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Dr. Michael Steward Sr., D.MA, Ph.D., MA, Senior Coach for Team USA, Inductee in the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Visionary! If you only buy one book on Tai Chi, this is the book. . . . all you need to change your life.
Sifu Hong Yijao, USA All-Tai Chi Grand Champion, Certified Int'l Coach & Judge, Int'l Wushu Federation
Sifu Douglas' book takes the best parts of T'ai Chi and makes them understandable [to Westerners] without requiring a grounding in Chinese culture and history.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This (as said below) is filled with information... not only does he go in to the history of tai chi and major styles but also presents a good illustrated instruction manual for tai chi and qi gong... perfect for those who (like me) are a beginner to tai chi or qi gong and if youre thinking of starting then this is the book that will convince you to start... great writing style and very easy to understand... has many great tips and anecdotes in the margins too... brilliant all round...
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bill Douglas is Brill! I have bought other Tai Chi books only to find they have incomplete instructions, precious little by way of background info and utterly USELESS pictures.
NOT SO with the complete idiot's guide!
Informative? VERY very informative. I mean, shed loads of INFO. Clearly written.
Does it have Pictures? You bet! Very clear Pics of form and warm up exercises it EVEN includes Mulan fan and sword style! What more do you want?
IF you are serious about learning Tai Chi, let go of all the other books and get this one! It's worth TWICE the cash money.
People, this is THE Tai Chi book. I have the Bill Douglas dvd (also available from Amazon folks!) which is also great and a good companion to the book if you can't get to a class.
Treat yourself! Buy this book you'd be a complete idiot not to!
81 of 88 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Over the past few weeks my wife and myself had began T'ai Chi in our home in the evenings. We tried acouple different videos but we were having a hard time grasping it. I then purchased this book and we now have a much better understanding of the art of T'ai Chi. This book tells you the whole ins and outs of T'ai Chi. It not only gives you a great understanding of the movements involved but it also explains what you should be feeling when performing T'ai Chi. To put it simple. T'ai Chi is for everyone. It's a relaxing exercise that you can perform anywhere without even breaking a sweat. If you are considering T'ai Chi I strongly recommend this book. It will most assuredly clear up any problems you may encounter in performing T'ai Chi on your own...
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi and QiGong
This is an excellent book and much better than I had even hoped. It is more focussed on Tai Chi than QiGong but there is plenty to learn about both of these internal arts. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Amos Keato
Play T'ai Chi with Bill Douglas and learn a lot
The Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi and QiGong is like T'ai Chi itself: simple but complex, multilayered, giving something to everyone, no matter how much or how little time you have to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jillian E. Meyer
Exceptionally misleading
When you read how so many people learnt so much from this book you feel genuinely sorry for those people. The book was ok but hardly taught you anything. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by Taiji monk
I'm no idiot ...
... but I have learned a great deal from this book. In my opinion it's one of the best books on tai chi available today. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2004 by "pigasusgrove"
Better health could not be easier.
I have a back problem of 4 years, mobility is low, pain is constant. I heard about T'ai Chi but didn't know what it was, after searching I was hoping to find a book on it, was I... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2004 by Lyman Good
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hi i am a beginner learning Tai Chi and brought this book becasue i am a complete idiot trying to learn Tai Chi becasue the only thing i knew before about Tai Chi before reading... Read more
Published on 3 May 2004
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