Customer Reviews
Excellent overview of Tai Chi - By: , 17 Dec 2005 
I would highly recommend this book.
Brilliant book, a must read for players of Taiji... - By: Mr. Darren P. Hammond, 13 Jul 2004 If you get no other book then this is the one you must read... it is filled with information & knowledge & makes a very great deal clear... there is some parts which at first I did not quite understand but with application to my practice of taiji it became abundantly clear... he not only talks about how to do taiji but how to feel taiji, he also shows (with sketches) Chen, Yang, Wu & 42 step taiji... he goes into the roots of the different taiji & explains why we should be doing it... very well written & easy to read... it certainly opened some doors & blew away a few cobwebs of my mind...
One of the best I've read - By: backwalkuk@yahoo.com, 18 Apr 2001 Jou, Tsung Hwa gives a real gem of a book here. His own personal history of when & why he started are fascinating. He has written little letters over the years updating his new insights write up to shortly before his death(Car Accident, not health). See his comments on Yang Cheng Fu & others dying early & the reasons. The photo of him at 81 looks like a fit man of 45! If you are looking for original step by step photos of chen form 1 & 2, Yang cheng fu form, Wu form, 42 step competion form, itsin here. I particularly liked his view on learning all 3 major styles. With Chen at 50/50 hard & soft, Yang 100% soft, & Wu being a more powerful internal form develops your qi. He also uses scientific analogies to describe the theory of Tai chi. He has a good insight to self-study, which he did for 10 years to move to new levels. This book is inspirational & informative good for someone who's taken up Tai Chi & advanced student, Instructor wanting deeper knowledge.
You really need this point of view - By: , 16 Jun 1998 If you read few books or you are starting your journey to Taijiquan - you need to complete your knowledge with few word from Jou, Tsung Hwa.
a marvelous and most stimulating book - By: , 22 Mar 1998 
I was particularly fascinated by the lengthy account of tai chi (and its precursors) history. I thought the book was completein its execution & very readable.
