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Wile ( The Art of the Bedchamber: The Chinese Sexual Yoga Classics . . . , 1992) translates and analyzes four collections of recently released 19th-century manuscripts. They are by Wu's older brothers Ch'eng-ch'ing and Ju-chi'ing, his nephew Li I-yu, and Yang Pan-hou. Based on the new insights, he reconsiders the world of the families of Yung-nien
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the best translation of the classics ever, it is clear
and well written and contains previously unknown information.
Both beginers and advanced tai chi practitioners will benifit from it.
If you only get one translation of the taiji classics ever...........this is it.
and well written and contains previously unknown information.
Both beginers and advanced tai chi practitioners will benifit from it.
If you only get one translation of the taiji classics ever...........this is it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Douglas Wile's T'ai Chi's Ancestors and Lost T'ai-ch'i Classics from the Late Ch'in Dynasty deserve to be treated as a pair and included in every serious student's library. They are unique in that they not only present previously secret, advanced concepts to Western readers; they introduce a much needed, well balanced, Western perspective to T'ai Ch'i martial arts literature. Readers, East and West, should be cautioned however. These are advanced texts that require a great deal of thought and careful analysis to be appreciated.
William S. Dockens III PhD.
William S. Dockens III PhD.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As well as new information on the 'classics' this book sheds much light on the true 'origins' of Tai chi (Tai Chi's Ancestors by the same author also helps greatly). Being a very scholarly work it is not an easy read but it repays the effort working through it. If you do not have a copy of the tai chi 'classics' yet, then get this one first. It is worth the money for the translations alone.
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