{"product_id":"chen-style-taijiquan-collected-masterworks-mark-chen-9781623173937","title":"Chen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks: The History of a Martial Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever English translation of the most important masterworks of Chen Style Taiji, as originally published by the renowned grandmaster Chen Zhaopi\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChen Zhaopi (1893-1972) is universally recognized as a preeminant grandmaster of Chen Style taijiquan, an ancient martial art that is the foundation of all taijiquan schools. During his lifetime, Chen was lineage successor and teacher to Chen Village's current generation of senior masters, including Chen Xiaowang, Wang Xi'an, Chen Zhenglei, Zhu Tiancai, and the late Chen Qingzhou. This book is the first-ever English translation of key selections from his seminal 1935 publication, \u003ci\u003eChen Style Taijiquan Collected Masterworks.\u003c\/i\u003e Gathered together are taijiquan's most important texts dating back to its earliest period of development. These include the writings of its putative creator, Chen Wangting, and its reorganizer, Chen Changxing, and the biographies of eminent family members such as Chen Zhongshen. Author and translator Mark Chen's commentary provides readers with the most complete picture of taijiquan's origins, evolution, and theory to date. Also included is a step-by-step, pictorial exposition of Chen taijiquan's \"old frame\" first form, demonstrated by Chen Zhaopi himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623173930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623173937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Snake Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Mark Chen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129562362111,"sku":"9781623173937","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e7add75-85b4-414e-a638-03e01bf1dfa0.jpg?v=1687464590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chen-style-taijiquan-collected-masterworks-mark-chen-9781623173937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}