Tai Chi Chuan

Decoding the Classics for the Modern Martial Artist

Dan Docherty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2009
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84797-084-8 (ISBN)

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Contents include:

An overview of the Chinese martial arts

A consideration of internal alchemy and meditation

An examination of the duality of the martial and the cultural

A summary of the theory and philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan

Original English translations of key Chinese texts with helpful commentaries and explanations

A discussion Tai Chi Chuan 'then and now'

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 'do' the Classics and incorporate them into everyday martial arts practice.

Dan Docherty has practised martial arts since 1971. He trained in Tai Chi Chuan under Cheng Tin-hung while serving as an inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force between 1975 and 1984. In 1980 he won the Open Weight Division at the 5th South-East Asian Chinese Pugilistic Championships in Malaysia. Dan is a founding member of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain and is a successful teacher who participates in seminars throughout the world. He regularly contributes to martial arts publications and is the author of Complete Tai Chi Chuan [Crowood 1997]. Resident - London

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2009
Vorwort	Alexandra Dr Ryan
Zusatzinfo	70 colour illustrations and 90 colour photographs
Verlagsort	Ramsbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 235 mm
Gewicht	375 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	1-84797-084-2 / 1847970842
ISBN-13	978-1-84797-084-8 / 9781847970848
Zustand	Neuware