The Way of Energy by Kam Chuen Lam

The Way of Energy by Kam Chuen Lam

In a world dizzy with activity and motion, the idea of attaining the pinnacle of stress-free health and inner strength without moving a muscle is compelling. This handbook introduces a highly refined achievement of Chinese culture - the technique of Zhan Zhuang energy exercise.

Master Lam Kam Chuen is a well-known Tai Chi and Chi Kung master as well as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. He was born in Hong Kong just after World War II and began studying in Chinese martial arts at a young age. He was taught in Choy Lee Fut, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu and Iron Palm, as well as Tai Chi, under instructors such as Lung Tse Chung and Yim Sheung Mo (both of whom were followers of Ku Yue Chang, recognized throughout China as The King of Iron Palm). He subsequently went on to study Chinese medicine and became a certified bonesetter and herbalist, before opening a school and clinic in Hong Kong. He also studied Chi Kung, which is a strategy for cultivating internal energy in the body.

He began to design a new type of Tai Chi, currently known as Lam Style Tai Chi, using his medical expertise and knowledge of Chi Kung. In 1976, Master Lam became the first Tai Chi instructor to be appointed to teach in the Inner London Education Authority. He delivered the first European demonstration of Zhan Zhuang Chi Kung in 1987, which he learned in Beijing from Professor Yu Yong Nian, the world's foremost authority. He now works at The Lam Clinic in London's Chinatown, where he lectures and practices medicine.

Following the success of the BBC series The Way of the Warrior, Master Lam was asked to consult on the follow-up book, The Way of Harmony. The Way of Energy, a groundbreaking text published by Gaia Books that introduced the Zhan Zhuang concept of Standing Like a Tree, followed.

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ISBN 13	9781856750202
ISBN 10	1856750205
Title	The Way of Energy
Author	Kam Chuen Lam
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	1991-06-01
Number of pages	192
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