Wolfe Lowenthal
Autore di There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing and His T'ai Chi Chuan
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Opere di Wolfe Lowenthal
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1939
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Attività lavorative
- typesetter
screenwriter
Tai Chi teacher - Organizzazioni
- Long River T'ai Chi Circle, New York
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There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man C… di Wolfe Lowenthal
I've just been playing Tai Chi for a few years, in the Cheng Man Ch'ing style. This is a great book for somebody like me. Lots of practical advice and tips; just getting oriented properly. It's not comprehensive at all. It assumes you know the form and push hands, or anyway doesn't provide any sort of basic instruction. It does a great job of steering the reader toward a deeper understanding of what this stuff is all about. I have a lot to learn! This book shed valuable light on the road ahead.
'A student of Chang Man-ching, Wolfe's life work has been to deepen his understanding of the Professor's teachings and to share this knowledge with students everwhere. His first two inspirational books draw many students to him, but it is his sincere and continous study of principle and his faith in the greatness of the chi that keeps us styding with him. Wolfe is a very generous teacher who encourages by his understanding of the soft energy, his quality of practice and his belief in the potential for each and everyone of us. Tai Chi is an elusive art, 'simple but not easy,' and this third book is a wonderful collection of insights which reveals more as our understanding grows. Once again Wolfe has shared his invaluable reflections to guide us to the 'better part of ourselves.''-Margaret Russell, Senior Instructor, Long River Tai Chi Circle, Scotland
'Wolfe's book reaffirms what I have suspected all along, that t'ai-chi ch'uan, the supreme ultimate martial art, is for the most part, a spiritual journey that takes us to a place which is nothing less than miraclulous. Through thoughtful questions and answers and musings, Wolfe's book makes us see that which is elusive and most difficult to grasp about t'ai-chi ch'uan. Its practical value is that it gives us a perspective to remain in our center, the unwobbling pivot that Confucious talks about, in order to deal with a world that's undoubtedly and increasingly gone mad and bearing down on us. Wolfe reminds us that it is only through adherence to basic t'ai-chi principles, what Profesor Cheng taught us exactly, that we are able to deal with external forces, firmly rooted, head held high and mind abiding in the t'an-tien.'-Bataan Faigao, Director, Traditional Arts, Naropa Institute
Born in 1939, Wolfe Lowenthal has worked as an anti-war activist, typesetter and screenwriter. In 167 he began stydying Taichichuan with Professor Cheng Man-ching, evertually becoming an assistant. Lownthal's Long River Tai Chi School has locations in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Scotland.
Contents
Introduction: Aging
Mornings in the park with Professor's boy
The one percent
Professor's last corse: Part I
Walls and blocks
Henry's questions
Root and leg strength
For whom a bell tolls and the coat
Straw dogs (or what's the deal in push hands?)
On teaching tai chi chuan
Professor Cheng talks to a push hands class
Two aspects of rollback
Tournaments and tai chi
Questions on push hands
The martial application
Professor's last course: Part II
The ocean
I wouldn't be there
Cheng style?
Studying with Professor
Addiction and spiritual discipline
From the Halls of Montezuma
Visting old comrades
Professor's last course: Part III
Fear and relaxation
The mother
Notes on Da Lu
Notes on fencing
Investing in loss
Professor's last class
Afterword… (altro)
'Wolfe's book reaffirms what I have suspected all along, that t'ai-chi ch'uan, the supreme ultimate martial art, is for the most part, a spiritual journey that takes us to a place which is nothing less than miraclulous. Through thoughtful questions and answers and musings, Wolfe's book makes us see that which is elusive and most difficult to grasp about t'ai-chi ch'uan. Its practical value is that it gives us a perspective to remain in our center, the unwobbling pivot that Confucious talks about, in order to deal with a world that's undoubtedly and increasingly gone mad and bearing down on us. Wolfe reminds us that it is only through adherence to basic t'ai-chi principles, what Profesor Cheng taught us exactly, that we are able to deal with external forces, firmly rooted, head held high and mind abiding in the t'an-tien.'-Bataan Faigao, Director, Traditional Arts, Naropa Institute
Born in 1939, Wolfe Lowenthal has worked as an anti-war activist, typesetter and screenwriter. In 167 he began stydying Taichichuan with Professor Cheng Man-ching, evertually becoming an assistant. Lownthal's Long River Tai Chi School has locations in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Scotland.
Contents
Introduction: Aging
Mornings in the park with Professor's boy
The one percent
Professor's last corse: Part I
Walls and blocks
Henry's questions
Root and leg strength
For whom a bell tolls and the coat
Straw dogs (or what's the deal in push hands?)
