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Bibliography and LInks
Strength Taining and T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yoga, and Qigong
ACE
Personal Trainer Manual. The Ultimate Resource for Fitness
Professionals.
By the American Council on Exercise. 3rd Edition. Edited by Cedric
X. Bryant
and Daniel J. Green. San Diego, California, American Council on Exercise,
1996,
2003. Index, 589 pages. ISBN: 1890720143. MGC.
Anatomy
of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners.
By H. David Coulter. Foreward by Timothy McCall. Honesdale,
Pennsylvania,
Body and Breath, 2001. Index, bibliography, appendices, 623
pages.
ISBN: 0970700601. MGC. 2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award
for
Health, Wellness and Nutrition.
Anatomy
of Movement. By Blandine Calais-Germain. Seattle,
Washington,
Eastland Press, 1985, 1993. Translated from the French by Nicole
Commarmond.
Index, 289 pages. ISBN: 0939616173. MGC.
Ancient
Way to Keep Fit. Compiled by Zong Wu and Li Mao.
Translated by Song Luzeng,
Liu Beijian, and Liu Zhenkai. Paintings by Zhang Ke Ren. Foreward by
Kumar
Frantzis. Bolinas, California, Shelter Publications, 1992. 211
pages, glossary.
ISBN: 0679417893. Outstanding illustrations by Zhang Ke Ren. MGC.
Arthritis Therapy -
Exercise - Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong Bibliography, links,
notes, quotes, and references to medical studies. 23Kb.
Ashtanga
Yoga " Practice Manual" An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice.
The Primary and
Intermediate Series plus Three Short forms.
By David Swenson. Foreward by K. Pattabhi Jois.
Ashtanga Yoga Productions, 1999. 263 pages. MGC. ISBN: 1891252089.
Ashtanga
Yoga: The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Dynamic Yoga. By John
Scott.
Foreward by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. New York, Three Rivers Press,
2000. Index, bibliography,
143 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0609807862.
Ba Gua Zhang: Links, bibliography, quotes, and notes. Circle
walking internal
martial arts.
"Bodhi Building." By Fernando Pages Ruiz. Yoga Journal,
August 2000, p. 84-91+.
Chen Style Taijiquan: Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Cheng Man-ch'ing
(1901-1975) Links, bibliography, a list of the movements in
the 37 movements short form of Master Cheng, quotations, and notes.
C'hi:
The Power Within. By Geoff Pike and Phyllis Pike. Chi Kung
Breathing Exercises
for Health, Relaxation and Energy. Boston, Charles E. Tuttle Co.,
1993. Index, 272
pages. ISBN: 0804830991. MGC. A man in is 40's overcomes
poor health and cancer through
the daily practice of Chi Kung and martial arts. Many yoga practices are
found in this book.
Clinical
Trails Show How Tai Chi Chuan Helps Heart, Arthritis, and Motor Function.
By Bill Gallagher, PT, MS
The
Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles
and Practice. By Wong Kiew Kit. Shaftesbury, Dorset, Element,
1996. Index,
bibliography, 316 pages. ISBN: 1852307927. MGC.
Cross-Training
for Dummies. By Tony Ryan and Martica K. Heaner. Foster
City,
California, IDB Books, 2000. Index, appendices, 350 pages.
ISBN: 0764552376.
Diabetes Therapy -
Exercise - Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong Bibliography, links,
notes, quotes, and references to medical studies. 30Kb+
Eight Section Brocade Qigong Eight Treasures
Chi Kung. By Michael P. Garofalo.
Instructions, notes,
links, bibliography, quotations, and charts. 180Kb+.
The
Essence of Tai Chi Chi Kung: Health and Martial Arts. By Yang
Jwing-Ming. Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts, 1990. Glossary, 148 pages. ISBN:
0940871106.
Essentials
of Anatomy and Physiology. By Frederic Martini and Edwin F.
Barholomew.
New York, Prentice Hall, 1999. Second Edition. Index, 648
pages. ISBN: 0130821926.
Fabulously Fit Forever. By Frank Zane. Palm Springs,
CA, Zananda, Inc., 1993,
Revised 2nd Edition, 1995. Notes, 334 pages. ISBN: 0963616714.
A championship
bodybuilder and psychologist gives us sage advice about fitness and
health. MGC.
Facing
Your Fifties: Every Man's Reference Guide to Mid-Life Health. By
Gordon Ehlers,
M.D., and Jeff Miller. New York, M. Evans and Co., 2002. Index, 370
pages.
ISBN: 0871319543.
Factsheet on Tai Chi Chuan
for Persons with Disabilities. NCPAD is part of the
Department of Disability
and Human Development in the College
of Applied Health Sciences
at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The
Healer Within. Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your
Body's Own
Mediciine - Movement, Massage, Meditation and Breathing. By Roger Jahnke,
O.M.D.
Harper San Francisco, 1999. 288 pages. ISBN: 0062514776.
The
Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and
Tai Chi.
By Roger Jahnke, O.M.D.. Chicago, Contemporary Books, 2002.
Index, notes, extensive
recommended reading list, 316 pages. ISBN: 0809295288.
