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Bibliography and Links
Yang Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan Long Form
Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Volume One: Tai Chi Theory and Tai Chi
Jing.
By Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Boston, Massachusetts, Yang's Martial Arts
Academy,
YMAA, 1986. Glossary, 276 pages. ISBN: Unknown.
Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Volume Two: Martial Applications.
By
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Yang's Martial Arts
Academy,
YMAA, 1986. Glossary, 246 pages. ISBN: Unknown.
Authentic Yang Family Tai Chi.
By Fu Sheng Yuan. Edited by Fu Zhong Wen.
196 pages. ISBN: 0646232584.
The Before Heaven 16-Posture I Ching T'ai Chi Form (Hsien T'ien T'ai Chi).
16-Posture T'ai Chi According to the Interaction of the Eight Trigram Images.
Developed by Stuart Alve Olson. Published in 2001, pp. 127-199, in
T'ai
Chi According to the I Ching: Embodying the Principles of the Book of Changes.
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. This
short
form is very similiar to the first section of the Yang
style 108 long form. This book
is one of the best studies on the relation of the Tai Chi Chuan form to the I
Ching,
Book of Changes.
"Big Circle and Small Circle T'ai Chi." Interview with Lu Gui
Rong by George Xu,
edited by Marvin Smalheiser. T'ai Chi, Vol. 25, No. 2, April, 2001,
pp. 10-16.
"A Brief Introduction to Yang Family 88 Taiji San-Shou."
By Key Sun and Leroy
Clark. T'ai Chi: The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan,
Vol. 27, No. 6,
December, 2003, pp. 48- 55. Includes 88 color photographs to two players
doing the form.
Chang San-feng Bibliography, links, quotes,
notes.
Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan 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.
"Chen Yanling on Practice" Translated by Alex Yeo. Chen
Yanling was also known
as Chen Gong, Chen Kung or Yearning K. Chen. Tai Chi International
Magazine,
Vol. 27, No. 4, August 2003, pp. 36- 40.
A Comparative Study Between
the Traditional Yang Style of Yang Chengfu and
Cheng Man Ching's Style. By J. Justin Meehan. 20Kb+
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. The Yang
long form
is covered on pp.204 -228. It is an 85 movement form by Yang Deng Fu and a
list
of the movements as well as detailed line drawings of the form are
provided. The
book also has examples of many martial applications.
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to Tai Chi and Qigong. By Bill Douglas.
Alpha Books,
2002, 2nd Edition. 368 pages. ISBN: 0028642643.
"Cultivating Jing, Qi and Yi." By Paul Lam, M.D.. T'ai Chi: The International
Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
Vol. 27, No. 2, April 2003, pp. 36-38..
Discourse about Jing.
By Zhang Yi Zun.
Dong Family Orthodox Yang Style
Long Form and Fast Form
Fast Form - Yang Style Tung
Ying-Chieh = Dong Ying-Jie ?? [Wu Ta-yeh
said that prior to 1914 Yang Cheng-fu would practice one round of his form
in less than 9 minutes with brisk kicks and some fa-jing. Ah - Youth!]
"We all know that T’ai Chi is practiced slowly, but ‘slow’ is a relative term. T’ai Chi can certainly
be practiced at variable speeds which may be slow, slower, slower yet, extremely slow, or, alternately,
less slow, less than slow, accelerated, or “Oh my God, did you see that?” Yes, it’s true; in addition
to the more common slow practices, there are T’ai Chi fast forms that can accelerate to a point that
they rival the speed of any other martial art. T’ai Chi is usually practiced slowly, but nowhere is it
written that T’ai Chi can only be practiced slowly."
- John Loupos, Exploring Tai Chi
"Generating Internal Energy." Interview with Yang Zhenduo
by Chris Pei,
edited by Marvin Smalheiser. T'ai Chi: The International Magazine
of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Vol. 18, No. 5, October, 1994, pp. 4-10.
"Getting All Parts to Work Together." By Mark
Wasson. T'ai Chi: The
International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Vol. 27, No. 4,
August,
2003, pp. 41-44.
Handbook
of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Exercises. By Zhang, Fuxing. York Beach,
Maine,
Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1996. Index, 198 pages. ISBN: 0877288917.
MGC. Includes
a detailed description and
line drawings of the Simplified 24 Movement Yang style
short form, and the
standard traditional 88 movement Yang style long form. Information
on major
characteristics of Yang style, key points of practice, and push hands.
