The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi - Softcover

Clark, Angus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 186204452X ISBN 13: 9781862044524

Publisher: Element Books, 1999

Synopsis

Tai Chi is the ancient Chinese art of gentle movement. The movements guide the student into absorbing nature's rhythms and flows. When practiced regularly and with discipline, it promotes relaxation and mobilizes the body's own self-healing powers. The most renowned of the soft martial arts, Tai Chi builds a gentle strength and grace while increasing blood flow and lung function.
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Tai Chi contains specially commissioned step-by-step photographs of the famous Tai Chi sequence of movements -- the 48 Form Set -- and offers a complete program that will open the door to Tai Chi for beginners and deepen the experience of current practitioners. It explains:
-- the history and origins of Tai Chi
-- the basic principles -- body mechanics, meridians, chakras and chi
-- the use of Tai Chi in preventing and curing illness
-- how to begin a complete program of exercise for health and fitness
-- the use of Tai Chi during pregnancy, for children and the elderly.

About this title

From the Publisher

Angus Clark offers a fully comprehensive interpretation of the short form of Tai Chi, presented in a style that is easy to follow and relevant to contemporary life.

About the Author

Angus Clark is an experienced Tai Chi tutor and a recognized instructor of the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain. He learned directly from Grandmaster Dr Chi Chiang Tao, which places him in the Cheng Man Ching lineage. He founded the School of Living Movement in Devon, where he offers a contemporary approach to learning Tai Chi. He teaches nationally and internationally.

Edition details

• Publisher: Element Books
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186204452X
• ISBN 13: 9781862044524
• Binding: Paperback