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T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport, and Self-Defense

12 reviews
Cheng Man-Ch'ing, Robert W. Smith

Tuttle Publishing, 2004

For Advanced Students
The advanced T'ai Chi will be able to perfect their forms with this guide. The pictures display perfect models of the forms for students to strive toward.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan: A Simplified Method of Calisthenics for Health & Self Defense

3 reviews
Cheng Man-Ch'ing

Blue Snake Books, 1993

This is the original classic on the most popular Tai Chi
This is the original classic about the Short Form the most popular and widespread form of Tai Chi in the West, it is a must read for every serious Tai Chi student.

T'ai Chi
Cheng/ Smith, Robert W. Man-Ch'Ing

Tuttle Pub, 2005

Master Cheng's New Method of T'ai Chi

9 reviews
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

Blue Snake Books, 1999

Hennessey Translation
I practiced this method of T'ai Chi for 2 years, until my teacher became ill. Then I found the Hennessey translation, which I find to be excellent. The best I have found for Master Cheng's method. I have no reputable teacher in my area, but can continue to practice with this book. Even if you don't practice, Master Cheng is enjoyable reading.

Master of Five Excellences

1 review
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

Frog Books, 1996

A great look at Cheng's talents beyond tai chi
Master of Five Excellences is a wonderful book for anyone who wishes to learn more about the tai chi master Cheng Man-ch'ing. Cheng has always been an interesting figure to me, for his skill in tai chi, as well as for his skills as an artist and scholar. Hennessy's translation is smooth and easy to read. It gives readers a taste of Cheng's abilities in poetry, painting, calligraphy, tai chi and ...

Lao Tzu: My Words Are Very Easy to Understand: Lectures on the Tao Teh Ching

2 reviews
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

North Atlantic Books, 1993

Translation by a Master
Professor Cheng was a master of five excellences meaning the five traditional Chinese arts. He was one of the last of a group of people who were taught the traditional teachings of Chinese culture. This translation is not written by an outsider but an insider, who lived and breathed the philosophy contain within this book. He authoritatively corrects even other past Chinese translations of ...

Cheng-Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan

7 reviews
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

North Atlantic Books, 1993

Wonderful Edition
This is a beautiful edition of Cheng Man Ch?ing?s text on Chi Tai Ch?uan. There are other translations of this text available, but this is by far the best for several reasons. First, it is hardcover, and the layout is beautiful. The cover has a color print of one of Cheng?s paintings, and there is an example of his calligraphy on the inside. The book is also larger than other editions I have ...

Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

Blue Snake Books, 2008

Millions of people worldwide practice t?ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch?ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t?ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as energetic principles and externally on opponents. He clarifies the spheres, triangles, and centripetal and centrifugal forces within ...

Essays on Man and Culture

1 review
Cheng Man Ch'Ing

Frog Books, 1997

A tai chi master's thoughts on the world
Cheng Man-ch'ing wrote this series of essays to make various points of classical Chinese philosophy understandable to beginning readers. Hennessy does a wonderful job in translating this work so it is smooth and easy to read. He also tracks down the classical references for each essay, providing a context for a western reader without the necessary background. I found this work fascinating, as a ...