Rebeccasreads highly recommends TAIJIQUAN as an elegant & finely written introduction to this great pugilistic art from China.

Everyone's caught glimpses, in movies or news broadcast, even advertisements, of people standing in lovely natural settings, moving their bodies through various positions. If you've ever wondered what they were doing, it was TAIJIQUAN or "T'ai Chi Chuan" to our Western ears.

If you know of anyone interested, no matter their age, in this ancient form of exercise & life enhancement, you could give no better gift than TAIJIQUAN. It is a book from a Master, that will accompany you all the years of your life, & an enjoyable read.

More than just a collection of the movements for various forms of Taijiquan, this book includes the theories and principles of Taiji from both Eastern and Western perspectives. The author examines the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of the art to bring the reader a deeper appreciation of what it is and is not. It even includes one of the best sections I have ever seen on what to look for in a good teacher. With the popularity of Taiji there has been a flood of teachers, some of whom know little about the art other then one of the standard forms.

Of course it includes the expected meditation forms and techniques that are in all Taijiquan books. If you have ever wondered why you should practice Taiji this book contains an excellent section on the best of what Taiji has to offer the practitioner. The book concludes with an appendix that covers the history of the popular Chen Style. Taijiquan: The Art of Nurturing, the Science of Power is a highly recommended book to anyone interested in Taiji.