Tai Chi Dynamics

Principles of Natural Movement, Health & Self-Development

Robert Chuckrow

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English

YMAA Publication Center
07 October 2008

Oriental martial arts

Series: Martial Science

Tai Chi Dynamics is intended for intermediate and advanced Taiji players.

The author Robert Chuckrow Ph.D. experimental physics, has been a Taiji practitioner for over forty years. He applies logic and basic scientific principles of anatomy, physiology, and physics to muscular action, breathing, and alignment in Taiji movement and push-hands.

He clarifies many perplexing concepts such as ""correct force"" by utilizing detailed explanations, illustrations, and photographs.

Sayings from the Taiji Classics are quoted throughout, and exercises are provided to give readers a chance to confirm their understanding.

Over a dozen self-defense applications of the basic Taiji movements are illustrated, and the effectiveness and completeness of Taiji as a martial art is candidly analyzed.

Suggestions for many aspects of teaching Taiji are provided, which stem from over three decades of practical experience. A chapter on Zheng Manqing (Cheng Man-ch'ing), with whom the author studied for five years in the early 1970s, sheds light on Zheng and his students.

A special chapter deals extensively with aspects of self development from a personal perspective, discusses how doing Taiji correctly is a precursor to spiritual growth, and compares religion, science, and spiritual teachings.

A detailed chapter on health, self-massage, and healing discusses fasting (including the author's own experience with a twenty-eight-day fast), differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, and provides exercises and methods of self-massage for head, legs, feet, and back.

There is even a section on how to make your own footwear suitable for practicing Taiji.

The book includes personal anecdotes and stories, and has over one hundred photographs and illustrations by the author.

By: Robert Chuckrow
Imprint: YMAA Publication Center
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781594391163
ISBN 10: 1594391165
Series: Martial Science
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 07 October 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Chuckrow has been a Taiji practitioner since 1970 and has studied Taiji under the late Cheng Man-ch'ing, William C. C. Chen, and Harvey I. Sober. He has taught Taiji extensively and has written four other books. He currently teaches Taiji in Westchester, NY.

Reviews for Tai Chi Dynamics: Principles of Natural Movement, Health & Self-Development

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