The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation

by Barbara Davis, Chen Wei-Ming (Commentaries by)

Overview

Along with Chinese art, medicine, and philosophy, taijiquan has left the confines of its original culture, and offers health, relaxation, and a method of self-defense to people around the globe. Using the early texts now known as The Taijiquan Classics which have served as a touchstone for t’ai chi practitioners for 150 years, this book explores the fundamental ideas and what they mean to practitioners, students, and scholars. It also incorporates newly discovered sources that address the history of taijiquan and newly translated commentaries by Chen Weiming.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781556434310
Publisher:	North Atlantic Books
Publication date:	02/05/2004
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Barbara Davis is editor of the Taijiquan Journal and international quarterly. She has a master's degree in East Asian Studies, and is translator of Taiji Sword by Chen Weiming. Davis is director of Great River T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

	List of Illustrations	viii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Preface	xiii
Part 11
	A Brief History of Taijiquan	3
	The History of the Taijiquan Classics	25
	The Language and Literature of the Taijiquan Classics	49
	The Ideas of the Taijiquan Classics	59
Part 2	The Taijiquan Classics Translated	73
	Taijiquan Jing	75
	Taijiquan Treatise	77
	Exposition of Insights into the Thirteen Postures	79
	Thirteen Postures Song	81
	Playing Hands Song	83
Part 3	The Annotated Taijiquan Classics	85
	Taijiquan Jing	87
	Taijiquan Treatise	102
	Exposition of Insights into the Thirteen Postures	121
	Thirteen Postures Song	143
	Playing Hands Song	150
Appendix	Chinese Texts	153
	Notes	173
	Bibliography	191
	Index	203