Chen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks
The History of a Martial Art
$41.22
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2019
Summary
The first-ever English translation of the most important masterworks of Chen Style Taiji, as originally published by its grandmaster and senior teacher to today’s masters, Chen Zhaopi.
Chen Zhaopi (1893-1972) is universally recognized as a grandmaster of Chen Style Taiji, an ancient martial art that is the foundation of all Taiji schools. During his lifetime, Chen was lineage successor and teacher to Chen Village’s current generation of senior masters, including Chen Xiaowang, Wang Xi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623173937 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623173930 |
| Author: | Mark Chen |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Blue Snake Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 258mm x 204mm |
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Critics Review
“A precious presentation of taijiquan’s essential theory and practice as found in original documents—clarified and enriched by a uniquely qualified author.” —Michael DeMarco, publisher of Via Media Publishing and the Journal of Asian Martial Arts and instructor at Winged Lion School of Tai Chi“There are very few good English translations of Chinese martial arts manuals. Mark Chen’s Chen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks makes a substantial contribution to the literature on Chinese martial arts in general, and Taiji studies in particular. Both historians and practitioners will gain immensely from consulting his translation and explanatory notes. —Peter Lorge, Vanderbilt University
About The Author
Mark Chen
Mark Chen is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen Family Taijiquan, and a formal disciple of 19th-generation grandmaster Chen Qingzhou of Xul Village, Henan Province, China. Mark has been teaching Taijiquan for well over twenty years. He holds an instructor’s credential (quan shi rank) from the certification board of the Wen Xian International Taijiquan Conference, the official accreditation body for Chen Family Taijiquan instructors in China. He is also a certified senior instructor in the Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Association (accredited under China’s Ministry of Education) and the public relations director for the National Neigong Research Society (NNRS). Mark began Shaolin training in 1973 under the master Guo Lianyin (1895-1984). In 1979 he progressed to Yang Style Taijiquan under Master Bill Gee, and in 1996 began studies in Chen style Taijiquan with Master Zhang Xuexin of San Francisco. The following year, he met Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou (1934-2015), a disciple of 18th-generation grandmaster Chen Zhaopi (1893-1972). Mark became a student of Grandmaster Chen at that time, and was granted disciple status in 1999. Mark is the author of Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan, published by North Atlantic Books.
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