"Tai chi helps reduce stress and anxiety. And it also helps increase flexibility and balance. If you are looking for a way to reduce stress, consider tai chi. Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements."—Mayo Clinic Do the Chinese have a secret for youthfulness, health, long life and peace of mind? If they do, an important part of it lies in T'ai-chi, the exercise that millions have been practicing for centuries. To young and old, male and female, weak and strong, T'ai-chi is a wonderful source of relaxation and well-being. In fact, the Chinese consider its purpose to be nothing less than rejuvenation and prolongation of life. T'ai-chi is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice, and takes no more than ten minutes a day. This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form. A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.

T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Smith, Robert W.

Man-Ch'ing, Cheng

Exercise & Fitness

Tuttle+publishing

Master the Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi with this accessible, illustrated guide. T'ai-chi (Tai Chi) is an effortless and rhythmical art that stresses slow breathing, balanced and relaxed postures, and absolute calmness of mind. It requires no special equipment or place to practice and takes no more than ten minutes a day. This book, from renowned Tai Chi master, Cheng Man-Ch'ing, introduces T'ai-chi as a means to a healthier life, as a sport and as a method of self-defense. It is a complete step-by-step manual for the beginner. With conscientious practice, readers will master the sequence of thirty-seven postures that will make up the T'ai-chi solo exercise. Students will learn how to progress from exercise to sport to self-defense with maximum efficiency. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, and more than 275 photographs and 122 foot-weighting diagrams guarantee an understanding of the correct form. A history of T'ai-chi, including thumbnail sketches of famous masters, and the first English translation of the basic T'ai-chi document, known as the T'ai-chi Ch'uan Classics, are also included.

Cheng Man-ch'ing wrote this series of essays to make various points of classical Chinese philosophy understandable to beginning readers. Hennessy does a wonderful job in translating this work, as well as providing the classical references for each essay, giving a historical context for a western reader without the necessary background. In his continuing effort to show the artistic and scholarly vision of Professor Cheng, Mark Hennessy has brought out not only the subtle depth of Cheng’s interpretation of these classics, but his humor, sly wit, and awareness of cultural change.

Essays on Man and Culture

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Frog Books

Dans cet ouvrage rudit mais aussi pratique, le Professeur Cheng rvle les secrets de sa ligne, et nous amne au cur de T'ai Chi Ch'uan, nous le prsentant comme un art martial, une thrapeutique, et un ensemble d'exercices pour le dveloppement personnel. Avec une illustration s'appuyant sur l'anatomie et la physique, il prsente un expos prcis des postures et des mouvements, leur travail interne en tant que principe nergtique, et externe en tant qu'application martiale. Il l'claire l'aide de sphres, triangles, forces centrifuge et centripte dans les changes physiques tels que la pousse des mains. Diffrenciant les techniques de sant occidentale et chinoise, il explore aussi les relations entre les organes internes lors de pathologies, et indique les traitements appropries. Le Professeur Cheng prtend qu'une maladie est toujours l'occasion d'un mieux-tre, de la mme faon que l'attaque d'un adversaire nous incite progresser. Le pratiquant de T'ai Chi Ch'uan peut ainsi tre mdecin, et de la mme manire, son propre entraneur. Les arts martiaux ne sont pas porteurs d'un pouvoir surhumain ; ils reprsentent simplement un aspect de l'adaptation aux lois de la nature et du cosmos. A ce niveau, la philosophie elle-mme rejoint la matire, la physique devient mditation, et la force de gravitation universelle, notre chemin.

Les treize traités de Maître Cheng - sur le T'ai Chi Ch'uan

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T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense

T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense

Essays on Man and Culture

Les treize traités de Maître Cheng - sur le T'ai Chi Ch'uan