History of Tai
Chi Chuan. Harvey Kurland. 56Kb.
"History of the Yang Style Taijiquan." By Fu Zhongwen and Dr.
Mei Ying Sheng.
Compiled by Ted W. Knecht. T'ai Chi, Vol. 18, No. 4, August, 1994,
pp. 16-19.
How Do I Go About Purchasing These
Books and Videotapes?
"The Importance of Brush Knee Practice." By Gerald A. Sharp.
T'ai Chi, Vol. 25, No. 2, April, 2001, pp. 31-34.
The
Intrinsic Energies of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Compiled and translated by
Stuart Alve Olson.
Chen Kung Series, Volume Two. Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dragon Door
Publications, 1994.
Index, 194 pages. ISBN: 093804513X.
Little Mountain Tai Chi Club
Good articles on Yang Cheng-fu.
"Li Yaxuan's Yang Style." An interview with Chen Longxiang,
longtime student of
Li Yaxuan. Translated by Yan Shufan. Tai Chi International
Magazine, Vol. 27,
No. 3, June 2003, p. 21-25.
"A Look at the T'ai Chi Hand." By Michael Gilman. Tai Chi International
Magazine,
Vol. 24, No. 1, February 2000, p. 39-42. "The hands contain
over one quarter of all the
bones of the body. One sixth of all the muscles of the body are used in
hand movements.
A singl hand movement can involve as many as 50 muscles working together.
There
are as many as 21,000 sensors of heat, pressure, and pain per square inch of
the
fingertips. The hands can destroy or heal, cause pleasure or pain."
Mastering
Yang Style Taijiquan. Bu Fu Zongwen (1903-1994). Translated by Louis
Swaim.
Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1999. Glossary, bibliography, 226
pages.
Translations
of many Tai Chi classics are included. A list of the 85 movement long form
and detailed notes and descriptions of each movement are provided. 251 movement
analysis illustrations. Over 76 of the illustrations are traced and drawn
from photographs of
Yang Cheng-Fu. Detailed descriptions of the long form, pp. 26-162.
Push hands information.
Yang Tai Chi essentials. ISBN: 1556433182. I have found this to be
an excellent book!
This book was first published in 1963 in China as "Yang Shi
Taijiquan". An informative
introduction and good translation by Lous Swaim. MGC.
On Tai
Chi Chuan. By T.Y. Pang. Tai Chi School of Philosphy and
Art, 1988.
325 pages. ISBN: 0961207019.
The Origin and Development of Yang Style. By Alex Yeo.
Part 1. Introduction, Yang Luchan (1799-1872).
Tai Chi, June
2003, Volume 26, Number 3, pp 41-46.
Part 2
Part 3. The Ten Parts of Yang Funei Taijiquan.
Tai Chi, April
2003, Volume 27, Number 2, pp. 48- 51.
Part 4. The Complete Yang Style Taijiquan System.
Tai Chi, June
2003, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp 44.-47.
Push Hands (Tui Shou)
in Tai Chi Chuan. Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
25Kb.
Silk Reeling
(Chan Ssu Jin): Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Stillness in Movement: The Practice of Tai Chi Chuan. Featuring Master Fong Ha.
108 postures. 120 minute
VHS instructional videotape. Vision Arts Video,
1996. ISBN: 0965365107. MGC. Produced by Sanford
Rosenberg.
Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan Links, bibliography,
quotes, notes. 65Kb.
Sword (Jian):
Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
"Suppleness and Strength in Taijiquan." By Wu, Ta-yeh. Internal
Arts, Vol. 3, No. 6,
November, 1988, p. 8-9.
T'ai Chi. T'ai Chi: The
International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Wayfarer Publications.
Editor/Publisher: Marvin Smalheiser.
The
Tai Chi Book: Beginning and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice. By
Robert Chuckrow,
Ph.D..
ISBN: 1886969647. An
excellent general introduction to Taiji from the Yang style
perspective.
Tai Chi Chuan.
By Jane Golden. Includes instructional CD. A respected teacher
in Northern California.
Tai
Chi Chuan's Internal Secrets. By Doc Fai Wong and Jane Hallander. Burbank,
California, Unique Publications Inc., 1991. 124 pages. ISBN:
0865681473. Photos
and brief descriptions of the 108 movement Yang style long form.
Discussion of
stances, chi kung, breathing, and push hands.
Tai Chi
Chuan Martial Applications Advanced Yang Style. By Dr. Wang, Jwing
Ming.
