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Alphabetical Subject Index to the Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong Website
Bibliography
By David Swarbrick.
Biographical Timeline of Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing
Biography of
Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing by Tam Gibbs
Body Mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan: For the Art of Self-Defense. By William
C.C. Chen.
New York, 1973.
Breathing and Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes,
notes.
Chang San Feng: Bibliography, links, quotes, notes,
history, legends.
Cheng Man-ch'ing Chronology
1901 Born in Yungchia, in the Province of
Chekiang.
1916 Began studies in painting, poetry and calligraphy in
Hangchou
1919 Published poetry in Peking
1923 Teacher of Chinese Painting at Peking Academy of Fine
Arts
1926 Began study of Chinese Medicine
1930 Established College of Chinese Culture and Art
1932 Began study of Tai Chi Chuan with Yang Cheng-Fu
1935 "Tai Chi Form and Applications"
published. By Yang Cheng-Fu
and Professor Cheng
1936 Practicing medicine full-time
1938 Created the 37 Posture Short Form while in Hunan
1939 Teaching Tai Chi Chuan professionally
1941 Married Ms. Yi-Tu. Took the name
"Man-ch'ing."
1946 Member of National Assembly for Republic of China
1949 Moved to Taiwan
1950 "Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi"
published
1961 "Essence of Gynecology" published
1964 Established the Tai Chi Institute in New York
1975 Died on March 26th, Midnight
Cheng Man-ch'ing Biography by Tam Gibbs
Cheng Man-ch'ing Advanced T'ai-Chi Form Instructions. With selected writings on Meditation, the I Ching, Medicine and the Arts. Compiled and translated by Douglas Wile. Brooklyn, New York, Sweet Chi Press, 1985. 162 pages. ISBN: 0912059036. VSCL.
Cheng Man-ch'ing and T'ai Chi: Echoes in the Hall of Happiness. Edited
by Michael DeMarco. Authors: Barbara Davis, Benjamin Lo, Russ Mason,
Robert W. Smith, Nigel Sutton, Yizhong Xi, Weiming Yuan. Via Media Pub.
Co., 2015. 204 pages. ISBN: 978-1893765061.
Cheng Man-ch'ing Enterprise Website
Cheng
Man-ch'ing Essays on Man and Culture. By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Translated
by Mark Hennessy. Berkeley, California, Frog Ltd., North Atlantic Books,
1997.
200 pages. ISBN: 1883319269.
Cheng
Man-ch'ing: Master of Five Excellences. Translation and commentary by
Mark Hennessy. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, Frog, Ltd., 1995. 166 pages.
ISBN: 188331903X. Discussion of Master Cheng's work in calligraphy,
poetry, painting, medicine and tai chi chuan. VSCL.
Cheng Man-ch'ing Simplified Yang Style Tai Chi From Soft Answer
Tai Chi Chuan.
Cheng
Man-ch'ing T'ai Chi Ch'uan: A Simplified Method of Calisthenics
for
Health and Self Defense. By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Team
translation reviewed by Dr., Beauson Tseng.
Berkeley, California,
North Atlantic Books, 1981. 135 pages. ISBN: 0913028851. VSCL.
Cheng Man-ch'ing T'ai Chi
Ch'uan. Patience Tai Chi Association. Instructional
DVD, 63 minutes.
The complete and authentic 37
posture form. Limited supplies in VHS format.
Cheng Man-ch'ing T'ai-Chi Short Form. Instructional DVD. As
taught by Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D.. NTSC DVD, color, 63 minutes. ASIN:
B00BMAVIVC. "This DVD has three parts: (1)
Demonstration of Cheng Man-ch'in's Short Form by Robert Chuckrow, (2) Form
instruction, and (3) Rear view of form (student view). The instruction part is
clear and detailed, and all the movements are taught in succession with
different camera views and repetitions." Dr. Chuckrow was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.
VSCL.
Cheng Man-ch'ing
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Cheng Man-ch'ing Yang Style Taijiquan 37 Postures Form: List of
Postures/Movements, with directions. By Mike Garofalo, 2008.
Cheng
Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi Chuan. By Cheng
Man-ch'ing. Translated by Benjamin Lo and Martin Inn. Berkeley, North Atlantic Books,
1985. 223 pages. ISBN: 0938190458.
Chen, William C. C. - Tai Chi Chuan
Chinese
Boxing: Masters and Methods. By Robert W. Smith. Berkeley, CA,
North Atlantic Books, 1974, 1990. ISBN: 155643085X.
