Tai Chi Book & Web References

Tai Chi

• • The Complete Collection of tai chi Books– Collection of books on the five traditional styles of tai chi.
  • Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu and Li Styles, by Jwing-Ming Yang and Qiang-Ya Liang. Most of our teachings in class are based on tai chi theories laid down by Wu Yuxiang and Li Yiyu in their classics collected in this book.
  • The Art of tai chi– authored by Gu Liuxin.
• TCM Tui Na

 

Chinese Massage, college textbook (in English and Chinese).

 

Chinese Medical Tui Na, college textbook.

 

Chinese Massage Manual: The Healing Art of Tui Na, by Sarah Pritchard. Recommended by some tui na practitioners who have read it.

 

Miscellaneous

• • “The Mystery of Chi”, by Bill Moyers. Chapter IV of this book, has an interesting interview with top Wu [Chien Chuan] style master Ma Yueh Liang. It also provides simple yet informative glimpse of TCM, including TCM tui na, from a westerner’s point of view.
  • An introduction to TCM. It helps to have some basic understandings of TCM in order to appreciate certain tai chi theories.

Links to Other Websites*

• Wu (Yuxiang) Style
  • Wu (Hao) Tai Chi Association UK – web site of the Wu
    (Hao) style enthusiasts in England.
  • North America Wu (Hao) Taiji Federation.
  • Master Peter Wu Shi-zeng (email) – Peter Wu is a Chen and Wu (Hao)
    stylist based in Australia. He learned from both Masters Hong Jun-sheng
    (see below) and Liu Jishun.
  • Qiao Songmao
  • Wu (Hao) Style
  • Wu (Li) (a.k.a. Northern Wu) Style

• Chen Style
  • Chen Xiaowang
  • Chen Zhenglei
  • Wang Xian
  • Wang Haizhou – Zhaobao style (part of the Chen style family) Master Wang Haizhou.
  • Chen style master Hong Jun-sheng (1907 – 1996) – article by Master Peter Wu Shi-zeng (see above). Master Hong Jun-sheng is a student of Chen style legend, Grand Master Chen Fake (1887-1957).
  • Anthony Wong – Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Association, USA and National Neigong Research Society.
  • Chen Style Master Feng Zhiqiang
  • Hunyuantaiji – another web site devoted to Master Feng Zhiqiang.
  • 19th generation artists
  • Zhaobao
  • Chen Style tai chi with Tony Wong – in San Francisco Bay Area, of Zhang Xuexin and Chen Qingzhou lineages.
  • Chen Village in China – web site of the Chen village in China (in Chinese and English).

• Wu [Chien Chuan] Style
  • Wu [Chien Chuan] Style – International Federation of Wu [Chien Chuan] Style Tai Chi Chu’an.
• Yang Style
  • CK Chu Tai Chi (Yang style tai chi school in New York City).
  • Yang Style – Web site of Yang style master Yang Zhenduo.
  •  The Patience T’ai Chi Association – Master William C. Phillips (senior student of Prof. Cheng Man-Ch’ing).
  • tai chi Tutelage of Palo Alto – a local Yang style club, of Tung Ying-Chieh (a student of Yang Cheng-Fu’s) lineage.
• Sun Style
  • Sun Style (in Chinese)
• TCM Tui Na
  • Paul C. Wang – Paul is a TCM professional who is also a senior tui na and tai chi student of Master Liu’s.
  • Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Miscellaneous
  • Chinese Traditional Kung-Fu magazine – A bilingual (English/Chinese) publication with in-depth reports on Chinese traditional martial arts, including tai chi. Starting with its Winter 2007 issue, it has been running a series of report on Wu (Hao) style tai chi, covering Master Liu Jishun and his students, among others.
  • Cloud Gate Dance Theatre – This well-known modern dance group based in Taiwan choreographed several of their repertory based on tai
    chi.
  • Ju Ming Museum – has a beautiful collection of Taichi Series sculptures by Ju Ming.
  • Nova Scotia School of KungFu & TaiChi – this site sells a set of videos of very famous tai chi grand masters from all the five traditional
    styles, including Hao Shaoru (Wu/Hao style), Gu Liuxin, Ma Yueh-Liang and Wu Ying-Hua (Wu [Chien-Chuan] style), Fu Zhong-Wen (Yang
    style), etc. The video quality reflects the limitations of the production equipments of the time, but the content is of utmost interest for any
    serious tai chi-phile. Note that according to Master Liu Jishun, Grand Master Hao Shaoru was in the 3rd day of serious high fever when
    the video was shot.
  • 1998 5th Int’l Yongnian tai chi Conference
  • sina.com.cn’s tai chi listings – good source of tai chi web sites in China.
  • Bay Area Wing Chun Association – web site of local (Bay Area) Wing Chun martial artists, with interesting accounts of top tai chi artists,
    especially for people who are not familiar with the martial arts aspects of tai chi. The reverence shown in this web site for top tai chi
    masters should dispel any doubts of tai chi’s place among true martial arts, coming from top Wing Chun practitioners, who are known
    for their fighting capabilities (and who count, among others, Bruce Lee, as one of their top fighters).

* With special focus on, but not limited to, local (San Francisco Bay Area) tai chi clubs and traditional styles.