Analysis of rich new material allows Wile to make a fresh survey of longstanding issues: the origins of T'ai-chi; the authorship of the classics; the difference

Douglas Wile translates and analyzes four collections of recently released nineteenth-century manuscripts on T'ai-chi ch'uan. These writings of Wu's older broth

This book explores the social history of southern Chinese martial arts and their contemporary importance to local identity and narratives of resistance. Hong Ko

Complete Tai Chi Chuan is the first book in English to deal extensively with the concepts of 'inside the door' training and the inner art, including therapeutic

A celebration of Taoist art traces the influence of philosophy on the visual arts in China.