 | Applied Tai Chi Chuan (Martial Arts) by Nigel Sutton
Buy new: £6.59 / Used from: £5.53 One of the best books on Tai Chi, particularly on all-round training and theory.
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 | Hsing-I, Chinese Mind-body Boxing by Robert Smith
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £0.86 A good introduction to the 5 basic punches, with application, and Consecutive Step Yunnan Boxing. Some pictures of the animal forms also give a taste of the style of each of these.
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 | Pa Kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-defense by Robert W. Smith
Buy used from: £3.47 The author gives a wide variety of training techniques for application, as well as the traditional circle walking. Good summary of theory also included.
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 | T'ai Chi: The Supreme Ultimate by Lawrence Galante
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £0.01 A wide ranging study of Tai Chi, with a fair number of good photos of applications
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 | The Martial Arts: Origins, philosophy, practice. by Peter Lewis
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £0.23 Exaggerates many of the myths of the martial arts, but does give a good feel for many different arts.
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 | The Sword Polisher's Record: Way of Kung-fu (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Adam Hsu
Buy new: £8.57 / Used from: £5.50 A wonderful collection of articles clearing up many myths about chinese martial arts. For history and a better general understanding of kung fu, this is the best.
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 | Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Training Manual by Raymond Rand
Buy new: £14.99 / Used from: £2.60 An excellent guide to training tai chi chuan, regardless of your experience or which particular style you practice.
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 | Combat Techniques of Tai Ji, Xing Yi, and BA Gua: Principles and Practices of Internal Martial Arts by Zhang Yun
Buy new: £15.49 / Used from: £12.60 Fantastic. This books covers history, theory and training techniques for tai chi, bagua and hsing I, and a lot more. This is required reading - though it may be too technical for absolute beginnners.
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