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The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan
by Yang Chengfu
from North Atlantic Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• only the instructor missing
  Just a note to mention totally enjoyable, and a great price! Thank you! Lenny Ramirez, Fairfield, Ca.

• Translation could be better
  I only read the first 10 pages.
  Already found an error in translation.
  This is before the numbered pages, before the pictures.
  This is one of the big writings by Wu Siyu.
  The translation says: The Dragon leaps, the tiger sleeps.
  The correct translation is: the Dragon Soars and Gallops, the Tiger crouches (and gets ready to pounce on its target)
  Someone should have caught the error. In the spirit of the fighter, why would a tiger sleep ? Also, a (Chinese) dragon doesn't... more info

• Its not a start up
  This Book is not simple, but it gives an interesting sigth on Taijiquan. Learn about a simple, yet komplex topic. The book is small enough to be read during a weekend, but each page, each sentence can be a koan about bodymechanics and energy. Its not an introduction für novice taiji players.

• Highly inspiring
  This book is a wonderful time capsule, an attempt by two of Yang Chegfu's senior students to bring some of an oral transmission into written form. As such, it illuminates a transitional and dangerous period in the Chinese martial arts: the war with Japan was about to begin, followed by the repression of post-Revolution China. The translator has done a wonderful job in explaining the complexities of translating Classical Chinese into modern English, as well as making connections to the Taiji Classics which... more info

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