T’ai chi for health, strength and fitness: a step-by-step guide learn a martial art 20 minute workouts. Stewart McFarlane. 2005.

T’ai chi ch’uan is both a formidable fighting skill and also a ‘moving meditation’. It relies on softness and yielding , supported by a strong rooted stance. By correctly aligning the body and following simple principles of balance and positioning, exponents can evade and redirect attacks. Using carefully photographed sequences, T’ai Chi breaks down the Cheng Man-Ch’ing form of the martial art into its component moves. Combined with an accessible chapter on the evolution of T’ai Chi, the book is a perfect introduction to ‘great polarity boxing’.