Chen T'ai Chi: : Traditional Instructions from the Chen Village, Volume 2

When we think of martial arts in "old China," we get visions of violent convulsions of dynastic change, devastating rebellions, civil wars, and banditry. Throughout the centuries there was a need for masters who possessed highly effective martial skills for positions in the military, protection services, and law enforcement. Out of this historical reality emerged a national treasure we call taijiquan.Chen t'ai chi's mystique remains fundamentally a true fighting art, including bare-handed f...