About Schollarly Approaches to Studying a Martial Art:
To gain a well rounded understanding of the
art of taijiquan read many many books by many different authors and practice
diligently with stimulating teachers. You will often find varying interpretations
and contradictions between your sources. True schollarship requires contradictions.
Contradictions stimulate debate and result in refinement of understanding. Exposure
to varied perspectives is a good thing because it helps us to gain enough information
and knowledge to ask our own questions of our teachers and in our practice.
Good researchers never rely on only one source for their information. They want
a well rounded version of "reality".
Here is a reading list of taiji and related texts that I have read and gained something from. I take no responsibility for the information provided in any of these books (unless I have written or edited them). Just read them if you are interested, and get from them what you can. Happy reading. -Seth Davis
Taiji Reading List
"Taiji Notebook For Martial Artists"
By Scott M. Rodell
"The Tai Chi Book - Refining and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice"
By Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D.
"Chinese Swordsmanship- The Yang Family Taiji
Jian Tradition"
By Scott M. Rodell
"The Tao of Tai Chi Chuan"
By Jou Hsung Hua
"T'ai Chi Chuan For Health and Self- Defense -
Philosophy and Practice"
By Master T.T.Liang
"The Essence of Taijiquan"
By Lo/Inn/Amacker/Foe
"Tai Chi Chuan Theory and Practice"
By Paul F.N. Tam
"The Inner Structure of Tai Chi"
By Mantak Chia & Juan Li
"The T'ai Chi Boxing Chronicle"
by Kuo Lien-Ying, Translated by Guttman
