstrates how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as energetic principles and externally on opponents. This book covers the spheres, triangles, and centripetal and centrifugal forces within physical exchanges such as push-hands.

Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2011

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Summary

A classic in t’ai chi theory and practice, now available to the millions of internal martial arts practitioner in the US for the first time in paperback.Millions of people worldwide practice t’ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch’ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as energetic principles and externall…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781583942208
ISBN-10:1583942203
Author:Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, Martin Inn, Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher:Frog Ltd
Imprint:Frog Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:15 July 2011
Weight:306g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 11mm
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Critics Review

“I’ve got my hands on a treasure now, called Cheng Tzu’s Thirteen Treatises on T’ai Chi Ch’uan by Cheng Man Ch’ing. Explained in plain words and illustrated with pictures of the form, the book will satisfy the needs of anyone interested in T’ai Chi. It will take your understanding of the art to a new level, and it will guide you to correct practice. It will also introduce you to the Classics and challenge you to achieve.”
—dkMommy Spot

About The Author

Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo

Cheng Man Ch’ing published T’ai Chi, the Supreme Ultimate Exercise for Health, Sport and Self-Defence in 1967. He wrote over a dozen other books on many subjects, including the I Ching, the Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius, as well as poetry, essays, and medicine. He died in 1975 at age 73.

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