Yang Chengfu

Tai Ji Quan Shi Yong Fa Yang Chengfu

This Chinese reproduction by Valley Spirits Arts comes from an original work on the Practical Use Methods of Tai Ji Quan. This commemorative book was originally compiled by a combined assembly of Yang Family Taijiquan lineage holders who held a conference during the third month of 1953 at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. The book contains many photos of the event as well as 102 photographs of Yang Chengfu performing the Yang Family Taijiquan postures, eight photos of the two main sets of Taijiquan Pushing Hands, thirty-seven photos of Yang Chengfu performing Taijiquan applications, and fourteen photos of the Taiji Spear two-person set (featuring Master Chen Weiming). The book also contains many original Yang Family writings, lineage charts and photos of teachers and biographies of Yang Family members and disciples. This collector's edition is a companion work to the short film (narrated in English) that Master T. T. Liang produced at the conference, also available from Valley Spirit Arts in the DVD Master T. T. Liang Taijiquan Demonstrations. The rare historical footage in the DVD includes demonstrations of Prof. Cheng Man-Ch'ing's 37-Posture T'ai Chi Ch'uan Solo Form, Master T. T. Liang's 178-Posture Two-Person (San Shou) T'ai Chi Ch'uan Set, T'ai Chi Double-Edged Sword Form, and the San-Cai (Three Powers) Sword Fencing Set.