 The practitioner must carefully study. (Wang Tsung-yueh) Tai Chi for Everybody by Karel and Eva Koskuba, published by Readers Digest, is most highly recommended. Introductory books for beginners Movements Of Magic Bob Klein, Frog Ltd There Are No Secrets Woolfe Lowenthal, North Atlantic Gateway To The Miraculous Woolfe Lowenthal, North Atlantic Tai Chi Chuan For Health And Self Defence T.T. Laing, Vintage Books The following books are important reading for those who develop a strong interest as these are translations of original works (Classics). Cultivating The Chi Stuart Alve Olson, Dragon Door The Intrinsic Energies Of Tai Chi Chuan Stuart Alve Olson, Dragon Door The Essence Of Tai Chi Chuan The Literary Tradition (Taiji Classics) Lo/Inn/Amacker/Foe, North Atlantic Tai Chi Touchstones Douglas Wile, Sweet Chi Press The Tai Chi Boxing Chronicles Kuo/Guttman, North Atlantic Books The Five Levels of Taijiquan Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, Singing Dragon Books Other recommended books for intermediate/advanced students The Inner Structure of Tai Chi Mantak Chia/Juan Li, Healing Tao Books Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Vol 1 Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, YMAA Pub. Cnt. Mind Over Matter; Higher Martial Arts Shi Ming/Siao Weija, Frog Ltd. Chen Style Taijiquan – The Source of Taiji Boxing Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim and david Gaffney, North Atlantic Books Chen: Living Taijiquan in the Classical Style Master Jan Silberstorff Chen Familly Taijiquan Form Manual Contact three treasures taiji for details There are other interesting books on the market. Avoid those that are glossy and those that are mostly pictures of the form (they will invariably be different to the form you are studying, and it is very difficult to learn from them) |