A practical guide to Tai Chi Chuan, the most common of Tai Chi techniques. In "The Tai Chi Bible," Dan Docherty explains the form of Tai Chi Chuan with reference to the Ming dynasty book, "The Tai-Chi Boxing Chronicle," the text left behind by the Orthodox Masters who developed the Tai Chi system. [...]
"Tai Chi Chuan - Decoding the Classics for the Modern Martial Artist" is the first book in English to provide a detailed, illustrated explanation of the "Tai Chi Chuan Classics", the "Classic of Boxing" and the "Tai Chi Diagram Explanation". The aim of this remarkable book is to enable the reader to[...]
This manual deals extensively with the concepts of "inside the door" training and the inner art, including therapeutic and martial aspects of Taoist internal alchemy. Drawing on historical research, the author identifies the links between the art and Chinese philosophy. Docherty covers topics such a[...]