Ultimate Guide to Tai Chi: The Best of Inside Kung-Fu

Practiced by millions of people around the world, the ancient and gentle Chinese martial art of tai chi offers the perfect balance of mind and body, strength and flexibility, grace and agility. Its smooth, fluid movements demand precision and control while offering exercisers of all ages improved fitness, stress reduction, and self-defense skills. Whether you are a curious novice, an intermediate student seeking deeper understanding, or a tai chi expert, Inside Kung-Fu's Ulitmate Guide to Tai Chi offers you a wealth of insightful, reliable, hard-to-find information from world-renowned experts in every aspect of tai chi. Inside, you'll find chapters that inform and inspire, addressing such topics as:

• The history of traditions of tai chi chuan
• How to find and evaluate schools and teachers
• Creating a strong foundation of basic techniques
• Mastering advanced techniques, including the cultivation of chi, breath control, and the use of weapons
• The founders of tai chi and teh variety of tai chi styles
• The self-defense applications of tai chi

In this volume, you'll find everything you need to know to enhance your practice, increase your understanding, and reap the proven health and fitness benefits of the powerful internal martial art of tai chi. John R. Little is the author of The Warrior Within and Bruce Lee: Words from a Master as well as other books on Bruce Lee. He is also the author of numerous published articles on martial arts philosophy and practice. Curtis F. Wong is the publisher of Inside Kung-Fu and other highly respected martial arts magazines.

Author: Curtis Wong, John Little
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 11/01/1999
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 11.14h x 8.23w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9780809228331
ISBN10: 0809228335
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts | General

About the Author

John R. Little is the associate publisher of Bruce Lee & Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do magazine, and the managing editor of Knowing is Not Enough, the official newsletter of Bruce Lee's art of jun fan jeet kune do.

Curtis F. Wong is the publisher of Inside Kung-Fu and other major martial arts magazines.

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