Cloud Hands T'ai Chi Ch'uan Subject
Index
The Complete Book of T'ai Chi. By Stewart McFarlane. New York, DK Publishing, 1997, 1999. Index, 119 pages. ISBN: 0789442590. Detailed instruction in the Cheng Man-ch'ing Short form, 37 movements. VSCL.
The Development of
Taijiquan Styles - Lineage Charts. Al Duncan.
Daodejing by Laozi
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Over 25 translations of the 81 Chapters of the
Daodejing, resources, extensive indexing in English, Spanish, and Romanized
Wade-Giles Chinese.
Daoism (Taoism)
Extensive information, bibliography, links, resources, Tao Te Ching.
Essays on Man and Culture. By Cheng Man-ch'ing. Translated by
Mark Hennessy. Frog Books, 1997. 136 pages.
The
Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Literary Tradition. Translated and
edited by
Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo; Martin Inn, Robert Amacker, and Susan Foe.
Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1979, 1985. 100 pages. ISBN:
0913028630.
Five Principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Master Cheng Man-ch'ing
Gateway
to the Miraculous: Further Explorations in the Tao of Cheng Man-ch'ing.
By Wolfe Lowenthal. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, Frog Ltd., 1994. 124
pages.
ISBN: 1883319137. Wolfe Lowenthal was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing. VSCL.
Green Way Research Subject Index
Taijiquan and Qigong research and practices by Mike Garofalo.
Images of Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing
Lao-Tzu:
My Words Are Very Easy to Understand. By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Translated
by Juh-Hua Huang. 240 pages. Berkeley, North Atlantic Books, 2nd
Edition, 1982.
ISBN: 0913028916.
Lao Tzu, author of the
Tao Te Ching Daodejing by Laozi.
Over 25 translations of the 81 Chapters of
the Daodejing, resources, extensive indexing in English, Spanish, and Romanized
Wade-Giles Chinese.
List of Movements in the Yang Style Tai Chi 37 Postures Form created by
Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing
Master
Cheng's New Method of T'ai Chi Chuan Self-Cultivation. By Cheng
Man-ch'ing.
Translated by Mark Hennessy. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic
Books, Frog, Ltd., 1999. 128 pages. ISBN: 1883319927.
VSCL.
Master Cheng's Thirteen Chapters On Tai Chi Ch'uan. By Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Translated by Douglas Wile. 101 pages. Sweet Chi Press, 1982.
101 pages. ISBN: 978-0912059006.
Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan
Master of Five Excellences. By Cheng Man-ch'ing. Translated by
Mark Hennessy. Frog Books, 1996. 184 pages. ISBN:
978-1883319038.
"Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing regarded a set of five
disciplines—the "five excellences"—to be the mark of a well-rounded person:
calligraphy, painting, poetry, t’ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known
for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential
adaptation of t’ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng’s philosophy of life,
and he encourage his students to combine artistry with scholarship. This
inspiring book is a commentary on and working compendium of Cheng’s literary and
pictorial interpretations of these subjects. Of interest to aficionados of
Chinese art, culture, and history, Master of Five Excellences also offers
internal techniques for practitioners of the martial arts, as Hennessy provides
an insight into the rarely-glimpsed creative side of Cheng Man-Ch’ing."
Patience T'ai Chi Association.
Sifu William C. Phillips.
Photographs - Archives
Provided by Hsu Fun Yuen.
Cheng Man-ch'ing Images
Portraits:
Cheng Man-ch'ing Images
Principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan for Master Cheng Man-ch'ing
Professor Cheng. The
Offical Website of Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing.
Painting, calligraphy, medicine, poetry and tai chi chuan.
Professor Cheng Man-Ch'ing's Simplified T'ai Chi Ch'uan (37 Postures).
Instructional videotape by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo. San Francisco, Universal T'ai Chi Ch'uan Association, 1991. Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo
studied under Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing from 1949 untill 1975.
Relaxation and Taijiquan: Bibliography, links, quotes,
notes.
Short Form, Beijing, Simplified 24 Movements, Tai Chi
Chuan, Yang Style. By Michael P. Garofalo. 269KB. List of the movements
(.html and .pdf), detailed descriptions with illustrations, links,
bibliography, quotations, and notes.
Short Yang
Form. Produced by Mark Allen.
Silk Reeling and Spiral Energies in Taijiquan:
Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.
