Step-by-Step Tai Chi by Kam Chuen Lam
Tone your body, relax your mind.Whatever your level of fitness, Step-by-Step Tai Chi offers a simple but effective program of exercise and stress reduction, based on the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. In addition to learning the fundamentals of Tai Chi through his carefully designed four-level program, Master Lam Kam Chuen will introduce you to Small Circle Form Tai Chi, an original method he has developed--based on classical Tai Chi styles--requiring a minimum of time and space.
Step-by-Step Tai Chi features:
* Detailed and easy-to-follow instruction for the basic movements of Tai Chi, plus Small Circle Form, complete with color illustrations that will guide you through every movement
* Specially selected exercises to help you build up strength, flexibility, and stamina in the muscles and joints of your upper and lower body
* Simple routines that you can perform in half an hour or less, with no previous experience, special clothing, or equipment required
* An ideal foundation if you wish to study advanced forms of Tai Chi
Whether you are looking for a way to reduce stress or a new way to exercise, Step-by-Step Tai Chi will keep you fit--inside and out.
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780671892470 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671892479 |
| Title | Step-by-Step Tai Chi |
| Author | Kam Chuen Lam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1994-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 143 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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