Cheng Man Ch Ing And T Ai Chi Echoes In The Hall Of Happiness

Author : Michael DeMarco
Publisher : Via Media Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781893765061

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Cheng Man-ch'ing and T'ai Chi: Echoes in the Hall of Happiness by Michael DeMarco Pdf

Cheng Man-ch’ing (1902–1975)—also romanized as Zheng Manqing— certainly played a lead role in popularizing tai chi ch'uan throughout the world and greatly influencing the way the art is perceived and practiced. This fact alone should drive all those interested in tai chi to study the man’s history and thought. There is a huge body of writings and video representations of Cheng’s tai chi theory and practice. Unfortunately, much of the available content actually obscures Cheng’s message. The result is that Cheng and his role in tai chi evolution are often not fully understood and faulty conclusions are made. A further result is that many feel either enlightened with what they believe to be true, or they become even more perplexed in who Cheng was as a human and what his tai chi truly embodied. The chapters in this anthology contain rare information about Professor Cheng not available elsewhere, except in their originally published formats in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Most of the articles in the journal were written in an academic style, limiting their acceptance from the general public, which is typically interested in the more accessible popular writing styles. Of course the content here deals not only with the complexities of tai chi theory and practice, but does so in a thick weave of historical and cultural threads. We are republishing the journal articles in book format so all with a sincere interest in tai chi history, theory, and practice can benefit from the content, particularly those interested in the Cheng Man-ch’ing tradition. Each author is uniquely qualified for producing some of the highest-quality writings in this specialized area.

Author : Michael DeMarco
Publisher : Via Media Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781893765528

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The Best Fight: A Memoir of a Martial Art Practitioner, Publisher, and Author by Michael DeMarco Pdf

A needle may draw a thread through printed pages to bind a book. In this little memoir, I feel like a needle that drew a common thread though a segment of martial art history. This book details three interrelated activities: (1) martial art studies, (2) involvement as founder of Via Media Publishing, producing a quarterly journal and books, and (3) teaching martial arts. Publishers, writers, researchers and serious martial art practitioners will benefit with the detailed overview of Via Media and its publications. Via Media produced the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, known for its high academic and aesthetic standards. Its contents reflect the history of two decades and provides rich information for practitioners and scholars, making The Best Fighta valuable reference work. In addition to reading, the primary way to learn a martial art is through instruction. In reading about my studies and teaching experience, readers can relate to their own involvement in martial arts. What is important here is the portrayal of my instructors, their teaching methods, and reasons for being involved in martial arts. Their accounts should offer insights and inspiration for others who study and practice any martial art.

Author : Wolfe Lowenthal
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781556431128

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There Are No Secrets by Wolfe Lowenthal Pdf

"Wolfe Lowenthal's quiet little memoir will with window-opening wisdom reinforce, I think, my view of how Cheng stood on Tai Chi. It tells how a young writer reacted to this strange Chinese man when he appeared in New York City in the mid-1960s and stayed there for a decade before returning to Taiwan to die in 1975. In a nickel town where neurosis is a cardinal virtue, the Tai Chi center established by Cheng soon became an oasis of learning. In my visits there I was invariably approached by a quiet fellow with a ready smile and loads of questions. His form and sensing hands improved but he never lost his kindly ways. This led me once to tell the three seniors that the one person in the club who best exemplified Tai Chi was this junior. That man who has since become a teacher of the art is the author if this book." -Robert W. Smith, from the Preface

Author : William C Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648283127

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In The Presence Of Cheng Man-Ch'ing by William C Phillips Pdf

William C. Phillips, a devoted student and master teacher with over fifty years experience, takes us on a journey into his lifetime in the martial arts and in particular, his lessons and experiences with the Master Of Five Excellences, the incomparable Cheng Man-Ch'ing, the master who brought tai chi to the West in the 1960s. SIFU WILLIAM C. PHILLIPS, commenced training in tai chi in 1967 and was a student of Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing, one of the great masters of the 20th century, from 1970-1975. He was the most junior student to become a teacher in his school of tai chi, culture and the arts. He also studied Yang family tai chi and push hands with Zhang Lu-Ping. He has studied Japanese martial arts since 1965 achieving 7th dan from the Japan Shotokan Karate Association, 2nd brown belt from the United States Judo Federation and a 1st dan in Goshen Jitsu Jujitsu, Shodan. Nin Tai Jujitsu, Godan (5th AJJC). In addtion to writing many magazine articles and producing instructional videos, Phillips has given countless demonstrations, including at Madison Square Garden and appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Self, Men's Health, The Harvard Women's Health Watch and USA Today. He has also appeared on several cable TV shows, most notably, the O'Reilly Report. Phillips founded the Patience T'ai Chi Association in New York City

Author : Pamela Dean
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101653609

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Tam Lin by Pamela Dean Pdf

In the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen of Faery for possession of her lover’s body and soul. In this version of "Tam Lin," masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college student, "Carterhaugh" is Carter Hall at the university where her father teaches, and Tam Lin is a boy named Thomas Lane. Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, imbued with wit, poetry, romance, and magic, Tam Lin has become a cult classic—and once you begin reading, you’ll know why. This reissue features an updated introduction by the book’s original editor, the acclaimed Terri Windling.

