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Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan

Contributors:

By (Author) Mark Chen
Foreword by Kenneth Chung

ISBN:

9781556434884

Publisher:

North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Imprint:

North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Publication Date:

15th July 2011

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

796.8

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 178mm, Height 236mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

510g

Description

This is an instruction manual for current or prospective students of Chen Style Taijiquan, for those interested in the theory and history of Chinese martial arts. All explanations are given in terms of body mechanics and proper mental focus, and amplified by interpreted sections from the Taijiquan classics of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author Bio

Mark Chen is a 20th-generation lineage holder in Chen Family Taijiquan, and a formal, rumen disciple of 19th-generation Grandmaster Chen Qingzhou of Xulu Village, Henan Province, China. He holds an instructor's credentials (quan shi rank) from the certification board of the Wen Xian International Taijiquan Conference, the official accrediation body for Chen Family Taijiquan instructors in China. He is also a certified senior instructor in the Chen Qingzhou Martial Arts Assocation and the public-relations director for the National Neigong Research Society.

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