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Chen Pan-Ling's Original Tai Chi Chuan Textbook (Tai Chi Chuan Chaio Tsai)

Author : Chen Pan-Ling

Publisher : Blitz! Design

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 25,66 MB

Release : 1998-07-01

Category : Tai chi

ISBN : 9780966024036

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CHEN PAN-LING'S ORIGINAL TAI CHI CHUAN TEXTBOOK (TAI CHI CHUAN CHIAO TSAI), translation of the Chinese text published in 1963, emerged when Chen chaired a committee of renowned martial artists of the 1940s. The resultant form, supported by scientific theory, incorporates the best from many styles popular at that time. Over 300 photos & illustrations act as a foundation for today's family styles. Tai chi chuan's mission is mental & physical well-being through self-defense. Scientific research supports tai chi's effectiveness in improving balance. Falls can mean decreased mobility, increased expenses, even nursing homes. This dilemma means more taxes for all, & poor quality of life for senior baby boomers. Teaching tai chi chuan to people of all ages is the express purpose of the original text, & the present translation. Y.W. Chang, Chen's senior student, collaborates with Ann Carruthers, a qualified curriculum developer & educator. This text has the elements of other tai chi chuan books, but with more structure for teaching & learning. Commentary, glossary, & other teaching aids make it an ideal supplement for university & hospital settings, along with the traditional martial arts studio. Blitz! Design, 2731 Palmer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-6323; 504-862-0168.



Forthcoming Books

Author : Rose Arny

Publisher :

Page : 1578 pages

File Size : 44,62 MB

Release : 1998

Category : American literature

ISBN :

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Books In Print 2004-2005

Author : Ed Bowker Staff

Publisher : R. R. Bowker

Page : 3274 pages

File Size : 22,40 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Reference

ISBN : 9780835246422

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Current Catalog

Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Publisher :

Page : 782 pages

File Size : 17,23 MB

Release :

Category : Medicine

ISBN :

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First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.



T'ai Chi

Author : Cheng Man-Ch'ing

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 129 pages

File Size : 39,73 MB

Release : 2011-12-20

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1462901581

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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.



Superfluous Things

Author : Craig Clunas

Publisher : University of Hawaii Press

Page : 252 pages

File Size : 37,8 MB

Release : 2004-05-31

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9780824828202

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Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes “superfluous things”—the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China—and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society.



Bagua Linked Palms

Author : Wang Shujin

Publisher : Blue Snake Books

Page : 113 pages

File Size : 36,15 MB

Release : 2009-06-02

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1583942645

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Master Wang Shujin (1904—1981) was one of the world’s foremost exponents of Chinese internal martial arts, with legendary expertise in the disciplines of Bagua Zhang, Taiji Quan, and Xingyi Quan. This book offers a lucid translation of Master Wang’s seminal work on Bagua Zhang and includes expanded instruction by co-translator and noted Bagua Zhang expert Kent Howard. It also introduces readers to a rarely seen personal side of Wang Shujin, who was not only a fighter but also a teacher and spiritual leader. Bagua Linked Palms includes a wealth of additional information useful to the practitioner of internal martial arts, including the story of Bagua Zhang’s development, the connection between the Bagua and the I Ching, and step-by-step instruction in the eight “changes” of Bagua Linked Palms, the first form in Master Wang’s style of Bagua Zhang. This comprehensive, richly annotated text makes it a must-have addition to every serious martial arts library.



孔子家语

Author : Robert Paul Kramers

Publisher : Brill Archive

Page : 430 pages

File Size : 27,1 MB

Release : 1950

Category : Kongzi jia yu

ISBN :

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The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel

Author : Andrew H. Plaks

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 430 pages

File Size : 47,28 MB

Release : 2025-03-11

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0691273502

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A new interpretation of some of the great works of Chinese fiction of the late Ming dynasty In this book, Andrew Plaks reinterprets the great texts of Chinese fiction known as the “Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel” (ssu ta ch'i-shu). Arguing that these are far more than collections of popular narratives, Plaks shows that their fullest critical revisions represent a sophisticated new genre of Chinese prose fiction arising in the late Ming dynasty, especially in the sixteenth century. He then analyzes these radical transformations of prior source materials, which reflect the values and intellectual concerns of the literati of the period.