David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout: The Beginner's Program for a Healthier Mind and Body

Due to this book, I have been practising Tai Chi and Chinese Chi Kung exercises for about 30 minutes almost every day for the last 17 years! Regular practise has given me great joint flexibility and many other benefits. Instructions on both Tai Chi and Chi Kung in this book are given very clearly. There are many helpful illustrations. One can learn the 25-movement Wu style Tai Chi form, together with 14 Chi Kung exercises, in about three months. For busy people, these exercises can be performed in an apartment or room with sufficient space freed of obstacles, although exercising outside in the fresh air is more pleasant. As stated in the book, one only needs 5 minutes per day to learn these skills and perform these exercises for a lifetime. Throughout the book are profound and delightful quotations from the ancient Chinese classic book "Tao Te Ching" by Lao Tzu. There is also some interesting information on history and philosophy behind Tai Chi, together with practical tips for exercise and nutrition to maintain health. This book was written by David Carradine (a Hollywood actor) and David Nakahara, through which they have left a lasting legacy.

I watch to David on kung fu as a kid. I've taken up Thai Chi as an adult. I find the material to be pretty thin. But in inexpensive purchase

poor photos and descriptions. the qigong book was much better

arrived on time. product exactly as described. very satisfied.

great

This book was written by the late David Carradine and co-author: David Nakahara. As I have often emphasized in other physical training texts, it is difficult to follow the movements from a book alone. This is why this book should be combined with the video for best results. However, the photos in this manual are large and clear, which will make it easier to follow each movement. This book is organized in such a way to make it simple for beginners to follow. This text begins with a short history and moves to breathing and meditation techniques. The tai chi program is explained beginning with stances, chi kung movements. Individual tai chi movements are explained followed by the entire form. The main problem I see when just learning from this book is that the transition movements are not shown. Nevertheless, this is a good basic guide, especially when used with the video program. Rating: 3 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Tai Chi Instructor).

Very good basic intro to one style of T'ai Chi. Warning to David Carradine fans: although there are a number of photos of David, most of the photos are not of him and it's not possible to tell how much of the text was actually written by David himself. However, you should be able to learn this form from the book, especially if you also have the videotape. It's always better to have a real live teacher, but this is the next best thing.

This is one of the two worst books ever written on tai chi. There is not authentic content in this book what so ever. The other one is "Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain" by Al Huang.