Recommended Reading

...On Taiji Quan:

• Scott M. Rodell, Taiji Notebook for Martial Artists

  Scott M. Rodell, Chinese Swordsmanship: The Yang Family Taiji Jian Tradition, Seven Stars Books & Video 2003

• Barbara Davis and Chen Weiming, The Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation

  Yang Chenfu, Translated by Louis Swaim, The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan

• Benjamin P. J. Lo and Martin Inn, tr., Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan, North Atlantic Book, Berkeley,1985.

• T. T. Liang, T'ai Chi Ch'uan For Health and Self-Defense, Philosophy and Practice, Vintage Books, New York, 1977. An excellent plain language versions of the classics along with Master Liang's commentary and important ideas in Taiji Quan.

• Benjamin P. J. Lo and Robert W. Smith, tr.,T'ai Chi Ch'uan Ta Wen, Questions and Answers on T'ai Chi Ch'uan, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1985.

• Wolfe Lowenthal, There Are No Secrets, Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing and his T'ai Chi Chuan, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1991. A wonderful introspective view on personal development in Taiji Quan and Cheng Man-ching.

• Wolfe Lowenthal, Gateway to the Miraculous: Further Explorations in the Tao of Cheng Man-Ch'ing

• Wei-Ming Chen, Barbara Davis, tr., Taiji Sword, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 2000.

• Stuart A. Olson, tr., The Wind Sweeps Away the Plum Blossoms, Principles and Techniques of the Yang Style T'ai Chi Spear and Staff, Bubbling Well Press, Winnipeg, 1985

• Wang Yen-Nien, Yangjia Michuan Taiji Quan, The Yang Family Hidden Tradition of Taiji Quan, 2 vols. (form and appilcations), private edition, Taipei, Taiwan, 1993 & 1997

• Douglas Wile, tr., T'ai-Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions, Sweet Ch'i Press, Brooklyn, 1983. The only English translation of important Yang Family treatises.

...On the Martial Path:

• Bira Almeida, Capoeira, A Brazilian Art Form, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1986.

• Rick Fields, The Code of the Warrior, In Myth, And Everyday Life, HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.

• John Stevens, The Sword of No Sword, Shambhala, Boulder, 1984. Depicts the life of a warrior completely dedicated to enlightenment.

• Richard S. Heckler, In Search of the Warrior Spirit, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1990. Probing and questioning debate on the role of the warrior in modern society and the military.

• Mark V. Wiley, Filipino Martial Culture, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing, Sinapore, 1997. An excellent study of the Filipino tradition that sets a standard for other arts.

• J. Christoph Amberger, The Secret History of the Sword, Adventures in Ancient Martial Arts, Multi-Media Books, Inc, 1999. Writen by a true swordsman for the swordsman. A book for men finding themselves living in the wrong time. If you are serious about your study of martial art, read this book. -SMR

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