T'ai Chi of the Wu Style : The Book

Over 400 photographs and illustrations accompany the text, which presents an overview of the life's work of Dr. Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua, Wu Chian Chuan's eldest daughter. Line drawings of Madame Wu are detailed to ensure integrity and precision of form, as well as rare photos featuring descendants and top students of Wu Chian Chuan. Included are the ideologies behind the practice, how T'ai Chi affects life processes such as glycolysis and mitosis, basics of footwork, stances, form, and function as well as hundreds of descriptions of self-defense applications. Also presented is the first English translation of Wu Style's Simplified form, as developed by Ma Yueh Liang and Wing Hua, as well as in-depth, specific information on how to practice the Traditional Long Form or Slow Set.Dr. Ma Yueh Liang, a hematologist, ran the blood clinics in Shanghai during his career, and is featured in the documentary and book, "Healing and the Mind," by Bill Moyers. Dr. Ma was recognized as one of the top 100 Martial Artists in China in modern times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988181568
• ISBN13: 9780988181564
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Chi Flow
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary