Imagination Becomes Reality: The Teachings of Master T.T. Liang: A Complete Guide to the 150 Solo Posture Form

Imagination Becomes Reality: The Teachings of Master T.T. Liang: A Complete Guide to the 150 Solo Posture Form by T. T. Liang. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780938045090.

T.T. Liang is one of the most revered living masters of Tai Chi Chuan. Now in his nineties, he has studied and taught Tai Chi for over fifty years. as senior student to Cheng Man-ching and as author of the best-selling Tai Chi Chuan for Health and Self-Defense he helped introduce Tai Chi to America. Having studied with fifteen of the greatest Tai Chi masters, T.T. Liangs teachings have a formidable authority. This book presents the very heart of Liangs teachings, including his own version of the Yang style 150 posture solo form. Taken from T.T.s own notes, this is the most comprehensive description of the form ever presented. Rare interviews and articles by T.T. Liang explore the basic principles and deeper meaning of this increasingly popular martial art. The remarkable photography both captures the full power, grace and subtlety of Tai Chi while providing a detailed count by count presentation of each posture. T.T. Laings long-time protege, Stuart Olsen, author of Cultivating the Chi, compiled the material, contributes a special introduction on the role of imagination in Tai Chi and appears with T.T. Liang in the books photography. --- from books back cover