Good form is the most efficient manner to accomplish the purpose of a performance with a minimum of lost motion and wasted energy.
(Bruce Lee)
Books
This list represents a sample of the books we have found useful in
discovering the essence of
tai chi.
Please note that tai chi cannot be learned from a book.
Back to Beginnings
by
Huanchu Daoren
A gem of a book that combines taoist, Buddhist and Confucian
insights.
Back Pain Relief
by Yang Jwing-Ming
Barefoot Doctor's Handbook for the Urban Warrior
by
Stephen Russell
A humorous introduction to tai chi and taoism.
Basic Feng Shui by Lillian Too
Become
what you are
by Alan Watts
The Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts by Ron Sieh
A very accessible introduction.
Beginnings of Learning by Krishnamurti
The Best of Dave Lowry by Dave Lowry
Better Eyesight Without Glasses: Retrain Your Eyes and Rediscover 20/20
Vision by William H. Bates
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
The middle section of the book contains short insights which are
particularly interesting.
The Big Book of Tai Chi by
Bruce Frantzis
Bioenergetics by Alexander Lowen
Blackfoot Physics by F David Peat
The Blue Cliff Record translated by Thomas Cleary
Body Learning by Michael J Gelb
The Book of Chuang Tzu translated by Martin Palmer
The Book of Five
Rings
by
Miyamoto Musashi
One of the most thorough books on combat ever written.
The Book of the Heart by Loy Ching-Yuen
An interesting taoist book detailing the qualities associated with right
living.
The
Book of Life by
Krishnamurti
The Book of Shiatsu by Paul Lundberg
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo
Okakura
Buddha for Beginners by Steven T. Asma
Buddha for Beginners by Jane Hope & Borin Van Loon
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo by Takahiro Kitamura
Clearly illustrates the difference between a work of art and a
conventional tattoo.
Bushido - the Soul of Japan
by Inazo Nitobe
A little difficult to read but the content is excellent.
Chakras by Naomi Ozaniec
Chi Running by Danny Dreyer
Chinese Gung Fu by Bruce Lee
Chuang Tzu in a Nutshell
by Robert
Van De Weyer
Code of the Samurai by Daideoji Yeuzan
Combat Techniques of Tai Ji, Xing Yi, and Ba Gua: Principles and
Practices of Internal Martial Arts by Zhang Yun & Lu Shengli
Commentaries on Living Volumes 1, 2, 3 by
Krishnamurti
Short conversations and interviews regarding living, thinking and
conditioning.
Complete Chinese Medicine by Tom Williams
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoism by Brandon Toporov
The
Complete Martial Arts by Paul Crompton
Complete
Tai Chi Chuan by Dan Docherty
The Comprehensive Applications of Shaolin Chin Na by Yang Jwing-Ming
The Culture of Counter-culture by
Alan Watts
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