Standard Simplified 24 Form Taijiquan in the Yang Style. Beijing, Simplified 24 Movements, Tai Chi
Chuan, Yang Style. By Michael P. Garofalo. 269KB. List of the movements
(.html and .pdf), detailed descriptions with illustrations, links,
bibliography, quotations, and notes.
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong Website
Sword - Standard 32 Sword Form in the Yang Style
T'ai Chi. Instructional videotape by Tricia Yu. 90 minutes, VHS and
DVD formats.
Detailed instruction in the Cheng Man-ch'ing short form.
T'ai Chi: The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport and Self-Defense.
By Cheng Man-ch'ing and Robert W. Smith. Tuttle Pub., 2004. 128
pages. ISBN: 978-0804805605.
The Tai Chi Book: Beginning and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice.
By Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D..
Tai Chi Classics:
Principles, Theory, Philosophy, Teaching, Publications. By Mike Garofalo.
Tai Chi Dynamics: Principles of Natural Movement, Health and Self-Development.
By Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, YMAA Pub. Center,
2008. 272 pages. ISBN: 978-1594391163. VSCL.
T'ai
Chi Ch'uan For Health and Self-Defense: Philosophy and Practice. By
T.T. Liang.
New York, Vintage Books, 1977. 137 pages. ISBN: 0394724615.
T.T. Liang studied
with over 15 teachers, including Cheng Man-ch'ing. VSCL.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes
Taiji Sword, Yang
Style. Bibliography, Links, Form List, Resources. 55 Movements
Form. By Mike Garofalo.
T'ai
Chi Ch'uan Ta Wen: Questions and Answers on T'ai Chi Ch'uan. By Chen
Wei-Ming.
Translated by Benjamin Pan Jeng Lo and Robert W. Smith. Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1986. 61 pages. ISBN: 0938190679.
T'ai Chi Dynamics: Insights into Chen Man-ch'ing's Style. Instructional
videotape by
Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D.. 65 minutes, VHS. A good discussion and
illustration of
key concepts such as: yin and yang, circularity, body mechanics, sung, peng,
qi, alignment, and footwork. Dr.
Chuckrow was a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing.
Tai Chi for Health. Instructional DVD. By Terrence Dunn.
NTSC DVD, 120 minutes, 2004.
Tai Chi for Health. Instructional videotape by Terry Dunn. 120
minutes, VHS.
The Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 posture form is taught by Terry Dunn, a student of
Abraham Liu. Includes an introduction to Tai Chi, breathing exercises,
warm
up suggestions, and step-by-step instructions in the form. DVD:
B0002ZDR7Q,
and VHS. VSCL - DVD version.
Tai Chi
for Health and Vitality: A Comprehensive Guide to the Short Yang Form. By Robert Parry. Hamlyn, 2005. 144 pages. ISBN: 060061090X.
Tai Chi
Handbook: Exercise, Meditation and Self-Defense. By Herman
Kauz. Doubleday, 1974. 192 pages. ISBN: 0385093705. A student of
Master Cheng,
with a high level background in judo and karate, provides a fine introduction to
both Tai Chi and Cheng's short form.
Tai Chi
Made Easy. A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Relaxation. By Robert Parry. Photography by Laura Wickenden. London, The
People's Medical Society, 1997. Index, 144 pages. ISBN:
1882606256. Excellent,
detailed instructions in the Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 posture short form.
Tai Chi
Secrets of the Yang Style. Translated with commentary by Yang
Jwing-ming.
Translations and commentary on Chinese Classics. Boston, MA, YMAA
Publications, 2001. Index, glossary, 192 pages. ISBN:
1886969094.
A translation of 49 documents by Yang, Ban-Hou (1837-1892) and by a
few other Yang family members. VSCL.
Tai Chi Sword (Jian) Professor Cheng loved to play
with the Tai Chi Sword.
Tai Chi: The Supreme Ultimate. By Lawrence Galante. Edited by Betsy Selman. York Beach, Maine, Samuel Weiser, 1981. 208 pages. ISBN: 0877284970.
Tai-Chi:
The "Supreme Ultimate" Exercise for Health, Sport and Self-Defense.
By
Cheng Man-ch'ing and Robert W. Smith. New York, Prentice Hall, 1967.
110 pages.
ISBN: 0804805601.
T'ai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Translated by
Douglas Wile. 153 pages.
Taijiquan,
Classical Yang Style - The Complete Form and Qigong. By Yang, Jwing-Ming. Boston, MA, YMAA
Publications Center, 1999. Index, glossary, 333 pages, 562 illustrations.
ISBN:188696968X. VSCL.
