Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55357 in Books
• Published on: 1996-01-29
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Customer Reviews

The Real Thing
As a Taiji practitioner also interested in Ba Gua and Hsing I; I purchased this book out of an interest in comparing nei gung methods with the style I practise (Wu Style Hao Family Taiji Quan). I have to say, this is an absolute gem of a book. Contains very clear explanations of Yi, Chi and power development that are common to all the arts, but initially baffling to many students. It's only when you read a book like this that you start to realise just how much bull is written about the internal arts. A treasure, should be on the bookshelves of every sincere student.

excellent base for internal arts
This was my first book on internal martial arts after reading the reviews about it.I was not dissapointed!The material here is totally authentic passed down through generations and is easy to understand.This is the correct way to study internal arts such as Xingyiquan,by building a firm foundation for a period of time before even learning any actual techniques.The exercises have become part of my daily routine for over a year now and the benefits are well worth it.Anybody with an interest in the internal arts would be well advised to buy this book.Invaluble!

good book, but...
Although the neigong exercises in this book are well worth practising, the rest of the book is slightly off track.

They mention acupuncture points by name, but can't print a chart of where the points are, they spend half the book talking about Wang Ji Wu's lineage and life story, which is interesting but has little relevance to the title "health maintenance and strength development"

So, if you want the 16 exercises, go buy the book, but if you're a serious chen-stylist or if you know how to adhere to the principles in your training, you might not need this book.