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Article: T'ai Chi Fundamentals: Simplified Exercises for Beginners.(Review)
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- Physical Therapy
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- November 1, 2000
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T'ai Chi Fundamentals: Simplified Exercises for Beginners Yu T. Madison, WI 53704, Uncharted Country Publishing, 1999, VHS, 87 min, ISBN: 1-877950-32-8, $24.95.
As part of an emerging interest in alternative and complementary treatments, t'ai chi as an exercise form and as a therapeutic intervention is rapidly growing in popularity. The ancient martial art of t'ai chi has been adopted as an exercise for people of all ages and has been used in this way in Chinese culture for over 300 years. With the increasing number of reports in the scientific literature and the general press about the benefits of t'ai chi, it is gratifying that a t'ai chi instructor (Tricia Yu) ...