T'ai Chi Ch'uan Classics

Taijiquan Classics: In Li I-yu's Handwritten Manuals. Edited and translated
by Peter Lim Tian Tek. This is an outstanding collection of Tai Chi Classics.

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T'an Meng-hsien (circa ?)

Songs of the Eight Postures. By T'an, Meng-hsien. 7Kb.

Songs of the Eight Postures. Interpretations by Lee N. Scheele

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Wang Tsung-yueh (Wang Zong-yue) (circa 1750)

Tai Chi Tun By Wang Tsung-yueh.

The Tai Chi Treatise. By Wang, Zong-yue. 13Kb.

Taijiquan Classic. By Wang, Tsung-yueh. Translated by Robert W. Smith.

Treatise on T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Interpretation by Lee N. Scheele

Treatise on Tai Chi Chuan. Translated by Knud Erik Andersen.

Treatise on T'ai Chi Chuan. By Wang, Tsung-yueh. 7Kb. Essay version.

Treatise on Taijiquan. By Wang, Tsung-yueh. 10Kb. Verse version.

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Wu Yu-xiang (Wu Yu-hsiang, Wu Yu-xian) (1812-1880)
Student of Yang Lu Chan
(Attributed by some to Wang Chung-yueh.)

Exposition of Insights Into the Practice of the Thirteen Postures. By Wu, Yu-hsiang. 6Kb.

Expositions of Instights into the Practice of the Thirteen Postures. Interpretations by
Lee N. Scheele

Mental Elucidation of the Thirteen Postures. By Wu, Yu Xiang. 14Kb. Translation by
Louis Swaim.

Tai Chi Chuan Classic 4Kb.

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Yang Cheng-fu (1883-1936)

Talks on the Practice of Taijiquan. By Yang, Cheng-fu. Recorded
by Zhang Hong Kui. 9Kb.

Talks on the Practice of Taijiquan

Ten Essentials of Tai Chi Theory. By Yang, Cheng-fu. 8Kb. Translated by
Louis Swaim.

Ten Essential Points. Interpretations by Lee N. Scheele

Ten Important Points By Yang, Cheng-fu. 10Kb.

Ten Important Points By Yang, Cheng-fu. 9Kb.

Ten Principles on Tai Chi Chuan

Words of Experience by Tung Ying Chieh. Translated by Albert Tang.

Yang Cheng Fu's 10 Essentials. Narrated by Yang Cheng Fu. Recorded by
Chen Wei Ming. 8Kb.

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Taijiquan Classics

General Works
Bibliography and Links

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.

The Art of War. By Sun Tzu. Translated by Thomas Cleary. Illustrated edition.
Shambhala, 2004. 224 pages. ISBN: 1590301854.

Beyond the Closed Door: Chinese Culture and the Creation of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
By Arieh Lev Breslow. Almond Blossom Press, 1995. 399 pages.
ISBN: 096447302X.

The Bodhisattva Warriors. The Origin, Inner Philosophy, History and Symbolism of the
Buddhist Martial Art within India and China. By Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio (Terence Dukes).
Boston, MA, Weiser Books, 1994. Index, bibliography, extensive notes, 527 pages.
ISBN: 0877287856. MGC.

Chan San-Feng: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes, Classics. By Michael P. Garofalo.

Chen Style Taijiquan: Bibliography, Links, Quotes

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.

Chinese Philosophy and Tai Chi Chuan. By Dan Docherty.

Cloud Hands Blog: Qigong, Yoga, and Taijiquan. Often includes Taoist and Buddhist
quotes, poems and commentary.

Confucius (K'ung Fu-tze)

The Dao of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Tsung Hwa Jou. Charles E. Tuttle, 1998.
3rd Edition. 233 pages. ISBN: 0804813574. An outstanding textbook on Tai Chi Chuan.
All styles are introduced and explained. A very informative introduction to the philosophy
and practices of Tai Chi Chuan.

Drawing Silk: A Training Manual for T'ai Chi. By Paul B. Gallagher. Guilford, VT, Deer Mountain
Taoist Academy, 1988. Reading lists, lists, 128 pages. MGC. No ISBN given. Numerous
classics and Taoist tales and lore are included in this text.

