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Traditional Sun Style Taijiquan (Saddleback College-CPS7) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been studying the Sun-style of taijiquan for about a decade and have had a chance to meet one of the co-authors of this book. Tim Cartmell, at a weekend workshop of the solo form covered in this book. Tim is that rarity... a martial practitioner who teaches as well as he performs and who writes as well as he teaches.
You can't learn a form of movement by reading a book, no matter how competent the written and photographic content; but a beginner can certainly get a very good idea of what the Sun-style solo form is about as well as the potential benefit of studying its health aspect. Furthermore, anyone who has experienced that style of taijiquan from a teacher will, without a doubt, get new insights into it.
My one complaint, as a martial artist, is that the combative applications of the various postures are not illustrated in any way; though some interesting two-person postural testing methods are described in detail. But, the book really isn't about the combative side of that style so I shouldn't have been surprised!
An excellent book by an excellent teacher...

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"Traditional Sun Style Taijiquan" is the most complete and comprehensive text to date on the Sun style.The book includes chapters on the history of the style, the benefits of practice, the important principles of the style, basic exercises, a complete breakdown of each movement in the traditional form with thorough explanations of all relevant details, as well as methods of testing the form for accurate execution.All exercises and form movements are illustrated with photos accompanying the text.When practiced as originally designed, Sun style Taijiquan provides a profound study into correct methods of postural alignment, unified body use and coordinated movement, as well as a coherent method of building the health while uniting the mind and body.

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Beyond Stretching : Russian Flexibility Breakthroughs Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been practicing martial arts for over 12 years, and have learned many, many ways of trying to gain flexibility.
I found this book to be very interesting and entertaining, and the basic concepts presented are fairly simple to understand. With some searching you can verify that Pavel's methodologies are basically sound, but he rightly emphasizes that improper application of his methods can be dangerous.
If someone that's in reasonable physical condition with decent flexibility was given this book, they'd probably do fine, and maybe realize some awesome improvements. This is definitely not the book for a sedentary person with poor flexibility or a history of joint injuries.
Pavel's later book "Relax Into Stretch" is a much better purchase, because he basically took this material, made it less dangerous, and introduced a somewhat more structured method of gradual progression that is more appropriate for a wider range of people. The "Relax Into Stretch" video is also a simple, easy-to-follow tape that allows you to see exactly how Pavel performs these stretches.
Pavel's greatest failure with this book was introducing some excellent concepts while failing to provide sufficient scientific explanation and references for the intellectual while providing insufficient caution or structure to the beginner.
For a far better and more affordable guide on safe and surprisingly effective stretching, check out Kit Laughlin's "Stretching & Flexibility" and "Overcoming Neck & Back Pain" - these are phenomenal books for all levels of knowledge and ability, are far safer, and offer a much wider range of options for overcoming particular areas you may have difficulties with.

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Learn the complete Joint Mobility Training Program, a Russian system for improving your joints' health, even when damaged by arthritis. Discover Russia's most advanced method of Plyometric Flexibility Training speed-specific flexibility. Discover how to display maximal flexibility without a warm-up. Discover a unique technique to immediately boost your strength and explosiveness giving you the edge over your competition, the first time you use it. Learn a Soviet commando exercise that enables you to have maximal speed in your kicks even at the limit of your flexibility and a unique method for strengthening the knee ligaments, for faster and safer kicking. Discover why the stretches you have been doing compromise your strength, and what Russian weight lifters do instead. Discover three special stretching techniques that build super strength by manipulating your feedback loop, the same thing that enables desperate mothers to lift cars off their children! Learn how much flexibility you really need and how to develop it in a fraction of the time you spend stretching today.

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Pilates Practice Companion Review

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(More customer reviews)Ungaro's first in-depth book, "Body In Motion," presents a clearer description of many exercises (Corkscrew, for example, which, in Practice Companion, is depicted so unclearly it would be difficult to learn it) and, in my view, a sequence or rather series of sequences that hew closer to the sequence Joe Pilates devised and which you can find in his books, and in Brooke Siler's excellent first book on Pilates. The new book is not bad, it just doesn't seem to add much that was needed. There is a section on diet, for example, which is fine, and it seems, like many excellent Dorling Kinderley titles, to describe a "Pilates lifestyle". Alycea is an excellent teacher. She certainly has every right to alter the exercises and the sequence from what Joe Pilates devised. But I wish she had shown the exercises as he intended them to be performed, with his original sequence so the reader can appreciate the variations. This book is a nice addition to your library if you are interested in Pilates, but it is not what I could call one of the essential books on the subject. If you are interested in Pilates, get Joe Pilates's books, get Siler's first book "The Pilates Body", get Ungaro's "Body In Motion" and, if you don't have access to a good teacher, get a good DVD so you can see the exercises being performed. Like all DK titles, this book is beautifully executed, with lots of photos and it's nicely bound on glossy paper. I just think she did it better the first time.

