The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands

An in-depth exploration of T''ai Chi through the practice of Cloud Hands, a foundational exercise common to all schools of this popular martial art
 
Part theoretical treatise, part training manual, this book facilitates a deeper understanding of "internal" movement and training for students of T''ai Chi and other internal martial arts. Step-by-step exercises help to bring the theoretical into concrete practice and application.
 
Author Robert E. Tangora, an accomplished practitioner and teacher of several different styles of T''ai Chi, places a heavy emphasis on the development of internal structure and building a solid foundation in the art''s most basic movements. Intermediate and advanced practitioners will discover a deeply interconnected world of practice; beginning students will learn basic training methods that can help them bypass years of incomplete training and erase incorrect habits already formed.
 
Tangora also stresses the importan