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Long Life Good Health Through Tai-Chi Chuan
Long Life Good Health Through TaiChi Chuan Author:Simmone Kuo In 1965 Sifu Kuo Lien-Ying, a Chinese master of Tai-Chi Chuan, brought with him to the United States the traditional form of Tai-Chi from which the many other family-named forms were derived. Later Master Kuo founded the Lien-Ying Tai-Chi Chuan Academy in San Francisco. — Since Master Kuo's death Mme. Kuo has continued to teach his form, developi... more »ng a substantial following. Two of her students have written the preface and foreward, respectively, to this book.
The precise sequencing of the photographs' coordination with the step-by-step instructions reflects Mme. Kuo's analysis of the original authentic moves over a twenty-year period. She traces the historical and philosophical development of Tai-Chi-Chuan within the context of the sister martial arts from which it was created: Shao-lin Chuan, Shing-Yi Chuan, and Pa-Kua Tsang. Though intended for beginners, LONG LIFE, GOOD HEALTH should fascinate more advanced students who want to research and compare ancient forms and lineages of Tai-Chi Chuan.« less