Tai Chi Dynamics :Principles of Natural Movement, Health & Self-Development - Martial Science

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Tai Chi Dynamics

Tai Chi Dynamics :Principles of Natural Movement, Health & Self-Development - Martial Science

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Winner - 2009 Eric Hoffer AwardFinalist - 2009 IP'S Highlighted Title AwardFinalist - 2008 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineFinalist - 2008 USA Best Book Award Tai Chi Dynamics is intended for intermediate and advanced tai chi students.The author Robert Chuckrow, PhD, is a tai chi practitioner of more than forty years and holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics. He applies logic and basic scientific principles* Anatomy* Physiology* Physics In order to create a deeper understand of * Muscular action* Breathing* Alignment in tai chi movement and push-hands He clarifies, in depth, many perplexing concepts such as correct force" by utilizing detailed explanations, illustrations, and photographs. * Sayings from the tai chi 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* The effectiveness and completeness of Taiji as a martial art today is candidly analyzed. * A chapter on Zheng Manqing (Cheng Man-ch'ing) sheds light on Zheng and his students. One 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 drawn by the author.
Prizes

Winner of Eric Hoffer Award 2009 (United States),Winner of USA Best Books Award 2008 (United States),Runner-up for ForeWord's Book of the Year Award 2008 (United States),Commended for IP's Highlighted Title Award 2008 (United States)

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Type Book
ISBN13 9781594391163
ISBN10 1594391165
Number Of Pages 274
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller YMAA Publication Center
Format paperback
Edition New edition
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...thoughtful, perceptive, open-minded. Robert's book provides Tai Chi practitioners with many fascinating avenues of practical exploration as a way to discover for themselves the truth Robert writes about. -- ...thoughtful, perceptive, open ...if you are interested in T'ai Chi Ch'uan and want to become informed, you should stop reading this review, and run, don't walk, to the book store and purchase Dr. Chuckrow's book. -- ...if you are It is with great pleasure that I recommend this notable work. This book is an important contribution to the body of Tai Chi literature. -- It is with great pleasure that I recommend this notable work. Th Using simple tools of physics...to explain Tai Chi movements makes the healing and martial value of Tai Chi more understanding to the modern mind. -- Using simple tools of physics...to explain Tai C

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Author's Bio

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.

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