T'ai Chi of the Wu Style featuring the Life's Work of Dr. Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying HuaT'ai Chi of the Wu Style (333 pp., Perfect Paperback, Permabound, 8 x 10),
compiled by Gerald A. Sharp and featuring the life's work of Dr. Ma Yueh
Liang and Wu Ying Hua with an inspirational Foreword by Ma Hai
Long, Ma and Wu's eldest son and President of the Chian Chuan Tai Chi
Chuan Association since 1998, is a landmark book on the philosophy and
practice of Wu Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
After the passing of Ma Yueh Liang on March 13, 1998, we at Chi Flow
Books were determined to translate, more precisely, what has
become known as the ”orange book” of Wu Style T'ai Chi;
as well as compile all of the essential information from Ma and Wu's
books on the practice of the Slow Set and the Simplified.
This fresh translation is complete and available to the public for the first
time. We have also included information (relevant to the Basics and Slow
Set practice) from 6 other books written by Ma and Wu including the Wu
Simplified (which interestingly enough the line drawings for the Slow Set
for the "orange book" were based on) as well as many of Ma and Wu's
insights into the internal dynamics and advancing one's practice.
Additionally, Ma's observations, as a hematologist, of the effects of
T'ai Chi practice on glycolysis and mitosis are presented.
The Table of Contents are as follows:
Foreword, by Ma Hai Long…..p. 6
Preface…..p. 9
Chapter One: Origins…..p. 18
Chapter Two: Mind and Body…..p. 27
Chapter Three: Health vs. Martial…..p. 35
Chapter Four: Philosophy Meets Science…..p. 44
Chapter Five: Stages of Practice…..p. 54
Chapter Six: Basics…..p. 70
Chapter Seven: The Simplified T’ai Chi Ch’uan…..p. 86
Chapter Eight: Etymology of the Forms…..p. 151
Chapter Nine: The Traditional Wu Style T’ai Chi Ch’uan Slow Set…..p. 172
Chapter Ten: A Brief Overview of Push Hands…..p. 314
Appendices…..p. 317
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