6.a.ii.-all-english-chen-style-books Section

Books In English on Chen Style Taijiquan

 This lists all books written in or translated into English on Chen style taijiquan. Those I have reviewed are numbered and linked to my reviews. My reviews and associated ratings are my opinions on very specific aspects of these books. You can find a detailed description of my review process here. The right columns refer to my opinion on C = Content, L= Language / translation A= Accuracy H= Helpfulness O = Overall. Click on the title to read my one page review

Book Title

Authors

Year

Page

C

L

A

H

O
1.  Chen’s Taichi Old Frame One & Two

Chen Zhenglei tr. Jack Yan

t 2011

396

 9 8 10 8 8.75

2.  The Essence of Taijiquan

Davidine Sim & David Gaffney

2009

280

8

8

9

8

8.25

3.  Chen Style Taijiquan, Sword & Broadsword

Chen Zhenglei tr. various

 t 2003 368 8 7 10 8 8.25

4.  Chen's Taichi for Health & Wellness

Chen Zhenglei tr. Jack Yan

  t 2010  94 6 7 10 8 7.75

5.  Chen Style Taijiquan:Source of Taiji

Davidine Sim & David Gaffney

2002

224

7

8

7

7

7.25

6.  Chen Family Taijiquan Tuishou

Wang Xian tr. Zhang Yanping

t 2009

248

6

6

10

5

6.75

7   Taijiquan - cultivating inner strength

C P Ong

 2013

354

5

8

8

5

6.50

8.  Chen Family Taijiquan 25 Key Disciplines

Bosco Baek

2014

89

7

5

8

5

6.25

9.  Chen's Taichi New Frame One & Two

Chen Zhenglei tr. Jack Yan

t 2011

312

3

8

10

4

6.25

10.  Chen Style (Xinjia applic. & 38 step)

Feng Zhi Qiang & C Xiao Wang

1986

228

4

6

10

4

6.00

11.  Taijiquan: Chen Style 38 Short Form

Ren Guang Yi

2003

96

4

7

8

4

5.75

12.  Old Frame Chen Family Taijiquan

Mark Chen

2004

250

5

6

7

5

5.75

13. Taijiquan:The Art of Nurturing

Yang Yang

2005

222

3

7

7

3

5.00

14. Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taiji

Chen Xin

t 2007

922

5

6

6

3

5.00

15. Chen Style Taijiquan for Life Enhan't

Chen Zheng Lei

t 2002

149

3

3

9

4

4.75

16. Chen: Living Taijiquan

Jan Silbersdorff

t 2009

318

3

7

5

4

4.75

17. Chen’s Taichi Spear & Push-Hands

Chen Zhenglei tr. Jack Yan

t 2013

301

2

3

9

2

4.75

18. Chen’s Taichi Sword, Saber & Baton

Chen Zhenglei tr. Jack Yan

t 2013

318

2

6

9

2

4.75

19. Traditional Chen Style: Small Frame

Fan Chun Lei & Frank Shiery

2007

154

3

7

6

3

4.75

20. The Five Levels of Taiji Gong Fu

Chen Xiao Wang & J.Silbersdorf

 t 2012

96

2

7

6

4

4.75

21. Chen Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan: 36 & 56

Yan Ling Xing

1993

160

4

6

5

3

4.50

22. Demystifying Tai Chi Chuan

Tu-Ky Lam

2007

249

3

7

4

4

4.50

23. Tai Chi for Health

Chen Zheng Lei tr. by Liming Yue

2009

208

3

6

6

3

4.50

24. Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method

Hong Jun Sheng tr.C Zhonghua

2006

158

2

6

7

2

4.25

25. Turning Silk: a diary of Chen taiji

Kinthissa

2009

224

3

6

5

3

4.25

- The Essence of Taijiquan Push Hands and Fighting

Wang Fengming

2015

344

          

- Taijiquan Hand and Sword

Ren Guang Yi & Steph Berwick

 2007

229

 

 

 

 

 

- The Way of Hunyuan

Chen Zhonghua

2002

244

          

- Chen Style Taijiquan: the 36 forms

Kan Gui Xiang & Paul Lam

1992

189

      not  in  print

Assessment Criteria:

C = Content - How much does the content help the reader learn about Chen Style Taijiquan (0 -10)

L = Language / Translation - This measures how good the English is and how clearly it is used (0 -10)

A = Accuracy - The more frequent the inaccuracies the lower the mark (more than 10% inaccurate = 0, 100% accurate = 10)

H = Helpfulness - How helpful to the student is the book in improving understanding of what & how to practice (0 -10)

If no assessment is provided it is because either the book is not available or I have not completed a book review.

If you know of any Chen Style Taijiquan books in English not on this list I would appreciate an email to nickgudge@gmail.com letting me know what it is.