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Title: Tai Chi Chuan Martial Applications: Advanced Yang Style (Martial Arts-Internal) by Jwing-Ming Yang, Alan Dougall ISBN: 1-886969-44-2 Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: 1000 ways to block a punch
Comment: This book is fantastic if you want to learn how to block a punch. Basically, almost every single attack in here is a punch. There isn't much intricate work regarding escapes, joint manipulations, throws, counters or anything like that. That to me, is a travesty, as anyone who purports to know about Tai Chi and tries to make money off a book about Tai Chi should at least explore the depth and versality of the 38 moves in the form.
The later Analysis of the Fighting set has a few nice moves in there, but it's nothing you can't figure out after awhile (if it's not imminently obvious).
The pics are in black and white. The fact that the "attacker" often wears black and Dr. Yang's pants are black (his shirt is white) makes it hard to tell what's going on in some of these pics. This is especially true when black motion arrows overlap the black clothing.
It's an ok book, don't know if it was worth (the money) though.
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Rating: 5
Summary: A Serious Workbook for Yang Stylers!
Comment: While I agree that in many instances a book or video tape can never replace a qualified teacher or instruction, there are exceptions to this rule based on the assumption that the person reading the work has atleast some cursory understanding of the content. In short this book is *not* for beginners but the serious practioner who has absorbed and studied their form and who now want to deepen the martial aspect of their knowledge base through studying practical applications.
I found this book a delight to read and while both deeply informative and thought provoking it was simultaneously accessable and practicle. Some photographs are occasionally too dark around the legs losing a little definition, due to the fact that while one person has a white shirt both have black pants. This is really a minor thing if you recognise the form being expressed, besides they put a white arrow for a black arrow when needed.
I found the sections on Taiji fighting strategies and analysis of the Taiji fighting set to be instantly informative/gratifying and this is where I spent the bulk of my time when I first bought the book. There is an excellent 'training techniques' section for Push Hands, what follows after that is predominantly images of the Taiji applications themselves sometimes accompanied by a selection of non form driven alternatives! Excellent...
I personally find a book like this invaluable being serious about Martial Taijiquan as opposed to the purely health dance aspect. I wouldn't recommend this book to the novice or anyone not interested in getting into the deepest realms of *real* Taijiquan, it will simply ask too much of you and without a teacher or master who fully understands the essence of this art as a fighting art you could find yourself doing yourself more harm than good.
This book is a must for advanced Yang Stylers and well worth the price, find a training partner and begin training on your applications!
Taijiguy,
Rating: 5
Summary: Good book for getting the form right
Comment: There are many books which attempt to teach you how to do the form. This is not one of them. The author does take the reader through the form, but for each section also shows the reader where the move comes from. This helps in improving accuracy and in energy work. It is very important, as you proceed to polishing up your TaiChi that you bear this stuff in mind.
The book also gives general advice useful to the taichi practitioner - especially those who have just completed learning the form.
I've bought loads of TaiChi books over the years - some useful for philosophy, some for Chi Kung aspects - but this one is of direct practical use.
A final word: Books that outline the moves of the form are useful to jog the memory, but seeking out a teacher is a MUST!
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Title: Tai Chi Theory & Martial Power: Advanced Yang Style (Martial Arts-Internal) by Jwing-Ming Yang, Alan Dougall ISBN: 1886969434 Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Taijiquan, Classical Yang Style: The Complete Form and Qigong by Jwing-Ming Yang ISBN: 188696968X Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Taiji Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Taijiquan (Chinese Internal Martial Arts) by Jwing-Ming Yang, James O'Leary ISBN: 0940871378 Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: February, 1996 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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Title:Taijiquan, Classical Yang Style DVD (YMAA Tai Chi) Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming ASIN: B0000CEUY8 Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $39.95 |
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Title: Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style: Chinese Classics, Translations, Commentary by Yang Jwing-Ming ISBN: 1886969094 Publisher: YMAA Publications Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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