Recommended Reading List

While the overall list on these pages is certainly not intended to be all-inclusive, we have tried to list all the books we could find that relate directly to Guang Ping Yang style T’ai Chi Ch’uan or were written by Guang Ping style players/teachers.  Please let us know of any titles that we're missing in this area so we can add them to this resource.

The entries are in bibliographic format in the hope that they will better help you locate copies of these books at your local library or book store.  We hope to add links to summaries of each title in the future, so check back later for more information.

T'ai Chi Books Specifically Related to, or Based on Guang Ping Yang style:

Chiang, Yun-Chung.  Thirty basic Exercises, Traditional Names of the Sixty-four Movements of Tai Ji Quan, and Nineteen Basic Principles.  Private Publication: available directly from the Wen Wu School of Martial Arts, 10124 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530, (510)524-1067.  c1976, 1982 Y. C. Chiang.

Harrell, John C.  Kuang Ping Poems.  Photos: Deborah E. Plummer.  Lightning Publications: Fullerton, Calif.  c1994 John C. Harrell, Deborah. E. Plummer.  ISBN:0-9632702-5-7

Kuo, Lien-Ying.  The T'ai Chi Boxing Chronicle.  Trans: G. Guttmann.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1994 Guttmann.  ISBN: 1-55643-177-5

Kuo, Lien-Ying.  Tai-Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice.  Presented by: Simmone Kuo.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1999 Kuo Lien-Ying.  ISBN: 1-55643-298-4

Kuo, Simmone.  Long Life, Good Health, Through Tai-Chi Chuan.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1991 Simmone Kuo.  ISBN: 1-55643-111-2

Lee, Martin and Emily, and Johnstone, JoAn.  Ride the Tiger to the Mountain: T'ai Chi for Health.  Addison-Wesley Publ. Co.: Reading, Mass.  c1989 Martin Lee, Emily Lee, and JoAn Johnstone.  ISBN: 0-201-18077-4

Lee, Martin; Lee, Emily; Lee Melinda; Lee, Joyce.  The Healing Art of Tai Chi: Becoming One with Nature.  Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: New York.  c1996 Martin Lee, Emily Lee, et al.  ISBN: 0-8069-4297-5

Other T'ai Chi Books of Interest:

Cheng, Man-ch'ing.  Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan.  Trans: Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Martin Inn.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1985 Julianna T. Cheng.  ISBN: 0-938190-45-8

Cheng, Man-ch'ing.  Master Cheng's Thirteen Chapters on T'ai Chi Ch'üan.  Trans: Douglas Wile.  Sweet Ch'i Press: Brooklyn, NY.  c1982 Douglas Wile.  ISBN: 0-912059-00-1

Cheng, Man-ch'ing.  Ta' Chi Ch'uan: A Simplified Method of Calisthenics for Health & Self Defense.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1981 Julianna T. Cheng.  ISBN: 0-913028-85-1

Chuen, Master Lam Kam.  Step-by-Step Tai Chi: The Natural Way to Strength and Health.  Fireside: NY, NY.  c1994 Gaia Books Ltd, London.  c1994 Master Lam Kam Chuen.  ISBN: 0-671-89247-9

Delza, Sophia.  The T'ai-Chi Chuan Experience: Reflections and Perceptions on Body-Mind Harmony.  Collected Essays.  Edited w/Fwd by: Robert Cummings Neville.  State University of New York Press: Albany.  c1996 SUNY.  ISBN: 0-7914-2898-2

Galante, Lawrence.  TAI CHI The Supreme Ultimate.  Edited: Betsy Selman.  Samuel Weiser: York Beach, ME.  c1981            L. Galante.  ISBN: 0-87728-497-0

Huang, Chungliang Al.  Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji.  Celestial Arts: Berkeley.  c1973, 1987, 1997 Chungliang Al Huang.  ISBN: 0-89087-504-9

Jou, Tsung Hwa.  The Tao of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation.  Ed: Shoshana Shapiro, Ph. D.  Tai Chi Foundation: Charles E. Tuttle. Co.: Rutland, Virginia.  c1980 Jou, Tsung Hwa.  ISBN: 0-8048-1357-4

Kit, Wong Kiew.  The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Practice.  Element: Rockport, Mass.  ISBN:1-85230-792-7

Liao, Waysun.  T'ai Chi Classics.  Shambala Publications: Boston & London.  c1977, 1990 Waysun Liao.  ISBN: 0-87773-531-X

Liu, Da.  T’ai Chi Ch’uan & Meditation.  Schocken Books: New York.  c1986 Da Liu.  ISBN: 0-8052-0993-X

Schorre, Jane.  How to Grasp the Bird’s Tail if You Don’t Speak Chinese: A light-hearted look at meaning in Taiji.  Calligraphy by Margaret Chang.  Arts of Asia Seminars: Houston, TX.  c1997 text: Jane Schorre, calligraphy: Margaret Chang.  ISBN: 0-9657716-0-1

Wile, Douglas.  Cheng Man-Ch’ing’s Advanced T’ai Chi Form Instructions: With Selected Writings on Meditation, the I ching, Medicine and the Arts.  Compiled and translated by Douglas Wile.  Sweet Ch’i Press: NY, NY.  c1985 Douglas Wile. 3^rd Edition, 1986.  ISBN: 0-912059-03-6

Wile, Douglas.  Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty.  State University of New York Press: Albany.  c1996 SUNY.  ISBN: 0-7914-2654-8