Edited by Alan Doughall. Jamaica Plain, MA, YMAA Publications, 2nd
Edition,
1996. 363 pages. ISBN: 1886969442.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Sword, Saber, Staff and Dispersing-Hands Combined. By
Chen Yen-lin.
Originally published in China in 1932. Based on writings compiled by Wu
Ho-ching who
was a scholar and student of Yang Lu-chan (1799 - 1872). These written
works were
obtained by Chen Yen-lin (1906 - ?) from the famous Yang Cheng-fu (1883 -
1936). This
book was very popular in China, helped spread the Yang style Tai Chi Chuan
widely,
and opened the doors to publishing about internal arts forms. This book
has been
compiled and translated by Stuart Alve Olson and published by Dragon Door
Publications as the Chen Kung Series, Volumes 1 -5.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Training
Speed. By Peter Lim Tian Tek. 18Kb.
Tai Chi Classics Links, bibliography,
index.
T'ai
Chi For Health - Yang Long Form with Terence Dunn. VHS
videotape,
120 minutes. Healing Arts, 1990. Produced and created by Terence
Dunn.
ISBN: 6301866584. An excellent instructional videotape! Fine studio
photography with clearn front view and with a side view insert. This
very
reasonably priced videotape is, in my opinion, the best in the genre and
should be a first choice for beginners.
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.
Tai Chi
Theory and Martial Power: Advanced Yang Style Tai Chi. By Dr. Yang,
Jwing-Ming.
Jamaica Plain, Mass., YMAA Publication Center, 1996. Second Edition.
Glossary, index,
268 pages. MGC. ISBN: 1886969434.
Tai Chi
Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions. Compiled and translated
by
Douglas Wile. Brooklyn, New York, Sweet Chi Press, 8th Edition, 1983. 159
pages.
ISBN: 091205901X.
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. There is also an instructional
videotape
and DVD to
supplement this book. The DVD contains the complete
form, gigong, details instructions for each
movement, and 13 postures. Performed
by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and Robert Was. 240 Minutes, DVD9-NTSC, 2003.
DVD ISBN: 0940871645. MGC.
Taiji Sword (Jian):
Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
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. The Yang
Family Tai Chi Chuan is covered on pp. 42 - 69. A list of the 105
movements is provided.
Detailed line drawings of the movements are included. The drawings are
tracings of
Yang Chen-Fu (1883-1936) also called Yang Chao-Chin.
"The Teaching of Yang Shou-Zhong." By Paul Lam. T'ai Chi,
Vol. 25, No. 4,
August 2001, pp. 30-32. Yang Shou-Zhong was the eldest son of Yang
Cheng-fu.
Teaching Tai Chi Chuan.
Links, bibliography, quotes and notes.
The
Teachings of Master T. T. Liang: Imagination Becomes Reality. A
Complete Guide to the
150 Posture Solo Form. Compiled by Stuart Alve Olson. 287
pages. Minnesota, Dragon Door
Publications, 1986, 1992. Second Edition. MGC. ISBN:
0938045091. Hundreds of detailed
pictures of the form, including some interesting multi-exposure photographs of
Mr. Olson doing
the long form. The is an outstanding guide to the Yang Style
form. The explanations are
superior and the photography outstanding. One of my favorite guides to
Yang style Tai
Chi Chuan.
The Teachings of Yang
Zhenming (1909-1985), also known as Yeung Sau Chung.
Ten Guiding Points
of Tai Chi Chuan
Thank You Very Much: David Tobey of Seattle. I appreciate your suggestions
and comments
about this webpage.
Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi. Instructional VHS videotape by Shifu Jiang
Jian-ye. 132 minutes,
two videotapes. Website: Jiang's
Tai Chi Videos.
"Traditional Yang Style Training." An interview with Yang
Fukui. T'ai Chi,
Vol. 24, No. 5, October, 2000, pp. 17- 24.
A Tribute to Yang Shaozhong (1910-1985). By Daniel K. Wong. T'ai
Chi: The International
Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Vol. 27, No. 6, December, 2003, pp.
30-38. Yang Shaozhong
was the oldest son of Grandmaster Yang Chengfu. By age 14 he was working
as his
father's assistant. He worked for the government and in private practice
in many provinces
in China. He had one book published, Usage and Variations of Taijiquan
with Illustrated
Demonstration by Two, Hong Kong, 1962.
"The True History of the Yang Style." Inteview with Fu
Zhongwen by Marvin Smalheiser.