Joe
Weider's Ultimate Bodybuilding: The Master Blaster's Principles of Training
and
Nutrition. By Joe Weider with Bill Reynolds. Chicago, Illinois,
Contemporary Books,
1989. Index, 508 pages. ISBN: 0809247151.
MGC.
Kinesiology of Exercise. By Michael Yessis. Masters
Press, 1992.
Knocking
at the Gate of Life and Other Healing Exercises from China.
Official Manual of the
People's Republic of China. Translated by Edward C. Chang.
Pennsylvania, Rodale Press, 1985.
Index, 202 pages. ISBN: 0878575820. The Eight Section
Brocade, Pa Tuan Chin: pp. 24-29.
MGC.
Kuo Lien Ying and
Kwang Ping Yang Taijiquan Links, bibliography, quotes,
notes.
Mind
Over Matter: Higher Martial Arts. By Shi Ming with Siao Weijia.
Translated by Thomas
Cleary. Berkeley, California, Frog, Ltd., 1994. 102 pages.
ISBN: 1883319153.
Movements
of Magic: The Spirit of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. By Bob Klein. North
Hollywood,
CA, Newcastel Publishing Co., 1984. 158 pages. ISBN: 0878770720.
Older Persons and T'ai
Chi Ch'uan
Overview of
Internal Exercise. By Gaofei Yan and Jude Smallwood. 29K.
Pa Kua Ch'uan:
Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes. Circle walking internal martial
arts.
"Peak Performers" by Matthew Solan and Phil Catalfo. Yoga
Journal, October, 2001, p. 89+.
How the practice of yoga has helped many top level athletes.
Power to the People. By Ravel Tsatsouline. Dragon Door
Publications, 1999.
Push Hands (Tui Shou)
in Tai Chi Chuan. Links, bibliography, quotes, notes. 25Kb.
Qigong: Links and Bibliography
Relaxation (Song)
and Tai Chi
Chuan Quotes, links, bibliography, notes.
Short Form 24 Taijiquan, Beijing, Yang
Short Form 37 Taijiquan, Cheng Man-ch'ing, Yang
Silk Reeling
(Chan Ssu Jin): Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Simple
Fitness Exercises : Traditional Chinese Movements for Health & Rejuvenation.
By Jiawen Miao. Llewellyn Publications, 2000. 111
pages. ISBN: 1567184952. MGC.
Solo
Training: The Martial Artist's Guide to Training Alone. By Loren W.
Christensen.
Turtle Press, 2001. 304 pages. ISBN: 1880336596.
Stretch and Strengthen. By Judy Alter. Houghton Mifflin,
1986.
Strength
Training Anatomy. By Frederic Delavier. Champaign,
Illinois, Human Kinetics,
2001. 124 pages. ISBN: 0736041850. Revised edition of
"Guide des mouvements de
musculation" Paris, Ditions Bigot, 1998. An outstanding illustrated
guide to muscles
at work. Both male and female models are
used.
Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan Links,
bibliography, notes, quotes.
"T'ai Chi and Musculoskeletal Pain." By Devin J.
Starlanyi. T'ai Chi, Vol. 25,
No. 4, August 2001, pp. 53-55.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan For Health and
Self-Defense. Philosophy and Practice.
By Master T. T. Liang. Edited and with a foreword by Paul B. Gallagher.
Revised, expanded edition, 1977. New York, Vintage Books, 1974, 1977.
133 pages. ISBN: 0394724615.
"T'ai Chi's Cardiovascular Benefits." By Soraya Lingbeek, M.D.,
Ph. D. T'ai Chi: The
International Magazine of T'ai Chi Chuan. Vol. 27, No. 4,
August,
2003, pp. 6-9.
Taiji Sword (Jian):
Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the
Ancient
Way. By Daniel P. Reid. New York, a Fireside Book, Simon and
Schuster, 1989.
Index, 405 pages. ISBN: 067164811X. MPG.
The Tao
of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Jou, Tsung,
Hwa. Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263
pages. First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. Excellent textbook. A Third Edition is now
available.
Thirteen Treasures
Walking Qigong. 35Kb.
Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Club Red
Bluff, California.
Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Journal. A journal with
reflections, notes, suggestions,
references, questions and answers, links and quotations. By Michael P. Garofalo.
The Way
of Harmony By Howard Reid. A guide to self-knowledge
through the Arts of Tai
Chi Chuan, Hsing I, Pa Kua, and Chi Kung. London, Gaia Books Limited,
1988. Index,
191 pages. ISBN: 0671666320. Instructions and illustrations of
the Ba Duan Jin set can
be found on pages 26 - 33.
The Way
of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing. By Kenneth
S. Cohen.
Foreword by Larry Dossey. New York Ballantine Books, 1997. Index,
notes, appendices,
427 pages. ISBN: 0345421094. One of my favorite books:
comprehensive, informative,
practical, and scientific.
Way of
Walking: Eastern Strategies for Vitality, Longevity, and Peace of Mind.
By Jacques
Moramarco and Rick Benzel. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2000. 256
pages.
ISBN: 0809225867. MGC.
Weight Training: Steps to Success. By Thomas R. Baechle and Barney
R. Groves.
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2nd Edition, 1992.
Working
Out, Working Within: The Tao of Inner Fitness Through Sports and Exercise.
By Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang. New York, Jeremy P.
Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
264 pages. ISBN: 0874779138. MGC.
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