Tai Chi Chuan: Roots and Branches

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic, clear explanation and worth it
Review: Each sequence of movement is well explained (tells its history and what it does) by the author so that the practitioner understands how to use it in real combat. The branches section (application of the form) of this book is extremely vital as it plays a role in helping the practitioner to practise how to use Tai Chi Chuan as a combative art and hence be able to gleam the health benefits as it says in the book. It is true that many people take the art for health benefits rather than a martial art as its true origin. The advice of the classics and compiled by the author is very clear. At the last chapter of this great book, the author provide great advice from other masters for form practise and application. This is definately the book to buy and the form only takes about 10 minutes depending on the pace used. I cannot wait for the next edition of this book.

Rating:
Summary: More nonesense from the West
Review: Look,

All these guys from the U.K. and U.S. go to Asia for a few years study something whith a Master there and then the Master tells them go out and spread "my style" or "you are my disciple." Enough. Let's see the Chinese for a change have their own books translated. And please Mr. Sutton tell your own students from Malaysia not to give you such glowing suck up reviews.It's embarassing.

Sifu Hilts-Asia

Rating:
Summary: More nonesense from the West
Review: Look,

All these guys from the U.K. and U.S. go to Asia for a few years study something whith a Master there and then the Master tells them go out and spread "my style" or "you are my disciple." Enough. Let's see the Chinese for a change have their own books translated. And please Mr. Sutton tell your own students from Malaysia not to give you such glowing suck up reviews.It's embarassing.

Sifu Hilts-Asia

Rating:
Summary: ZMQ (aka CMC) taijiquan book- a good read.
Review: This book by Sutton details the physical and martial applications of the Zheng 37 posture form. The postures are very neatly hand-drawn, vary in size, and are clear to follow for the most part. I think Sutton does a real good job of explaining the ideas behind the postures- very clear. This is not a "flowery" book. Everything is presented in no-nonsense, martial, physical, and realistic terms. --Which makes it a delightful read.