T'ai Chi, Vol. 25, No. 6, December, 2001, pp. 18-20.
Ultimate
Guide to Tai Chi. (The Best of Kung-Fu Magazine). Edited by John
R.
Little and Curtis F. Wong. Chicago, IL, Contemporary Books, 2000.
301 pages.
ISBN: 0809228335. MGC. Includes a photographic study of all the
postures
in the Yang 108 long form. Many very intersting and informative
articles.
Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Journal. A journal with
reflections, notes, suggestions,
references, questions and answers, links and quotations. By Michael P. Garofalo.
Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Club.
Red Bluff, California. Organizer: Michael P. Garofalo.
Videotapes on Yang Style Tai
Chi Chuan
Videotapes on Yang Style Tai
Chi Chuan. Wayfarer Catalog. Distributes videotapes
by Lu Gui Rong, Terry Dunn, Doc-Fai Wong, Fong Ha, Jiang Jian-ye, Ye Xiao Long,
Where Can I Purchase These
Books and Videotapes?
Wong, Doc-Fai Martial Arts Centers - Plum
Blossom International Federation
Yang Cheng-Fu (July 7, 1883 - March 3, 1936)
"Taichichuan Exercise and Application," Shanghai, 1933.
"Applications of Taichichuan," Shanghai, 1931. Includes
photographs.
By Yang Cheng-Fu, Chen Wei-ming, and Tung Ying-chieh.
"The Complete Principles and Theory of Taijiquan," Shanghai, 1930
"The Art of Taijiquan," Shanghai, 1925. By Chen Wei-ming.
Includes photographs.
"Yang Cheng-Fu's Early and Later Postures." By Wu Ta-yeh
and Wu Teng
Shu-hsien. T'ai Chi, Vol. 24, No. 6, December, 2001, pp.
14-15.
Yang Family Tai Chi 108 Form with Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong.
ALC Productions,
P. O. Box 320532, San Francisco, CA 94132. Produced in 1997. VHS, 55
Minutes.
Website:
Doc-Fai Wong Martial Arts Centers - Plum
Blossom International Federation.
Grandmaster Wong has a Ph.D., O.M.D., authored two books, made a dozen
instructional videotapes, and is the President of the Plum Blossom International
Federation of Choy Li Fut and Tai Chi Chuan. Grandmaster Wong was a
student
of Hu Yuen Chou, a disciple of Yang Cheng-Fu.
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
International Organization Headquaters in Seattle, WA.
Led by Masters Yang Zhenduo and Yang Jun. YangChen Fu Tai Chi style.
Association,
ranking system, schools, seminars, information.
Yang Family Taijiquan Traditional Long Form 108 Movements.
By Michael P. Garofalo.
55K+. List of movements, links, bibliography, quotations. HTML
and PDF versions.
Yang Long Form. Tai Ch for Health. By Terry Dunn, a student of
Abraham Liu. 120 minute
VHS instructional videotape.
Yang's Ten Important
Points Yang Cheng-fu (1883-1936)
Yang
Style Tai Chi Chuan. By Yang Jwing-Ming. Hollywood, CA,
Unique Publications,
1982. 207 pages. The standard form in 113 movements. Includes
material on
pushing hands, applications, and the narrow blade sword routine. Hundreds
of
photographs with detailed descriptions. ISBN: 086568023X.
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. Presented by Master Ye Xiao Long.
Instructional
VHS videotape. Part 1, 70 minutes. Part 2, 61
minutes.
Yang Style Taijiquan. By Yang Zhenduo. Written by the third son of Yang
Cheng-fu.
Beijing, Morning Glory Publishers, 1996. 600 photographs, 291 pages.
ISBN: 7505404814. MGC.
Yang Style Taijiquan.
Traditional Yang Style Slow Form. Reference video for the
Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto. Performed by Michael Chan.
Instructional VHS.
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
Essays. By Peter Lim.
Yang Style Tai-Chi Chuan, 108 Movements. By Master Yu Cheng Hsiang. VHS
instructional
videotape, 60 minutes.
Yang Taijiquan. Instructional VHS videotapes by Lu Gui Rong of
Shanghai. Part of the
China's Living Treasures Series. Volume 37, Part 1, Yang Training Basics,
VHS,
56 minutes. Volume 38, Part 2, Yang Long Form, First Section, VHS, 61
minutes.
Volume 39, Yang Long Form, Second Section, VHS, 81 minutes. Volume
40,
Part 3, Yang Long Form, Third Section, VHS 80 minutes.
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