Author : David Carradine
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 10,16 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1466860820
The man who popularized kung fu and tai chi presents the complete beginner's program for understanding the ancient art of chi kung, the next wave in low-impact exercise. David Carradine's Introduction to Chi Kung: The Beginner's Program For Physical, Emotional, And Spiritual Well-Being is the perfect guide to Chi Kung.
Author : David Carradine
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 1995-04-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780805037678
The famed practitioner of the Eastern arts and the star of the television series Kung Fu presents a beginner's guide to tai chi, the ancient Chinese fitness system for a healthier mind, body, and spirit.
Author : David Carradine
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Kung fu
ISBN : 9780804818285
Carradine shares the knowledge he has obtained through his years of practicin kung fu, and offers advice on healing, nutrition, stance training, stretchin class, self-defense, meditation, and philosophy.
Author : David Carradine
Publisher : Journey Editions (VT)
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Carradine, the son of a Shakespearean actor, traces his life from a disrupted childhood, through the Beat generation and the sixties to the television show "Kung Fu."
Author : Joan Budilovsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780028644417
You're no idiot, of course. Sometimes you just want to relax, clear your head, rest your aching muscles, and rejuvenate your weary soul. You've heard meditation is a great stress reliever, but sometimes it seems so complicated it makes you downright uptight. Relax! Meditation is easy to learn--especially if you rely on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, Second Edition, as you follow the path to inner peace. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: --Zen techniques, including guided imagery and mindfulness, to help you meditate effectively. --Tips for learning how to use meditation in daily life, including stressful situations, exercise, and fatigue. --An easy-to-understand explanation of the connections between meditation, sleep, and dreams. --Expert advice on how and when to meditate and detailed drawings and diagrams for breathing, positions, and more. --Techniques for meditating to music or modern chants.
Author : David Carradine
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 37,96 MB
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1408147882
The quirky, strange and utterly sagacious meditations of David Caradine written during the making of Quentin Tarantino's contemporary classic in which Carradine played the lead role. When Carradine landed the lead role in Quentin Tarantino's new film, Kill Bill, it catapulted him into the Hollywood limelight. This journal captures his experience of being courted by Tarantino for the role of Bill and the subsequent two years spent making the two-part feature film with co-star Uma Thurman, nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe. In its mixture of autobiography and behind-the-scenes diary, The Kill Bill Diary takes the reader on a fascinating and witty journey into the world of film-making and the art of an acclaimed director. Along the way Carradine describes the martial arts training required for the role, the experience of filming in China, working with Tarantino and falling in love with Uma Thurman while 'swinging a steel-tempered Samurai sword at her head'. In describing the pre-production, production and promoting of the film, Carradine gives readers a rare and wholly authentic insight into the creation of a Hollywood blockbuster and the experience of a screen legend.
Author : Eve Adamson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 44,13 MB
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1615643915
You're no idiot, of course. Sometimes you just want to relax, clear your head, rest your aching muscles, and rejuvenate your weary soul. You've heard meditation is a great stress reliever, but sometimes it seems so complicated it makes you downright uptight. Relax! Meditation is easy to learn-especially if you rely on The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Meditation, second edition, as you follow the path to inner peace. In this Complete Idiot's Guide®, you get: - Zen techniques, including guided imagery and mindfulness, to help you meditate effectively. - Tips for learning how to use meditation in daily life, including stressful situations, exercise, and fatigue. - An easy-to-understand explanation of the connections between meditation, sleep, and dreams. - Expert advice on how and when to meditate and detailed drawings and diagrams for breathing, positions, and more. - Techniques for meditating to music or modern chants.
Author : Shi Yan Ming
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2006-05-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1609616723
In his loft in New york City's Greenwich Village, Sifu Shi Yan Ming trains men and women of all ages, body types and backgrounds in the fundamentals of kung fu. A 34th generation Shaolin Warrior monk from China's Shaolin Temple—the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the mecca of all martial arts—Yan Ming teaches the students at his USA Shaolin Temple that there is no better workout program than his brand of kung fu for getting the body and mind into warrior condition. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of four-color photographs, the warrior workout, distills a lifetime of Shaolin training and wisdom into a 28-day workout. The Shaolin Workout is a complete-unto-itself program of both fitness and spiritual lessons can be applied to every aspect of one's life: work, relationships, family. Kung fu gives a superb aerobic workout at the same time that it dramatically increases flexibility, power, and speed. The ultimate promise of the book is this: stick to the plan for 28 days—for as little as 15 minutes a day—to be transformed inside and out. And the enormous sense of accomplishment that results will radiate through your life, allowing you to tackle the world with a warrior's confidence, calm, and poise.
Author : Carol Fuller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 44,56 MB
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1315448068
Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source of learning can contribute in important ways to health and well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual, perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate, with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being – regardless of whether these improvements are ‘true’ in a medical sense – this book offers an important and original window into the importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning. This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences, including researchers, academics and postgraduate students interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Author : Peter M. Wayne, PhD
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0834828480
A longtime teacher and Harvard researcher presents the latest science on the benefits of T’ai Chi as well as a practical daily program for practitioners of all ages Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of T’ai Chi now shows what T’ai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting-edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports the long-standing claims that T’ai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind. This research provides fascinating insight into the underlying physiological mechanisms that explain how T’ai Chi actually works. Dr. Peter M. Wayne, a longtime T’ai Chi teacher and a researcher at Harvard Medical School, developed and tested protocols similar to the simplified program he includes in this book, which is suited to people of all ages, and can be done in just a few minutes a day. This book includes: • The basic program, illustrated by more than 50 photographs • Practical tips for integrating T’ai Chi into everyday activities • An introduction to the traditional principles of T’ai Chi • Up-to-date summaries of the research on the health benefits of T’ai Chi • How T’ai Chi can enhance work productivity, creativity, and sports performance • And much more
