A ton of medical research, especially around illness and injuries has been conducted on the benefits of tai chi, meditation, and qi gong. This is always apparent when I go through a public library and find the tai chi books nestled right between Witchcraft and Magic. Difficulty Researching Booksĭespite its growing popularity, tai chi is still working to find its proper place in the medical and health community.
While it feels like everything is available on the internet these days, some tai chi chuan books went out print before the internet took off so we need to do some digging. Typical searches for books give weight to more recent publications but the truth is that many earlier publications are great discoveries because someone wrote at the height of their practice and may have since passed on. We definitely want Grand-Master-level-authority in books we read but now we are more likely to find tai chi books in our native language. What this means for tai chi beginners looking for books is that we get a greater variety of people with hands-on experience rather than only publications from Grand Masters. and to westerners traveling east to train. The changes in China since the 1980s have led to many more visits of Chinese teachers to the U.S. Tai Chi Books for Beginners – Why Are They Hard to Find? Timeīooks on tai chi and qigong have recently become more accessible. Let’s start with a few reasons why great resources are difficult to find out about and then we will list some books that have helped us along. We are thankful to community members who have shared favorite titles. If you are more interested in learning from videos we wrote about that too. Finding reviews from practitioners is the best way to go.īelow we have done our best to provide a mixture of old and new, and books that address the different styles. The best tai chi books focus on the style a person is studying, match their level of development (beginner, intermediate, advanced), or provide information on the area of tai chi they need to develop most such as stance, breathing, or form.
Other tai chi books may not apply to your area of study or may not pertain to your level of development or interest. The best tai chi books can shoot you ahead in your development and introduce you to insightful material. Finding the best tai chi books is a voyage unto itself.
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