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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi: A Practical Approach to the Ancient Chinese Movement for Health and Well-being (Paperback)

by Angus Clark (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Element Books; New edition edition (21 May 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007122489
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007122486
  • Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 19.3 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 212,749 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tai Chi is a movement practice firmly rooted in Chinese culture and philosophy. This illustrated guide is an informative and practical guide to the life-enhancing practice of the short form of Tai Chi. Extensively researched and clearly explained, this comprehensive guide includes: history, origins and philosophy of Tai Chi; basic principles - movement and the body; life energies - meridians and the 7 major chakras; mind, movement and focus; a step-by-step guide to the complete movement sequence; other important aspects of the art of Tai Chi; and Tai Chi for life, health and leisure


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Angus Clark offers a fully comprehensive interpretation of the short form of Tai Chi, presented in a style that is easy to follow and relevant to contemporary life.
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 'Complete' in every sense of the word., 29 Jun 2000
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This review is from: Tai Chi (Complete Illustrated Guide) (Paperback)
I was fairly new to the art of T'ai Chi when I ordered this book, and was hoping to find something that would help me understand and appreciate more about what I knew (not that much it would seem) and provide an insight into the 'bigger picture'. I was not disappointed when I received my order! I immediately found that the author wrote in a way I could relate to.

The first few chapters cover the origins and history including a very useful 'Seven steps to progress', and a guide to mapping progress of each step. The author then goes on to clearly explain anatomy and body architecture, in order to deepen understanding of tai chi postures with some excellent diagrams - this alone sets the book apart from many others I had considered. At this point I expected to be lead straight into the complete short form, but yet again the author guides the reader through almost every imaginable aspect of the art-form.... moves, postures, language of movements and warm-up exercises. The complete short form that follows is very concise. Every 2 pages in view illustrate step-by-step the sequence of postures, with reference to the intended or expected mental awareness. The photography is stunning, had it not been I would have found the descriptive content mildly confusing for each posture.

This book is perfectly balanced to encourage reading page by page, front to back, without the temptation to skip directly onto the 'form'. However, I would heartily recommend the last section of this book be read first - Tai chi experiences, a collection of fourteen vastly different people, young to old (13-70), beginner to experienced (6 weeks-15 years), with varying states of health, male and female. A fantastic study of experiences and benefits gained.

Tai chi cannot be learnt from pages alone, but in my opinion this book provides the closest possibilty, more importantly it is ideal for practice between classes.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars simple to follow, use only for the health aspect of TAICHI, 14 Dec 2000
This review is from: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) (Paperback)
This book is very well laid out , giving a brief history in the first part of the book. The form which follows is very easy to follow with many photo pictures as well as diagrams of foot positions. There are no particular martial applications shown in the book nor any 2 person practice. It is purely a health related Tai chi book, and if that is what you are looking for then it is a very simple and clear book, well suited to your needs.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty vacant, 20 Mar 2007
This review is from: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi (The Complete Illustrated Guide Series) (Paperback)
The book title promises something that the book simply fails to deliver. This is a very unbalanced take on taiji. There is none of the martial insight offered by Yang Jwing Ming or the spiritual understanding and Nei Kung of Francis.
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