The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan

作者 Yang Chengfu著
出版社 North Atlantic Books
出版时间 2005年3月
ISBN 9781556435454
定价 136.40

内容简介

Thepublicationin1934ofYangChengfu'sbook,EssenceandApplicationsofTaijiquan(TaijiquanTiyongQuanshu)markedamilestoneinthemodernevolutionoftheartoftaijiquan.Usingwhatisbest-termeddemonstrationnarrative,theauthorpresentsformposturesandsuggestedapplicationsfromhisownperspective,asheperformedthem.ThismethodologyrendersYangChengfu'sdirect,hands-onteachingoftheartwithsuchimmediacyandlivelinessthatthereaderexperiencesthemaster’steachingmuchashisstudentsdid.ThisEnglishtranslationfinallymakesYangChengfu'sclassicworkavailabletotaijiquanenthusiastsintheWest.Itincludesnotesandcommentarythatclarifytheauthor'sfrequentclassicalandliteraryturnsofphraseandelucidatethephilosophicalandpoliticalunderpinningsthatshapethetext.ThetranslatorinvestigatesandcomparesseveralearlytaijiquanbooksinordertohelpexplaintherolesplayedbytwoofYangChengfu'sstudents,DongYingjieandZhengManqing,inbringingYangChengfu'swordsandteachingsintoprint.Seriousstudentsoftaijiquan,andthosewishingtodeepentheirknowledgeoftaijiquanhistoryandtheory,willfindthisseminalworkindispensabletotheirstudyandpractice.

作者简介

LouisSwaimlivesandpracticesinOakland,California.Heisthetranslatorofthehighlyregardedhandbookontheartoftaijiquan,FuZhongwen:MasteringYangStyleTaijiquan(NorthAtlanticBooks,1999).HestudiedChinesehistory,Mandarin,andClassicalChineseatU.C.Berkeley.Aftercompletingamaster'sdegree,hecontinuedhislanguagestudyattheInter-UniversityProgramforChineseLanguageStudiesinTaiwan.Hehasbeenataijiquanpractitionerforthirtyyears.

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