In this ground-breaking book, author Nigel Sutton presents the wisdom, skill and experience of contemporary masters of Cheng Man Ching’s Taijiquan as practiced in Malaysia and Singapore. Included are full discussions on training, teaching, Taiji principles, weapons, push hands, sparring, challenge matches, mind-body-spirit development, and stories of the late Master Cheng. Two generations of revered masters discuss Cheng’s art in detail, including: Lau Kim Hong, Lee Bei Lei, Zhou Mu Tu, Ho Ah San, Tan Ching Ning, Dr. Fong Fung Tong, Wu Chiang Hsing and Koh Ah Tee.These eight teachers describe their experience which made this art, in 30 short years, the premier fighting style of Taijiquan in Southeast Asia. The masters discuss their experience with Taiji fighting, challenges and applications. This is balanced with discussions of Nei Gong or internal strength training, which is seemingly “lost” amongst Cheng’s students in the West. Well known in the West for its role in the New Age movement, this is the first book to openly expose the reality of Cheng style Taijiquan as a fighting art in the words of leading masters from the lineage. Nigel Sutton is a martial artist with more than forty years of experience who has spent the last two decades living, training and teaching in Southeast Asia. He is also the author of several other books on Taiji, Bagua and Silat.

Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights into Cheng Man Ching's Art

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Sutton, Nigel

Exercise & Fitness

Tambuli Media

The author presents the art of tai chi chuan in its holistic entirety as well as addressing the controversy over the historical development of what is arguably the most practised style in the West, Chen Man Ching's tai chi chuan.

Applied Tai Chi Chuan

A&C Black

This edition of this authoritative book not only presents the art of tai chi chuan in its holistic entirety, but also addresses the controversy over the historical development of what is arguably the most practised style in the West, Cheng Man Ching's tai chi chuan.

Applied Tai Chi Chuan (Martial Arts)

Tai Chi Chuan is a philosophical and martial discipline practiced daily by millions of people worldwide. Though its benefits as a means of enhancing health and relaxation are well known, it is also a viable and effective martial art. Nigel Sutton has devoted many years of his life to the study of Tai Chi's roots (its history, traditions, and basic movements) and its branches (the meaning and applications of the movements). The product of his endeavors is this introductory guide to the movements and application of Master Cheng Man Ching's Tai Chi Chuan, a style noted for its combative effectiveness. Sutton has masterfully captured the essence of this popular tradition in both its holistic and martial approaches. His simple but clear instructions and over 190 illustrations make learning Tai Chi easy.

Tai Chi Chuan: Roots and Branches

Tuttle Pub

Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function is a detailed manual for the study of the martial techniques that are the core of tai chi chuan. With commentary from noted tai chi chuan masters Koh Ah Tee, Lau Kim Hong, Tan Ching Ngee, Tan Swoh Teng, Dr. Wong Fong Tong, Wu Chiang Hsing, and Zhou Mu Tu, this book takes up where Nigel Sutton's earlier Applied Tai Chi Chuan left off, by setting out step by step the training exercises necessary for the mastery of tai chi chuan as a true combative art.

Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function

The art of Bagua Zhang is best known for its circular forms, yet linear fighting techniques have been incorporated into Bagua practice by many renowned masters. Liu Dekuan, a student of Dong Haichuan (the founder of Bagua Zhang), was one such master, devising a set of 64 techniques performed in straight lines. These techniques were collected and preserved by Master Liu’s disciple Gao Wencheng and his family, passed down from generation to generation. In The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang, author Gao Jiwu—the grandson of Gao Wencheng—brings these techniques to the English-speaking world. Well known for his expertise in the 64 Hands form, Master Gao explains the history of the art, his family’s place in it, and the key principles for practice. The heart of the book is the complete set of Liu Dekuan’s 64 techniques; the solo forms are each explained in detail and then elaborated on to demonstrate their practical applications. Clear photographs fully illustrate the movements of the complete form and practice drills. Translated by Nigel Sutton, who has studied with the Gao family since the early 1980s, The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang helps readers fully understand this form of Bagua Zhang.

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang: Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan

Gao, Jiwu

Religion & Spirituality

Blue Snake Books

Over the past two decades, author Nigel Sutton has traveled throughout Asia in search of the martial arts, special skills, senior masters, and sacred knowledge. He spent decades in the company of masters, listening to their stories, learning their arts, and documenting their lives. He came away with much more than skills and knowledge; he discovered the Way. In this engaging work one can discover the inner lives of the world's leading martial arts masters and the secrets of their fighting arts.

Searching for the Way

Humor & Entertainment

Multi-Media Communications Network

Cheng Man-ch’ing (1902–1975)—also romanized as Zheng Manqing— certainly played a lead role in popularizing tai chi ch'uan throughout the world and greatly influencing the way the art is perceived and practiced. This fact alone should drive all those interested in tai chi to study the man’s history and thought. There is a huge body of writings and video representations of Cheng’s tai chi theory and practice. Unfortunately, much of the available content actually obscures Cheng’s message. The result is that Cheng and his role in tai chi evolution are often not fully understood and faulty conclusions are made. A further result is that many feel either enlightened with what they believe to be true, or they become even more perplexed in who Cheng was as a human and what his tai chi truly embodied. The chapters in this anthology contain rare information about Professor Cheng not available elsewhere, except in their originally published formats in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Most of the articles in the journal were written in an academic style, limiting their acceptance from the general public, which is typically interested in the more accessible popular writing styles. Of course the content here deals not only with the complexities of tai chi theory and practice, but does so in a thick weave of historical and cultural threads. We are republishing the journal articles in book format so all with a sincere interest in tai chi history, theory, and practice can benefit from the content, particularly those interested in the Cheng Man-ch’ing tradition. Each author is uniquely qualified for producing some of the highest-quality writings in this specialized area.

Cheng Man-ch'ing and T'ai Chi: Echoes in the Hall of Happiness

Davis, Barbara

Smith, Robert W.

Lo, Benjamin

Mason, Russ

Xi, Yizhong

Yuan, Weiming

Via Media Publishing Company

In this ground-breaking book, author Nigel Sutton presents the wisdom, skill and experience of contemporary masters of Cheng Man Ching's Taijiquan as practiced in Malaysia and Singapore. Included are full discussions on training, teaching, Taiji principles, weapons, push hands, sparring, challenge matches, mind-body-spirit development, and stories of the late Master Cheng. Two generations of revered masters discuss Cheng's art in detail, including: Lau Kim Hong, Lee Bei Lei, Zhou Mu Tu, Ho Ah San, Tan Ching Ning, Dr. Fong Fung Tong, Wu Chiang Hsing and Koh Ah Tee. These eight teachers describe their experience which made this art, in 30 short years, the premier fighting style of Taijiquan in Southeast Asia. The masters discuss their experience with Taiji fighting, challenges and applications. This is balanced with discussions of Nei Gong or internal strength training, which is seemingly "lost" amongst Cheng's students in the West. Well known in the West for its role in the New Age movement, this is the first book to openly expose the reality of Cheng style Taijiquan as a fighting art in the words of leading masters from the lineage.

Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights Into Cheng Man Ching's Art

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

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Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights into Cheng Man Ching's Art

Applied Tai Chi Chuan

Applied Tai Chi Chuan (Martial Arts)

Tai Chi Chuan: Roots and Branches

Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function

Applied Tai Chi Chuan

The 64 Hands of Bagua Zhang: Fighting Techniques of Liu Dekuan

Searching for the Way

Cheng Man-ch'ing and T'ai Chi: Echoes in the Hall of Happiness

Wisdom of Taiji Masters: Insights Into Cheng Man Ching's Art