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path. By Bhante
Henepola Gunaratana. Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001. Index, bibliography,
268 pages. ISBN: 0861711769. MGC. A clear and insightful commentary on the
Eightfold Path of Buddhism. Refer also to the Eight Precepts.

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.

The Essence of T'ai Chi. By Waysun Liao. Boston, Shambhala, 1995.
Shambhala Pocket Classics. 162 pages. ISBN: 1570620393.

The Five Character Secrets of Li Dongfeng. Translated by Paul Dillon. Santa
Rosa, CA, Great Achievement Enterprises, 1996. 67 pages. No ISBN. MGC. The
Taoist sage Chen Hsi I (c 906-990) is reported to have created the Liuhebafachuan
(Six Harmonies and Eight Methods Boxing) form while living near Mount Hwa
(Hwa Shan) in the north central province of Shasi. In later years, Li Dongfeng
supposedly found manuscripts by Chen Hsi-I, The Five Character Secrets.
Liuhebafa Five Character Secrets. Translated with comments by Paul Dillon.
Boston, MA, YMAA Publications, 2003. 168 pages. 11 illustrations.
ISBN: 1886969728.

The Foundation of Taijiquan. By Ma Hong. Translated by Tu-Ky Lam. 21Kb.

Green Way Blog Often includes Taoist and Buddhist quotes and commentary.

Instant Tao: Tai Chi Chuan Discourse and Canon. By Dan Docherty.
ISBN: 01816474135.

Lao-tzu's Taoteching. Translated by Red Pine (Bill Porter). Includes selected commentaries
of the past 2,000 years. Mercury House, San Francisco, 1996. 184 pages.
ISBN: 1562790854. MGC.

Liuhebafa Five Character Secrets. Translated with comments by Paul Dillon.
Boston, MA, YMAA Publications, 2003. 168 pages. 11 illustrations.
ISBN: 1886969728.

Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty. By Douglas Wile. State University of
New York Press, 1996. ISBN: 079142653X. Index, charts, bibliography, 233 pages. The
most detailed and scholarly account of Tai Chi Chuan classics available. Analysis and
translation of many new texts. Outstanding contribution!

Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan. Bu Fu Zongwen. Translated by Louis Swaim. Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1999. Glossary, bibliography, 226 pages. Translations
of many Tai Chi classics are included, with commentary, on pages: 180-218..

101 Reflections on Tai Chi Chuan. A Motivational Pocket Guide for Tai Chi Chuan.
By Michael Gilman. Boston, MA, YMAA Publication Center, 2000. 114 pages.
ISBN: 1886960868. MGC.

Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought.
By Geogre Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Basic Books, Perseu Books, 1999. Index,
bibliography, 624 pages. ISBN: 0465056741. MGC. "The mind is inherently
bebodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely
metaphorical."

The Power of Ch'i. An introduction to Chinese mysticism and philosophy. By Michael Page.
San Francisco, Thorsons, Harper Collins, 1988. Index, 128 pages. ISBN: 1855383632. MGC.

Qigong: Links and Bibliography

Scholar Boxer: Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts and the Evolution
of Taijiquan. By Chang Niazhou. Translation and commentary by Marnix Wells.
North Atlantic Books, 2004. 200 pages. ISBN: 1556434820. Chang Naizhou,
1724-1783. The book includes photographs and illustrations. MGC.

Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life. By Deng Ming-Dao. Harper
San Francisco, 1990. Index, bibliography, 351 pages. ISBN: 0062502328. MGC.

A Source Book in Indian Philosophy. Edited by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Charles
A. Moore. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1957. Index, bibliography,
appendices, 684 pages. ISBN:0691019584.

Staff Weapons Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.

A String of Pearls. 108 Meditations on Tai Chi Chuan. By Michael Gilman.
Port Townsend, Turning Point Press, 1996. 103 pages. ISBN: 0965216403. MGC.

Sun Style Taijiquan: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes

Sword (Jian): Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.

T'ai Chi According to the I Ching: Emobodying the Principles of the Book of Changes.
By Stuart Alve Oson. Inner Traditions, 2000. 240 pages. ISBN: 0892819448.

T'ai Chi Ch'aun Classics. Interpretations by Lee N. Scheele based upon the
translations of the Classics found in: The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Literary Tradition.
This webapge is mirrored elsewhere.

