Books
Please note that prices are subject to change.
Taijiquan Book List
Taijiquan: The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power
by Yang Yang (disciple of Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang)
ISBN#: 0-9740990-0-7
$29.95 + $5.95 shipping and handling – Hard copy only
Chen-Style Taijiquan
by Sim & Gaffney $16.95
ISBN# I-55643-377-8
224 pps. [See Master Zhang on p. 146 but note error on p.25 lineage diagram]
North Atlantic Books, 1-800-337-2665
or Wayfarer Publications (Item #2217)
Chen-Style Taijiquan
By Feng Zhiqiang and Chen Xiao Wang
Zhaohua Publishing House
Available through Wayfarer Publications (Item #2156)
Good intro, good photos, difficult translation
Qigong Book List
Hunyuan Qigong
by Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang. The standard text book on Hun Yuan QiGong. The most significant instructional qigong book by China’s most renownedmaster! This book is the result of GM Feng’s 60 some years study and unification of Taoism, QiGong, Taiji (Tai Chi) Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Internal Arts.
Available through Wayfarer Press (Item #3159) $29.99
Qigong Empowerment
by Liang Shou Yu – Most comprehensive text on QiGong
ISBN #1-889659-02-9 (Paperback), 348 pages, $34.95 + $2.50 postage
The Way of the Dragon Publishing, P.O. Box 14561, East Providence, RI 02914-0561
Tel. (401) 435-6502, (401) 435-2743
or from Wayfarer (Item #3138).
The Way of Qigong
by Kenneth Cohen
Ballantine Books, best intro for Westerners – New York
ISBN #0-345-39529-8 (Soft cover), 427 pages, $15.95 + shipping & handling
or from Wayfarer (Item #3148)
Special Taoist Taiji: Stick & Ruler QiGong
Imparted by Feng Zhiqiang – contains much good QiGong info
Complied by Wang Feng Ming – poor translation
Wayfarer (Item # 2212) (Paperback) $14.95
Staying Healthy with the Seasons
by Dr. Elson M. Haas, MD. (Revised)
ISBN: 0-89087-306-2 (Paperback), 242 pages, $16.95 + shipping & handling
Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 7327, Berkeley, CA 94708
Tel. 1-800-841-BOOK
Personal Experience
Way of Hunyuan – A personal Odyssey
by Chen Zhoughua (Personal: Hunyuan TaijiPress, 2002)
by Mark Salzman (Paperback – Oct 12, 1987)
by Matthew Polly (Paperback – Dec 27, 2007)
Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams (Mass Market Paperback – Jun 1, 1982)
Tai Chi Training in China: Masters, Teachers and Coaches by Howard Thomas. Paperback, 1997.
Mysteries of the Life Force: My Apprenticeship with a Chi Kung Master by Peter Meech. Paperback, 2007.
Peter Meech has written an entertaining account of his apprenticeship with Dr. Chu Chow, a Canadian chi kung (Qigong) master from Shanghai.
Tai Chi Classics
T’ai Chi Ch’uan for Health and Self-Defense: Philosophy and Practice
by T.T. Liang (New York: VIntage, 1977) – best for beginners
Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions by Doug Wile (Sweet Ch’i Press 1983) – advanced