Wile, Douglas.  T’ai Chi’s Ancestors: The Making of an Internal Martial Art.  Sweet Ch’i Press: NY, NY.  c1999 Douglas Wile.  ISBN: 0-912059-04-4

Wile, Douglas.  Yang Family Secret Transmissions.  T'ai-chi Touchstones.  Compiled and trans: Douglas Wile.  Sweet Ch'i Press: Brooklyn, NY.  c1983 Douglas Wile.  ISBN: 0-912059-01-X

Yang, Zhenduo.  Yang Style Taijiquan.  Ed: Yu Shenquan.  Third Edition 1996.  Morning Glory Publishers, Beijing.  c1988, 1991, 1996 Morning Glory Publishers.  ISBN: 7-5054-0481-4

Books on other related topics such as:

- Taoism, Philosophy, and Meditation:

Cleary, Thomas.  Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook.  Trans. & Ed.: Thomas Cleary. Dragon Editions.  Shambala: Boston & London.  c1991 Thomas Cleary.  ISBN: 0-87773-519-0

Deng, Ming-Dao.  Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life.  Chronicles of Tao: Vol. 2.  Harper: San Francisco.  c1990.  ISBN: 0-06250-232-8

Kwok, Man Ho and O’Brien, Joanne.  The Eight Immortals of Taoism: Legends and fables of Popular Taoism.  Trans. & Ed: Kwok Man Ho and Joanne O’Brien.  Introduction: Martin Palmer.  Mythology/Asian Studies series.  Meridian/Penguin Group: New York.  c1990 Martin Palmer, Kwok Man Ho, and Joanne O’Brien.  ISBN: 0-452-01070-5

Lai, T. C.  The Eight Immortals.  Swindon Book Co.: Hong Kong.  c1972 T. C. Lai.  Library of Congress catalog no: 73-188825. [hard to find, but worth looking for.

Liu, Da.  T’ai Chi Ch’uan & Meditation.  Schocken Books: New York.  c1986 Da Liu.  ISBN: 0-8052-0993-X

Rinpoche, Sogyal.  The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.  Ed: Patrick Gaffney and Andrew Harvey.  Harper San Francisco.  c1992 Rigpa Fellowship.  ISBN: 0-06-250793-1

Smullyan, Raymond M.  The Tao is Silent.  Harper San Francisco.  c1977 Raymond M. Smullyan.  ISBN: 0-06-067469-5

Watts, Alan.  TAO: The Watercourse Way.  w/collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang. Additional calligraphy by: Lee Chih-chang.   Pantheon Books: New York.  c1975 Mary Jane Yates Watts.  ISBN: 0-394-73311-8

Wong, Eva.  Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind.  Trans: Eva Wong.  Commentary: Shui-ch'ing Tzu.  Shambala: Boston & London.  c1992 Eva Wong.  ISBN: 0-87773-687-1

Wong, Eva.  The Shambala Guide to Taoism: A Complete introduction to the history, philosophy, and practice of an ancient Chinese spiritual tradition.  Shambala Publications: Boston & London.  c1997 Eva Wong.  ISBN: 1-57062-169-1

- Qigong (Chi Kung), Yiquan (I-chuan), Xingyi (Hsing-I), etc.:

Dong, Y. P.  Still as a Mountain, Powerful as Thunder: Simple Taoist Exercises for Healing, Vitality, and Peace of Mind.  Shambala: Boston & London.  c1993 Y. P. Dong.  ISBN: 0-87773-688-X

Zhang, Hong-Cha.  Wild Goose Qigong: Natural Movement for Healthy Living.  Ed: James O’Leary.  YMAA Publications Center: Boston, MA.  c2000 Hong-Chao Zhang.  ISBN: 1-886969-78-7

- Health & Healing and Traditional Chinese Medicine:

Elia, Master Randy.  Ancient Health Teachings of the East.  Lotus Publications: Emerson, NJ.  c1999 Lotus Publications.  ISBN: 1-928569-00-5

Hsu, Hong-yen & Peacher, William G.  Chinese Herb Medicine and Therapy.  Keats Publishing, Inc.: New Canaan, Conn. / Oriental Healing Arts Institute: Long Beach, Calif.  c1982 Oriental Healing Arts Institute of the United States.  ISBN: 0-87983-653-9

Johns, Robert.  The Art of Acupunture Techniques.  North Atlantic Books: Berkeley.  c1996 Robert Johns.  ISBN:1-55643-230-5

Kaptchuk, Ted J.  The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine.  Congdon & Weed, Inc.: Chicago.  c1983 Ted J. Kaptchuk.  ISBN: 0-8092-2933-1

Stark, Dr. Steven D.  The Stark Reality of Stretching: An Informed Approach for All Activities and Every Sport.  revised & expanded fourth edition.  Stark Reality Publishing: Richmond, BC Canada.  c1997 Dr. Steven D. Stark.  ISBN: 0-9683607-1-8

Yanchi, Liu.  The Essential Book of traditional chinese Medicine: Volume I: Theory.  Trans: Fang Tingyu and Chen Laidi.  Written & Ed in collaboration with: Kathleen Vian and Peter Eckman.  Columbia Univ Press: New York.  c1988, 1995 Columbia Univ Press and The People's Medical Publishing House.  ISBN: 0-231-10357-3 (Volume II: 0-231-10359-X)

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