{"product_id":"tai-chi-chuan-isbn-9780913028858","title":"T'ai Chi Ch'uan","description":"This is the original classic about Short Form, the most popular and widespread form of T'ai Chi in the West.\u003ci\u003e T'ai Chi Ch'uan\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for every serious T'ai Chi student. This book is not meant to \"teach\" T'ai Chi Ch'uan, but meant to expound upon its meaning to the earnest practitioner; to offer the layperson a glimpse into this ancient art; and to communicate the author's unique perceptions and experiences that only a lifetime of practice can cultivate. Taken in this context, this is a most valuable book.\"T'ai Chi Ch'uan as an art form of self-defense must completely spurn both physical bravery and muscular force. One is told that 'in any action, the whole body must be made as light and free-moving as possible;' so light that 'the addition of a feather will be felt for its weight, and so free-moving that a fly cannot alight on it without setting it in motion.'\"\u003cbr\u003e-Cheng Man-Ch'ing\u003cb\u003eCheng Man Ch’ing\u003c\/b\u003e published \u003ci\u003eT'ai Chi, the Supreme Ultimate Exercise for Health, Sport and Self-Defence\u003c\/i\u003e in 1967. He wrote over a dozen other books on many subjects, including the \u003ci\u003eI\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChing\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAnalects of Confucius\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as poetry, essays, and medicine. He died in 1975 at age 73.","brand":"Blue Snake Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233601663205,"sku":"NP9780913028858","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780913028858.jpg?v=1767737720","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tai-chi-chuan-isbn-9780913028858","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}