Tai Chi for Health & Vitality: A Comprehensive Guide to the Short Yang Form

By Robert Parry

Book Overview

Tai chi is good for everyone, of any age or fitness level. An experienced tai chi teacher presents one of the most popular styles--the Short Yang form--and shows complete beginners how they too can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 060061090X
• ISBN13: 9780600610908
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.6" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Not bad for a book

I am taking a beginning Tai Chi class, in which we are learning the Yang Short form. I bought this book to help me practice and learn the moves in between my once-a-week classes. The book is very well illustrated and the moves are explained clearly. There's also a most helpful visual review of the entire sequence at the end of the book. I also really like the explanations of the health benefits of each move and posture. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 for two reasons, both limitations of the book form itself. First, it would be nice if this book had the kind of binding where it would stay open to a page so that you could look at the pictures at the same time you're practicing the moves. Second, I find it just very difficult to learn movement from a book. Far more helpful to me is the DVD: T'ai Chi for Health/Yang Short Form by Terence Dunn. I recommend this book as an accompaniment to a class. I think it would be close to impossible to teach yourself the Tai Chi Yang short form using this book by itself.