Tan Tien Chi Kung: Foundational Exercises for Empty Force and Perineum Power @ richardeward.com

Tan Tien Chi Kung: Foundational Exercises for Empty Force and Perineum Power
by Mantak Chia
from Destiny Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

• New material that's been hard to find
  Complaints that the info here is prefaced with the caveat that it's best learned one-on-one are understandable. If you don't have a good teacher and you hope to learn from a book, the disclaimer could be frustrating. That said, it's almost impossible to deeply grasp the subtleties of a physical discipline like tai chi or nei kung just from reading. But this book can deepen one's practice and understanding or offer a good foundation until one finds a teacher.
  Disregard the "empty force" in the subtitle.... more info

• It's about selling more books, not passing on knowledge!
  As a 35-yr. Tai-Chi pratitioner/instructor (alumni of Robert W. Smith and Sifu Willy Lin's schools) and martial artist competitor/instructor (Jiu-Jitsu & Krav-Maga), I found Mr. Chia's, "The Inner Structure of Tai Chi: Mastering the Classic Forms of Tai Chi Chi Kung", very detailed and profound. However, since acquiring fame and fortune from his Iron Shirt Chi Kung book and tapes, Mr. Chia seems to crank out one or two books a year, which only scratch on the surface of what could be valuable knowledge.... more info

• Misleading
  I bought this book and one other by the same author expecting to get some useful information. Both books however begin with an introduction that none of the material in the books should be used unless you are already being trained by a qualified Tan Tien Chi Kung teacher. If I was already under instruction, I wouldn't need the books, yes? The introduction further states you must buy more of the books as these two books build on exercises in these other books. None of this was mentioned in the book reviews... more info

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