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Accessible, authoritative, and inspiring, Pilates Practice Companion is a one-stop resource to guide people of all abilities in their practice of Pilates. Separated into exercises for beginner, intermediate, and advanced fitness levels, the book allows readers to focus on the exercises that are relevant to them and to progress at their own pace. With beautiful step-by-step photography, clear instructions on each exercise, and key features, such as annotated photographs of common faults and a list of the physical and mental benefits of each exercise, Pilates Practice Companion demonstrates how to practice Pilates without costly classes and equipment.

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Pilates Mat Training Manual (Official International Training Manual Review

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(More customer reviews)No objectives of movements provided. Exercise description is very basic. Not enough checkpoints given. No illustrations showing muscles used during exercise.
A good basic book

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Lilias Yoga Gets Better with Age Review

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(More customer reviews)Lilias! Yoga Gets Better With Age
By Lilias Folan
Rodale Books, July 2005
Reviewed by Sharon Steffensen
Yoga gets better with age--and so does Lilias. In her new book she shares what she has learned along the path since the early days of her TV show, Lilias! Yoga and You, which first aired on PBS in 1972. By the mid-1980s the series was airing daily nationwide. It is likely that for people age 40 and older, Lilias is the most well-known yoga teacher in the U.S., having introduced millions to yoga.
Because she is familiar to so many of us, we trust Lilias as an authority on yoga. In her book she has adapted yoga postures so they can be practiced safely by people of any age. In her easy manner, Lilias clears up misconceptions about yoga. (Even today, some people are afraid of yoga because of its Indian roots.) Lilias writes about the koshas (the sheaths, or subtle bodies) and explains how to connect with these deeper layers of the Self. Lilias discusses the spiritual benefits and gives techniques for healing our emotions, connecting with our wisdom and feeling our bliss.
Lilias has also developed some new movements, one of which she calls the "three R's" --resist, relax and restretch--that free up muscles and allow much greater movement than ever imagined possible. She describes her style as yin--defined as cool, calm, inward and focused (for stretching)--as opposed to a yang approach, which is heated and intense (for strength). Therefore, her book is geared toward people who are 40 and over as well as to younger people who are looking for a gentler, yet powerful, approach to yoga.
Lilias demonstrates all the poses in 200 full-color photos. She looks fabulous as always. Like her TV show, her book is friendly, down-to-earth and very likeable.

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Nothing softens the aging process like yoga! Now, the First Lady of Yoga shows how to add more flexibility, energy, and joy to your life--with her new method of "yin" stretching for the maturing body.As Americans in their 40s, 50s, and beyond search for ways to increase flexibility, diminish aches and pains, enhance well-being, and slow the aging process, the word is out: yoga does all this and more. But traditional yoga poses and stretches can be a problem for stiffer, less pliable bodies. That is why Lilias Folan--the most beloved and admired American yoga teacher ever--has created "yin" yoga, a specific, safe, and creative way to stretch and strengthen within each yoga posture. The technique, which cannot be found in other yoga works, is at the heart of this book. Some outstanding features include:o More than 200 photographs of Lilias demonstrating the yoga postures using her innovative techniqueso Lilias, in her trademark soothing and upbeat style, guiding readers along a spiritual path that leads to increased vitality and a higher Selfo Engaging stories of her life's journey from this internationally renowned yoga master and grandmotherWhatever you're looking for at this time of life--wisdom, serenity, meaning, energy, bliss, or simply to feel better--Lilias will show how a mindful practice of yogic principles can help you find it.

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The Orthopaedic Physical Exam Review

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(More customer reviews)As a new Physician Assistant Graduate I had to get up to speed fast when I accepted a postion with a large orthopedic group. This Book was a life saver, not only did it go over the basic anatomical postions, it covered flextion, extension, etc. all the basics were covered. The book goes on to explain why the test is done, what a positive test reveals and how to determine if it's really valid. The author even provides tests designed to reveal Patients who fake injuries and tests designed to help pin point what and where the actual pain and problem orginates. All areas of this in depth book are covered well. Photographs aid the practioner with each topic and exam, photographs are labeled to eliminate guesses and each portion of the body is contained within it's own chapter. This is a book designed for the Orthopedic practitionar.

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Rooster Tales Review

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(More customer reviews)Rooster Tales are Uncle Wiggly and Aesop's Fables with a dash of Dilbert in the wild west, maybe on mushrooms, tossed into a blender, whipped into a literary margarita on the rocks, with salty characters in slippery situations, one page stories that you start out sipping and end up swigging, going from one Rooster episode right into the next, your imagination given over to the trickster's buzz.

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Whether he's outrapping the Grim Rapper, selling folks their own reflections, or passing off scarecrows as high art, Rooster is the clown prince of cockamamie.Gambler, scrambler, midnight rambler -- he'll take you on a joyride to the stars!

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