Taijiquan Theory of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming 2nd ed: The Root of Taijiquan

Paperback / softback. New. <p><strong>Profound - In Depth - Taijiquan Theory</strong></p> <p>In the last seven centuries, many songs and poems have been composed about Taijiquan. These have played a major role in preserving the knowledge and wisdom of the masters, although in many cases, the identity of the authors and the dates of origin have been lost.</p> <p>As lifelong pursuit, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming has translated many of these documents and according to him, believes many are incomplete for reasons relating to: forgotten oral secrets, the original authors personal understanding being too narrowly focused, and many documents that have gone missing could help unify Taijiquan theory.</p> <p>In response, his book <em>Taijiquan Theory of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming</em> is an attempt to join the various theories on Taijiquan in one complete text.</p> <p>This book is structured with treaties, songs, and poems, followed by the original Chinese text and interpretations of the passages.</p> <p>Contents include</p> <ul><li>Regulating the body, breath, mind, Qi & spirit</li><li>Analysis of Jin, pushing hands and sparring</li><li>Taijiquan’s long range and short range fighting strategies</li><li>The relationship of Jin and Qi</li><li>The unification of the internal Qi and external physical manifestations of Qi</li></ul> <p>"<em>Based upon my personal background and understanding, I have tried my best to compile the Taijiquan Theory and practice concepts in this book. I have attempted to make this effort as complete as possible</em>”. —Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming</p> <p>This second edition includes</p> <ul><li>Updated <em>pīnyīn</em> that includes diacritical tonal marks (for proper pronunciation of Chinese words).</li><li>Updated Chinese text character font (providing better readability).</li></ul>