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The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi and QiGong
by Bill Douglas
from Alpha

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi
  This book and DVD are good for very beginners interesed in learning about the health aspects of Taijiquan and Qigong only, not the martial (self defense) styles which this author does not explore. If you are interested in depth and breadth for both health and martial, look for books (30+) written by and videos (35+) produced by Dr. Yang, Jwing Ming.

• Ok, but not totally clear
  Let's face it, you'll never learn the true form of Tai Ji from a book. The only way to learn it, and Qi Gong, is from a qualified teacher, in person. I tried to learn from this book but could never get the forms right. The book itself is highly readable and easy to follow, but sometimes you can get lost. Taking a class totally improved my Tai Ji. Then afterwards I re-read this book, and it was much easier to follow the right way.

• Useless
  If you want to learn the form of this style, look else ware. Instructions on the form are very poor. One photo for a posture is not enough to understand how to communicate the movements of the form. The rest of the information given in the book is rather superficial.
  This book serves no purpose at any level...

• Lots of info in plain English, low on instruction
  This book is a nice overview of traditional Tai Chi, western Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and traditional Eastern medicine. Layed out in the popular "For Dummies" style, the writer covers a ton of ground. Very informative. He even discusses what to wear and how to find a good instructor. What isn't covered (in any great detail any way) is how to do tai chi. There is an exhaustive section of Qi Gong excercises, but the section on a modern Tai Chi form is rushed. Each movement is only accompanied by one poorly printed... more info

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