On teaching tai chi chuan
Professor Cheng talks to a push hands class
Two aspects of rollback
Tournaments and tai chi
Questions on push hands
The martial application
Professor's last course: Part II
The ocean
I wouldn't be there
Cheng style?
Studying with Professor
Addiction and spiritual discipline
From the Halls of Montezuma
Visting old comrades
Professor's last course: Part III
Fear and relaxation
The mother
Notes on Da Lu
Notes on fencing
Investing in loss
Professor's last class
Afterword… (altro)
from cover
'It is so inspiring to find someone who can put the subtle and powerfoul concepts of Tai Chi-so unlike our western thinking-into words. Wolfe Lowenthal makes accessible the thoughts and wisdom of Professor Cheng, persuading very different interpretations of reality to perch in the palm of one's hand, unlocking new understanding. This is a remarkable thing for those who never had the opportunity to know Professor and his senior students. Even more remarkable is Lowenthal's ability to link the principles and inner teachings of Tai Chi with ordinary life and the development of ourselves as human beings.'-Pat Gorman, Senior Teacher, The School of Tai Chi Ch'uan, New York City; Asociate Editor, The Tai Chi Press
'During the time we studied together with Chen Man-ch'ing, I was always inspired by how Wolfe Lownethal practiced the principles of Tai Chi and the Tao which Cheng Man-ch'ing so generously imparted to us. Lowenthal continues to inspire me as he writes with depth of understanding an an open-hearted spirit of liveliness about the teachings of this great modern-day sage.'-Jane Faigao, Director, Traditinal Arts, Naropa Institute; Co-Director Rocky Mountain Tai Chi Ch'uan
Wolfe Lowenthal was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1939 and attended Carnegie Mellon. He has worked as an anti-war activist, a typesetter, and a screen writer. In 1967 he began studying Tai Chi Ch'uan with Professor Cheng Man-Ching, eventually becoming an assistant. After Professor Cheng's death in 1975, Lowenthal began teaching Tai Chi. He lives with his wife and young son in New York, where he studies and teaches at his school, The Long River Tai Chi Circle. He is the author of a previous book about Professor Cheng, There Are No Secrets, published in 1991.
Contents
Introduction
The Ancients
Yang Chen-fu
Actually, There Is a Secret
I'm Not a Hook-Why Do You Put Your Dead Meat on Me?
The Waist is the Commander
Notes on the Sword
Fencing
The Chung Yung
A Short History of a Tai Chi Player
You Must Love Yourselves
The Air of Resiliency
Faith
Death and Dying
The Three Treasures of Cheng Man'ching
The Three Points in Push Hands
The Three Pushes… (altro)
'It is so inspiring to find someone who can put the subtle and powerfoul concepts of Tai Chi-so unlike our western thinking-into words. Wolfe Lowenthal makes accessible the thoughts and wisdom of Professor Cheng, persuading very different interpretations of reality to perch in the palm of one's hand, unlocking new understanding. This is a remarkable thing for those who never had the opportunity to know Professor and his senior students. Even more remarkable is Lowenthal's ability to link the principles and inner teachings of Tai Chi with ordinary life and the development of ourselves as human beings.'-Pat Gorman, Senior Teacher, The School of Tai Chi Ch'uan, New York City; Asociate Editor, The Tai Chi Press
'During the time we studied together with Chen Man-ch'ing, I was always inspired by how Wolfe Lownethal practiced the principles of Tai Chi and the Tao which Cheng Man-ch'ing so generously imparted to us. Lowenthal continues to inspire me as he writes with depth of understanding an an open-hearted spirit of liveliness about the teachings of this great modern-day sage.'-Jane Faigao, Director, Traditinal Arts, Naropa Institute; Co-Director Rocky Mountain Tai Chi Ch'uan
Wolfe Lowenthal was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1939 and attended Carnegie Mellon. He has worked as an anti-war activist, a typesetter, and a screen writer. In 1967 he began studying Tai Chi Ch'uan with Professor Cheng Man-Ching, eventually becoming an assistant. After Professor Cheng's death in 1975, Lowenthal began teaching Tai Chi. He lives with his wife and young son in New York, where he studies and teaches at his school, The Long River Tai Chi Circle. He is the author of a previous book about Professor Cheng, There Are No Secrets, published in 1991.
Contents
Introduction
The Ancients
Yang Chen-fu
Actually, There Is a Secret
I'm Not a Hook-Why Do You Put Your Dead Meat on Me?
The Waist is the Commander
Notes on the Sword
Fencing
The Chung Yung
A Short History of a Tai Chi Player
You Must Love Yourselves
The Air of Resiliency
Faith
Death and Dying
The Three Treasures of Cheng Man'ching
The Three Points in Push Hands
The Three Pushes… (altro)
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