Taiji Sword, Yang
Style. Bibliography, Links, Form List, Resources. 55 Movements
Form. By Mike Garofalo.
Taiji Sword, Classical Yang Style: The Complete Form, Qigong and
Applications. By Yang, Jwing-Ming. Edited by James C. O'Leary. Boston, Mass.,
YMAA Publications, 1999. Index, glossary, list of form postures, 205
pages. ISBN: 1886969744. VSCL. The standard 54 Yang sword form.
Taoism (Daoism)
Extensive information, bibliography, links, resources, Tao Te Ching.
There
Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing and His Tai Chi Chuan. By
Wolfe Lowenthal, 1939-. Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 1991.
142 pages.
ISBN: 1556431120. Wolfe Lowenthal was a student of Cheng
Man-ch'ing. VSCL.
VSCL = Valley Spirit Center Library. Personal library of Mike
Garofalo.
Video Online of Cheng Man-ch'ing or his style of Tai Chi
Cheng Man-ch'ing
Performing the 37 Short Form 9:03 Minutes
Cheng Man-ch'ing Video 7 minutes. Some Yang form, push hands, and sword form.
Cheng Man-ch'ings Yang Form Performed by Master Cheng Man-ch'ing. Utube, b&w, 7:45 minutes
37 Step Cheng Man-ch'ing Short Taijiquan Form
Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights into Cheng Man Ching's Art. By Nigel Sutton. Tambuli Media, 2014. 176 pages. ISBN: 978-0692250914.
Yang Form of Tai
Chi Chuan List of 37 movements and training
principles.
Yang Style 24 Movement Simplified
Beijing Short Form
Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan 37. An videotape by Master Yu Cheng Hsiang.
45 minutes, VHS. A demonstration of the Cheng Man-ch'ing form and
some applications.
Yang Style Traditional Long 108 Form
Quotations
Regarding Master Cheng Man-ch'ing (1901 - 1975)
"Without doubt, the most influential of these new forms in the West is
the 37 posture shortened Yang form of Zheng Man Qing. Zheng was a disciple of the great
master Yang Cheng Fu. Zheng developed the short form to enable the art to be learnt
more quickly and to be less time consuming so that it can be practiced easily with modern
day hectic schedules. Zheng's great skill in Taijiquan made his form very
popular. Today it is one of the predominant forms practiced in the West. Many of Zheng's
students are today noted masters of the art and continue to promote his short form for both
health and self-defence. The shortened form is still Yang style Taijiquan but
with the repetitions and some postures removed. The theories and techniques remain unchanged.
Almost all of Zheng's works on Taijiquan have been translated into English and their
influence
is substantial."
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"I have been practicing Tai-Chi Chuan for over fifty years. Only two years
ago that I started to understand
the word “relax”. I remember my Tai-Chi
Chuan teacher Yang Cheng-Fu who did not like to talk much and
he used to sit
all day without saying a word if no one asked him questions. However, in our
T’ai-chi class he
would tell us to “relax” repeatedly. Sometimes it seemed
like he would say the word hundreds of times during
the practice so that the
word could fill up my ears. Strangely enough he also said that if he did not
tell me of
this word that I would not be able to learn T’ai-chi in three
life-times (meaning never). I doubted his words
then. Now that I think back,
I truly believe that if he did not keep reminding me of the word “relax”, I
doubt if
I could have learned T’ai-chi Chuan in six life-times.
What is the meaning of “relax” in T’ai-chi? Here is an example to help you understand the word. When we go visit a Buddhist temple we usually see a statue of Me-Lo Buddha. The one who has a big rounded stomach with a big smile on his face. He carries a large bag on his shoulder. On top of this statue we see a motto: “Sit with a bag. Walk with a bag. It would be such a relief to drop the bag.” What does all this mean? To me, a person himself or herself is a bag. Everything he or she owns is baggage, including one’s children, family, position and wealth. It is difficult to drop any of one’s baggage, especially the “self” bag.
T’ai-chi Chuan is difficult to learn. To relax in practicing T’ai-chi
Chuan is the most difficult phase to go through.
To relax a person’s mind is
the most significant obstacle to overcome in practicing T’ai-Chi. It takes a
great
effort to train and exercise one’s mind to relax (or drop one’s “self”
bag)."
- Cheng Man-ch'ing
Cheng Man-ch'ing T'ai Chi Ch'uan Form, 37 Movements
37 Form List This list was prepared by Mike Garofalo, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California, in 2008. PDF Format, Print Only.
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