Tai Chi Chuan Discussion

The T'ai Chi Ch'uan Experience: Reflections and Perceptions on Body-Mind Hamony.
By Sophia Delza. Foreward by Robert Cummings Neville. State University of New York
Press, 1996. Index, 330 pages. ISBN: 0791428982.

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 Ch'uan: Links and Bibliography

Tai Chi Chuan Revelations

T'ai Chi Classics. By Waysun Liao. New translations of three essential texts of T'ai Chi
Ch'uan with commentary and practical instruction by Waysun Liao. Illustrated by the author.
Boston, Shambhala, 1990. 210 pages. ISBN: 087773531X.

Tai Chi Classics. Translated by Knud Erik Andersen.

Tai Chi Classics 31Kb.

T'ai Chi's Ancestors: The Making of an Internal Art. By Douglas Wile. Sweet Chi Press,
1999. ISBN: 0912059044.

Tai Chi for Living - Classics Notes by Jan C. Childress.

Tai Chi Secrets of the Ancient Masters.   Translated by Yang Jwing-ming.   Edited by
Yang Jwing-ming and James C. O'Leary.   Selected readings with commentary on
Tai Chi Treasures.   Jamaica Plain, MA, YMAA Publications, 1999. 128 pages.
ISBN: 188696971X.

Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu Style: Chinese Classics, Translations, and Commentary.
By Yang Jwing-ming. Jamaica Plain, MA, YMAA Publications, 2002. 96 pages.
ISBN: 1886969175.

Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu and Li Styles: Chinese Classics, Translations and
Commentary. By Yang Jwing-ming and Liang Qiang-ya. Jamaica Plain,
MA, YMAA Publications, 2001. 121 pages. ISBN: 1886969981.

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.

T'ai Chi Sensing- Hands. A Complete Guide to T'ai Chi T'ui-Shou Training
from Original Yang Family Records. Translation and commentary by Stuart Alve
Olson. Multi-Media Books, Division of CFW Enterprises, 1999.
Distributed by Unique Publications, Burbank, CA. First Edition. 280 pages.
ISBN: 1892515156. Part of the Cehn Kung (Yearning K. Chen) T'ai Chi
Series.

Tai Chi Theory

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: Bibliography and Links

The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation. By Barbara Davis. Includes a commentary by Chen Wei-ming. San Franscisco, North Atlantic Books, 2004. Index,
notes, bibliography, 212 pages. MGC. ISBN: 1556434316.

Taijiquan Classics Index

Taijiquan Classics. Edited and translated by Peter Lim Tian Tek. This is an
outstanding and extensive collection of Tai Chi Classics.

Taijiquan Fundamentals A variety of useful articles.

Taoism and Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan

Taoism: Links and Bibliography

The Tao of the Tao Te Ching. A Translation and Commentary by Michael LaFargue.
State University of New York Press, 1992. Bibliography, 270 pages. ISBN: 0791409864.

The Tao of Zen. By Ray Grigg. Boston, Charles E. Tuttle, Inc., 1994.
Book Sales, 1999. Notes, 357 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0785811257.

Traditional Yoga Studies    Manton, California. An informative and extensive website
with articles, forums, resources, links, and information about a variety of types of
traditional yoga.   The website provides detailed information about the 800 hour distance
learning course of traditional yoga studies conduced by the noted scholar and
author, Georg Feuerstein.

Valley Spirit Yoga. Red Bluff, California.

Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook. Translated and edited by
Thomas Cleary. Boston, Shambhala, 1991. 281 pages.

WuWei Foundation: Tai Chi Classics

Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Form

Yoga Research and Education Center Manton, CA Yoga Studies

Zhang Sanfeng: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes, Classics. By Michael P. Garofalo.

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Words of Wisdom about Taijiquan
Selected Quotations

"At the higher stages of energy continuation, one will find his movements are now being
governed by the movement of his internal energy. This is the Qi of energy, not breath,
to which I refer. There are essentially three basic ingredients for higher accomplishment:
1. Mental tranquility and physical relaxation. 2. Application of the integrated supple
strength of the whole body. 3. Continuity of the internal energy without interruption
from movement to movement and moment to moment throughout the entire form."
Wu, Ta-yeh, 1989

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