About this title: The outer practice of T'ai Chi movements has become popular in the West, but the inner techniques are rarely taught. According to Master Liao, without knowing the inner meaning the great power of these practices cannot be realized. This book presents three classic texts in which the inner meaning and practices of T'ai Chi is presented. The texts are accompanied by detailed commentary and three introductory chapters explaining the essence of T'ai Chi, how to increase inner energy, or Chi, how to transform this into inner power, and how this inner power can be projected out to perform amazing ...
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated, Boston, MA, U.S. A
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780877735311ISBN:087773531X
Description: Very Good. Ever wonder if there's something more to all those fancy martial arts moves than gymnastics? If there really is a "mysterious teachings of the Orient, " despite the seeming unrelenting emphasis on "more goods and more factories" emanating from modern China? Well there is, and this book is evidence of those ancient mysteries. This book explores how the T'ai Chi practitioner can cultivate "inner power" and project that power outward without any particular physical activity whatever. ... read more
Description: As New. 210 pp. No crease to spine. No marklings. Book is unread. Very minor shelf wear. Excellent copy. Back cover has two light finger print imprints in black. Very light book. 25% of our book sales go to Sick Children's Hospital located in Toronto. There is a 8% sales tax on all Ontario orders. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Shambhala Pubns
Date Published: 2001-01-01
ISBN-13:9781570627491ISBN:1570627495
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781570627491ISBN:1570627495
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
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"This is an excellent book for those already very, very familiar with Tai Qi forms. But even those of us with moderate training might find it hard to follow some of the diagrams of the form that Waysun Liao gives us.
On the other hand, the author gives extremely important information about the inner meaning of each movement in the form, which is invaluable. This would be very helpful to intermediate students or perhaps even very dedicated beginning students.
I believe the writer achieved his aim, but the reader must know what the book offers, and it wouldn't be the book I'd choose to try to learn the actual form. It is an EXCELLENT book for UNDERSTANDING the form."
"Great companion text to study and practice of Tai Chi. The historical and philosophical chapter is very good/connective for a western audience. Reading it again for homeschool in 2008."
"its really special to have a translation of these short texts. the translation is good. the introductory chapters and the commentary are useful and interesting, but need to be filtered for irrelevant information and personal biases of the author. while accurate, the commentary is only a single interpretation. the content of the original text is very powerful and multi-dimensional."
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