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Sunrise Tai Chi: Simplified Tai Chi for Health & Longevity |  | Authors: Ramel Rones, David Silver
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Category: Book
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 91322
Media: Paperback
Pages: 216
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1594390835
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN: 9781594390838
ASIN: 1594390835
Publication Date: April 15, 2007
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This book clearly introduces the history and underlying principles of Tai Chi Chuan. Based on a modern and unique teaching approach, the simplified, short Tai Chi sequence taught here is practiced to both the left and right to help you develop symmetry and balance in your strength and flexibility. This program was created as a comprehensive introduction to authentic Tai Chi, allowing you to fine-tune your practice before moving on to more complex, longer Tai Chi forms. It includes suggestions for intermediate and advanced students to help them grow and improve over time.
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 Solid basic information September 5, 2009
D. Bennett
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For someone looking for a solid introduction into basic principles of Tai Chi, this would be a helpful book; especially if you want more than just lists of forms but would like information on eastern ideas of body energy.
However, if you are looking for a simple, effective exercise plan built around Tai Chi principles, I would recommend that you purchase the DVD.
Very good excercises descriptions July 4, 2009
Darek
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I must say I had some energy-work experience not just from Tai Chi or Qi Gong excercises, but also from visualistation excercises and so. But in spite of that I found "Sunrise Tai Chi" useful and helpful. There are some common things to person who is familiar with "chakras" or "energy flow" terms, but excercises, which the book concentrates on, are still really good. So I mixed my expierience with Ramel Rones' teachings and it is very successful mix.
With just one sentence I could describe it as how to pracitise theory learnt earlier and benefit from both. Recommened!
Great Comprhensive Book! April 16, 2009
AndyJ (Chicagoland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been practicing Tai Chi for just under a year now and found that this book filled in many of the holes that I had in my understanding around the practice. I was skeptical that I could learn much about Tai Chi from a book, as I have tried others but didn't really take much from them. This book however is laid out extremely well and covers both the physical and (to me more importantly)the mental aspects of training that I never got fully from my instructors, DVDs, or any other books I read. I had several light bulb moments as I read this book that immediately translated into more effective practice. While it is always best to learn the actual physical movements of Tai Chi from a knowledgeable instructor, I highly recommend this book, especially to those who are interesting in learning more about the internal aspects of Tai Chi.
Healthy Tai Chi April 7, 2009
Zenpony
Sunrise Tai Chi is a great system for starting your day. The beginning student will find enough information in this manual to start a practice that will enhance their health and longevity. The beginning chapters give enough background information and line drawings to lay the groundwork for a practice. A lot of attention is given to breathing practices, the keystone of any taiji form. Photos of the form are clear and easy to understand, however, as some others have suggested, it would be nice to have them numbered for easy reference. I very much like the photos of the wrong way to perform a movement and wish that there were more illustrations used. Having studied taiji under several teachers, I found that it is sometimes very hard to understand how to do a movement or stance correctly, but I can see right away, when someone points out how not to do it. Using the bamboo pole to show knee and sacrum alignment are good examples of this type of teaching. Sifu Rones does a wonderful job of explaining the movements and mindset of tai chi. I would recommend this book to any beginning student, people with health problems, older people, looking for a way to retain health and experienced people from the hard arts, looking to balance their practice.
As a side note, I received this book as a gift to review for the ymaa. I do not own the DVD, but imagine it would be a useful companion to the book. I have been teaching taiji and qigong for about six years and would not hesitate to recommend this, as a starter book, to students.
 Sunrise Tai Chi - Great for beginners April 1, 2009
Nicholas Guinn (Owasso, OK USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sunrise Tai Chi (Book)
By Ramel Rones
Skill level: Beginner
Available from: YMAA Publication Center, ymaa.com
Sunrise Tai Chi is a great book for people interested in investigating Tai Chi as it applies to health. The text is simple and easy to understand and the use of pictures and text and combined very well together. The one thing I would like to see in the pictures are arrows showing the directions of motion in the photographs. This technique was used in another YMAA book and it clarified a lot about how to move. The form, stretches, and Chi Kung are all very complete and understandable.
The book is well organized beginning with a very brief introduction and history. The book then moves through Chi exercises, in-motion skill building, and a basic understanding of the techniques in the form. The book ends with the chapter on learning the Sunrise Tai Chi Short Form based on the first Yang Style Tai Chi form. Again a great way to investigate Tai Chi for the first time. The only real issues I had with this book are, first, there are no martial applications. This isn't needed if you are just looking into Tai Chi from a health perspective but Tai Chi is a martial style so my preference is to have some applications. The only other issue I have is that the material is far to simple to be useful to anyone other than a beginner. If you have any Martial experience, especially with Tai Chi, this is not the book for you.
All-in-all it is a great book for people just getting started on Tai Chi for health. It does focus a great deal on Chi development which is not normally something I spend a lot of time on in my training but is still written in a clear concise manner.
The book retail price is listed as $16.95 and is worth a look if you want more information on Tai Chi for health.
For more complete reviews on martial arts related media visit: guinnmartialarts.com
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