Taiji Sword and Other Writings

Wei-Ming, Chen (trans. Barbara Davis) & Lorraine Reinstein's copy

ISBN 10: 1556433336 / ISBN 13: 9781556433337

Published by Blue Snake Books, 2000

About this Item

8vo, nice copy, INSCRIBED by the translator (who started an important tai chi mag,) to Lori Reinstein, the polio stricken, one leg only strong, Tai Chi swordswoman master & the greatest tai chi player of her generation .VV8/1/1.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1612383633407

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taiji Sword and Other Writings
• Publisher: Blue Snake Books
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556433336
• ISBN 13: 9781556433337
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

A longtime student of the taiji grand master Yang Cheng-Fu, Chen Wei-Ming became famous himself as a scholar, martial artist, and proponent of the Yang style of t'ai chi. In the 1920s, he wrote a number of influential books on taiji, among them Taiji Sword (1927), which detailed a rare method of fencing. Translated here for the first time, this book serves as both a historical document and a training manual for an increasingly popular sport.

About the Author

Translator Barbara Davis holds a master's degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Minnesota. She is the editor of Taijiquan Journal and is director of Great River T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Minneapolis, Minnesota.