CompleteMartialArts.com - A Study of Taijiquan
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List Price: $16.95
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Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7148
EAN: 9781556434624
ISBN: 1556434626
Label: North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2003-06
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date: 2003-10-31
Studio: North Atlantic Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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This extensively illustrated primer is the first English edition of Sun's classic 1919 book which explores both the theory and practice of the style, with emphasis on movements and postures. Tim Cartmell's translation provides both a standard by which practitioners can judge themselves and valuable information relevant to all versions of taijiquan. Tim Cartmell has done the American Taijiquan community a great service translating Sun Lutang's books into English.
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Summary: If only one
Comment: If I were to own only one taiji book, it would be this one. The translation is none too good. They don't even use the original pictures in all the right places. They seem to add quite a bit to, expansively translate you might say, the original text. Still, I prefer this to all my other taiji books. Stuck on a desert island that is serviced by USPS? Combine this book with Ralston's "Cheng Hsin" and you'll probably get to the root of taiji all by your lonesome.
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Summary: Excellent book
Comment: From this English speakers perspective, Tim Cartmell's translation of a classic text by Sun Lutang is superb.
I began my Taiji training a year ago in the Yang style as it appears to be the most popular style available in Australia. However, I saw a video of competition Sun style taiji and was hooked.
This book has helped to feed my hunger for knowledge about the unique style developed by Sun Lutang.
Based upon this book (and Tim's input in Dan Millars translation of Sun Lutang's Xing Yi Quan book) I would not hesitate to recommend any book which has Tim as a participating author/translator.
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Summary: Excellent
Comment: Tim Cartmell has done the American Taijiquan community a great service translating Sun Lutang's books into english. While the Sun style is one of the five orthodox styles of Taijiquan it isn't well known outside the Community but is gaining more acclaim due to the efforts of Dr. Paul Lam. The First 61 pages (not including the Introduction) gives the reader a breif biography of Grandmaster Sun illustrating and explaining some of his genius. Then page 62 to 193 gives a photo of a movement from the Sun empty-hand form followed by a short explanation paragraph. Finally page 197 to 220 gives a brief explanation of Push Hands. This book introduces the reader to the Sun style.
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Summary: A Study of Taijiquan
Comment: I don't know who wrote the editorial review, but they didn't do any research. This isn't the first English edition. Smiling Tiger Martial Arts published an English translation of Sun Lutang's "Taijiquan Xue" in 2000.
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