A Study of Taijiquan

Rating:
Summary: Excellent book
Review: From this English speakers perspective, Tim Cartmell's translation of a classic text by Sun Lutang is superb.
I began my Taiji training a year ago in the Yang style as it appears to be the most popular style available in Australia. However, I saw a video of competition Sun style taiji and was hooked.
This book has helped to feed my hunger for knowledge about the unique style developed by Sun Lutang.
Based upon this book (and Tim's input in Dan Millars translation of Sun Lutang's Xing Yi Quan book) I would not hesitate to recommend any book which has Tim as a participating author/translator.

Rating:
Summary: A Study of Taijiquan
Review: I don't know who wrote the editorial review, but they didn't do any research. This isn't the first English edition. Smiling Tiger Martial Arts published an English translation of Sun Lutang's "Taijiquan Xue" in 2000.

Rating:
Summary: A Study of Taijiquan
Review: I don't know who wrote the editorial review, but they didn't do any research. This isn't the first English edition. Smiling Tiger Martial Arts published an English translation of Sun Lutang's "Taijiquan Xue" in 2000.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: Tim Cartmell has done the American Taijiquan community a great service translating Sun Lutang's books into english. While the Sun style is one of the five orthodox styles of Taijiquan it isn't well known outside the Community but is gaining more acclaim due to the efforts of Dr. Paul Lam. The First 61 pages (not including the Introduction) gives the reader a breif biography of Grandmaster Sun illustrating and explaining some of his genius. Then page 62 to 193 gives a photo of a movement from the Sun empty-hand form followed by a short explanation paragraph. Finally page 197 to 220 gives a brief explanation of Push Hands. This book introduces the reader to the Sun style.