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The
Art of Chinese Swordsmanship: The Manual of Taiji Jian
- by Zhang Yun. Ever wonder about the martial applications of
the jianpao (the tassel) of the double edged Taiji sword... It
has several... and the jianpao affects proper Taiji sword form.
The
Art of Chinese Swordsmanship has this information and everything
else you could ever want to know about Taiji swordsmanship. Includes
specific info about the 32 posture Wu form with pictures and detailed
explanations... but the book is applicable to all styles of Tai
Chi sword. If you practice a sword form this one is a necessity.
Taiji
Sword - by Chen Wei-Ming with Barbara Davis as translator.
Yang Style Tai Chi Sword. This is the classic text on Tai Chi
sword. Chen Wei-Ming was a longtime student of the taiji grand
master Yang Cheng-Fu. Chen Wei-Ming eventually became famous himself
as a scholar, martial artist, and proponent of the Yang style
Tai Chi. In the 1920s he wrote a number of influential books on
Tai Chi, including Taiji Sword (1927). Includes pictures of each
of the postures of the form. The translation is scholarly, and
Barbara Davis added a lot of useful information with her footnotes
and commentary.
Tai
Chi Single Fan: For Health and Martial Arts - by Master Helen
Wu with Master Wen-Ching Wu. "The Tai Chi Single Fan routine
incorporates movements from the Chen, Yang, Wu, W and Sun styles
of Tai Chi Chuan. It was created by Professor Wang, Ju-Rong; the
first woman professor of Chinese martial arts. This routine combines
the characteristics of Tai Chi Chuan with the artistic and martial
functions of the fan." Master Helen Wu was born in Shanghai,
China in 1956. She was trained by her grandfather, Wang Zi-Ping,
and her mother, Professor Wang Ju-Rong, the first woman professor
of Chinese martial arts in China. She started her traditional
Chinese Martial Arts training at age 3 which included Chaquan,
Tantui, Baji, Green Dragon Sword, Qiankun Ring.
Tai
Chi Thirteen Sword: A Sword Master's Guide - by Stuart Alve
Olson. Includes fundamentals, movements, and applications for
each of the Sword From postures. Also warm-up methods and Two-Person
Training and methods for training the Sword fingers. Priceless
photographs of the old masters (Chen Wei-ming, Hsiung Yang-ho,
and Liang Tung-tsai) performing the Yang style sword form.
Wind
Sweeps Away the Plum Blossoms: The Principles and Techniques
of Yung Style Tai Chi Spear and Staff - by Stuart A. Olson (Limited
Availability)
Tai
Chi Sword, Sabre & Staff (Yearning K. Chen Series, V. 5) -
by Stuart A. Olson (Limited Availability)
A
New Type of Chinese Taijiquan: Taijiquan 48 & Taiji Sword 32:
Chinese Shadow Boxing - by Ch'un-Fang Ho
Extreme
Directions : The 54 Moves of Tai Chi Sword - by Alice Jones
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