Author : Linda Waite,Maggie Gallagher
Publisher : Crown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780767910866

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The Case for Marriage by Linda Waite,Maggie Gallagher Pdf

A groundbreaking look at marriage, one of the most basic and universal of all human institutions, which reveals the emotional, physical, economic, and sexual benefits that marriage brings to individuals and society as a whole. The Case for Marriage is a critically important intervention in the national debate about the future of family. Based on the authoritative research of family sociologist Linda J. Waite, journalist Maggie Gallagher, and a number of other scholars, this book’s findings dramatically contradict the anti-marriage myths that have become the common sense of most Americans. Today a broad consensus holds that marriage is a bad deal for women, that divorce is better for children when parents are unhappy, and that marriage is essentially a private choice, not a public institution. Waite and Gallagher flatly contradict these assumptions, arguing instead that by a broad range of indices, marriage is actually better for you than being single or divorced– physically, materially, and spiritually. They contend that married people live longer, have better health, earn more money, accumulate more wealth, feel more fulfillment in their lives, enjoy more satisfying sexual relationships, and have happier and more successful children than those who remain single, cohabit, or get divorced. The Case for Marriage combines clearheaded analysis, penetrating cultural criticism, and practical advice for strengthening the institution of marriage, and provides clear, essential guidelines for reestablishing marriage as the foundation for a healthy and happy society. “A compelling defense of a sacred union. The Case for Marriage is well written and well argued, empirically rigorous and learned, practical and commonsensical.” -- William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues “Makes the absolutely critical point that marriage has been misrepresented and misunderstood.” -- The Wall Street Journal www.broadwaybooks.com

Author : Oliver Chin
Publisher : Immedium
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781597020091

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Julie Black Belt by Oliver Chin Pdf

Julie is inspired by her film idol to take Kung fu classes, but soon learns to value the art much more than the color of the belt she might wear.

Author : Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher : Blue Snake Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1583942203

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Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Cheng Man-ch'ing á Pdf

Millions of people worldwide practice t’ai chi, the most popular form of which was codified beginning in the 1960s by Cheng Man Ch’ing. In this scholarly yet practical book, Professor Cheng shows precisely how the postures and moves of t’ai chi work, with examples from anatomy and physics, both internally as energetic principles and externally on opponents. He clarifies the spheres, triangles, and centripetal and centrifugal forces within physical exchanges such as push-hands. Contrasting Western and Chinese techniques of healing, he also explores the relationships of organs to one another in pathology and the necessary dynamics of treatment. Professor Cheng explains how the practitioner may serve as his or her own doctor and, likewise, as the physician or trainer of an attacker. The martial arts, he says, are not a special case of unusual power, simply an aspect of adapting natural and cosmic law to circumstance. This edition of the classic text contains 13 major essays; oral secrets from Cheng’s teacher Yang Cheng’fu; a Q&A with commentary on martial arts classics; the author’s application and functions of each of the 37 postures of the short form, with the original photographs of him as a young man; two prefaces; and much more.

Author : Tzu Chuang
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 082482038X

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Wandering on the Way by Tzu Chuang Pdf

In this vivid, contemporary translation, Victor Mair captures the quintessential life and spirit of Chuang Tzu while remaining faithful to the original text.

Author : Carol Fuller,Viki Lloyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315448060

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Martial Arts and Well-being by Carol Fuller,Viki Lloyd Pdf

Martial Arts and Well-Being explores how martial arts as a source of learning can contribute in important ways to health and well-being, as well as provide other broader social benefits. Using psychological and sociological theory related to behaviour, ritual, perception and reality construction, the book seeks to illustrate, with empirical data, how individuals make sense of and perceive the value of martial arts in their lives. This book draws on data from over 500 people, across all age ranges, and powerfully demonstrates that participating in martial arts can have a profound influence on the construction of behaviour patterns that are directly linked to lifestyle and health. Making individual connections regarding the benefits of practice, improvements to health and well-being – regardless of whether these improvements are ‘true’ in a medical sense – this book offers an important and original window into the importance of beliefs to health and well-being as well as the value of thinking about education as a process of life-long learning. This book will be of great interest to a range of audiences, including researchers, academics and postgraduate students interested in sports and exercise psychology, martial art studies and health and well-being. It should also be of interest to sociologists, social workers and martial arts practitioners. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315448084, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Craig Clunas
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0824828208

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Superfluous Things by Craig Clunas Pdf

Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes “superfluous things”—the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China—and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society.

Author : Jerome P. Seaton,Dennis Maloney
Publisher : White Pine Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1877727377

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A Drifting Boat by Jerome P. Seaton,Dennis Maloney Pdf

Poetry. This anthology gathers together over 1500 years of Chinese Zen (Ch'an) poetry from the earliest writing, including the Hsin Hsin Ming written by the 3rd Patriarch, to the poetry of monks in this century. Poets include Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, Yuan Mei, the crazy hermits Han-shan and Shih-te, as well as many anonymous monks and hermits.

Author : Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0913028851

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T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Cheng Man-ch'ing á Pdf

This is the original classic about Short Form, the most popular and widespread form of T'ai Chi in the West. T'ai Chi Ch'uan is a must-read for every serious T'ai Chi student. This book is not meant to "teach" T'ai Chi Ch'uan, but meant to expound upon its meaning to the earnest practitioner; to offer the layperson a glimpse into this ancient art; and to communicate the author's unique perceptions and experiences that only a lifetime of practice can cultivate. Taken in this context, this is a most valuable book.

Author : 桓譚,Timoteus Pokora
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Chinese literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081484839

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Hsin-lun (New Treatise), and Other Writings by Huan Tʻan (43 B.C.-28 A.D.) by 桓譚,Timoteus Pokora Pdf

Author : Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo,Martin Inn,Robert Amacker,Susan Foe
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0913028630

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The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo,Martin Inn,Robert Amacker,Susan Foe Pdf

A handbook of the classical Chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based. First English translation of the classic texts of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. This is required reading for practitioners of every style.