Yang Style Taijiquan

By: Yu Shenquan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 7505404814
• ISBN13: 9787505404816
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Morning Glory Publishers
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A beginner's view

I have only recently taken up Yang Style Tai Chi and have found this book to be easy to follow as a support to my instructor's efforts. Thoroughly recommend it to any other 60 year olds taking up Tai Chi.

Taijiquan class textbook

I have been a student of Yang style Taijiquan for nearly 20 years and, since 1994, have been offering guidance to others who are interested in Taijiquan. Yang, Zhen-Duo, the author, is Yang, Cheng-Fu's son and of course the highest current source of knowledge of his family's style of Taijiquan. I've used this book as a textbook for my classes from the start and will continue to do so as long as it's available. The pictures and text are very specific to the Traditional Yang family Taijiquan long form of 103 movements and the book also includes application ideas for many of the postures. This is the first book I recommend to begin your Taijiquan library.

7-5054-0481-4

ISBN 7-5054-0481-4Master Yang Zhen Duo, 4th generation Yang family successor, describes each move of the 103 posture Yang style Taijiquan barehand form originated by his family. The book is illustrated with photographs of Master Yang performing each posture. Applications of the postures are also described, with photographs of Master Yang and his grandson Yang Jun, demonstrating each of the applications.

4th generation

Author Yang Zhenduo, a descendent of the founder of the Yang school of taijiquan, was encouraged by the growing interest in his art. He set about to record its movements, an encapsulated history, and some essential lectures in order to ensure that the essentials behind his lineage's style of taiji were faithfully transmitted. The book, while not 'deluxe' in presentation, is a good read and a fine learning tool -- the author's writing and teaching style (as passed down through his family) incorporates concise wording and matching photographic explanations so that the reader will understand the subject-matter at all times. The author humbly offers that he has not done as fine a job as had been done by his father or brother. But the fact is, that he has made a great book for the beginner, and just as great a book for the accomplished taijiquan practioner.

This is a Treasure

This is a treasureThis books is written by Yang Zhen Duo 3 erd generation of Yang Family TaichiIt explained barehand form, ten essentials, a talk of practiceHe describes each move of the 103 posture Yang style Taijiquan barehand form originated by his family.I don't now why there is no specifications on the book but this is the greatest. The book is illustrated with photographs of Master Yang performing each posture. Applications of the postures are also described.