Yang Jianhou’s Medium Frame Taijiquan: Principles, Kinesthetics, Kinetics

This book is based on the teachings of Chinese internal arts instructor Larry C. Eshelman. It presents the principles and methods of Taijiquan that he learned from 1968 to 1970 while living and training with Chinese Master Wong Haibin in Yokohama, Japan. The root system of Wong Haibin's martial arts is Yang Jianhou's Medium Frame Taijiquan. Yang Jianhou developed this Medium Frame under direction of his father, Yang Luchan, modifying the Yang family style to allow anyone to learn basic martial arts skills and achieve health benefits within a two- to five-year period.Yang Jianhou’s Medium Frame Taijiquan emphasizes highly sophisticated biomechanics using mental imagery and precise physical control to develop advanced kinesthetic and kinetic abilities. This method of training not only builds martial skills, but also gives rise to the health benefits commonly attributed to the practice of Taijiquan.Mr. Parides was a private student of Mr. Eshelman's for approximately 20 years; having studied the internal arts for over 30 years. During that time, he also sought instruction with many other internal arts instructors. Mr. Eshelman strongly believed that a student should learn from many teachers and be exposed to various methods of teaching—as Wong Haibin himself did during his many years of training in the internal martial arts. Read more