"Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan" by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming; a Review
Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan 2nd edition Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming YMAA Publication Center, Inc. PO Box 480 Wolfeboro, NH 03894 ISBN: 9781594393075; $26.95; (1995) October 2014 5 Stars of 5 Stars Grappling with Chin Na A martial arts practitioner can quickly get stuck in a rut. Doing the same kata week after week for months on end, learning to kick with precision and strike with exactness, going through the motions to learn various one-step training forms, and sweating through self-defense moves over and over, can rapidly bring one to think they’re learning all there is to a particular martial style. But a moment’s plunge into the 2 nd edition of “Tai Chi Chin Na: The Seizing Art of Tai Chi Chuan” will expose the shallowness of such a perception. Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, renowned author and teacher of Chinese martial arts and Qigong, has reworked this 432 page paperback. He carefully explains the methods and metaphysics of tai chi chin na, and sh...