Books & DVDs

The books and DVDs on this page have been written or produced by our members. They offer a broad range of information on practical and theoretical practice.

If you are a member and would like us to list your book or DVD here then please complete this form. We will review all submissions to make sure that they meet our aims and objectives before listing them below.

Free Booklets

Both of these short booklets are provided free as part of our commitment to make information about Tai Chi and Internal Arts easily available.  They provide a brief overview and history and are written by one of our members who is an acknowledged expert.

• TCUGB Tai Chi Booklet
• TCUGB Qigong Booklet

Our members, Colin & Gaynel Hamilton, have also produced two free booklets available on their website

• Your Tai Chi Companion – Part 1 – Getting Started
• Your Tai Chi Companion – Part 2 – Moving On

 

Members books

Robert Agar-Hutton

• 8 Move 1 Step Tai Chi Form – Paperback
• The Benefits of Tai Chi: and how it can improve your life – Kindle
• The Metamorphosis of Tai Chi: Created to kill; evolved to heal; teaching peace – Kindle

Katherine Allen

• The Qigong Bible, the Definitive Guide to Energy Cultivation Exercise 

Joe Boake

• The Twelve Postures of Dong Gong Qigong

Kie Brooks

• Practical Tai Chi Students Handbook – contact us for availability

Angus Clark – available from his website

• Illustrated Elements of Tai Chi
• Secrets of Qigong

Dan Docherty

• Instant Tao (out of print, may be available second hand)
• Complete Tai Chi Chuan
• Decoding the Classics (out of print, may be available second hand)
• The Complete Tai Chi Tutor
• The Tai Chi Bible
• Wild Colonial Boy: Tales of a Kung Fu Cop

Gordon Faulkner

• Managing Stress with Qigong

Christopher Handbury

• What is Qigong? A step-by-step guide to growing a successful daily practice of Qigong
• 18 Weeks of Ba Duan Jin Qigong  – PDF booklet
• Treat Your Own Neck Pain – A step-by-step guide to self treating neck pain and injury 

Colin & Gaynel Hamilton

• How to Move Towards Tai Chi Mastery: 7 Practical Steps 
• How to Become a Tai Chi Teacher: 7 Practical Steps
• How to Use Tai Chi for Self-Defence: 7 Practical Steps
• Training Manual: Foundations of Ba Gua Zhang
• Training Manual: Wu Dang Stick Forms (Wu Dang San Feng Gun)

Eva & Karel Koskuba

• Tai Chi for Every Body – Readers Digest book

Dr. Ben Morris – contact us for availability

• The Little Book of Tai Ji Quan
• The Story of Yin and Yang
• The Five Element Sword

Ray Pawlett

• The Beginner’s Guide to Tai Chi
• The Tai Chi Handbook (Young Woman’s Guide to Health and Well-Being)
• The Handbook of Tai Chi by Ray Pawlett
• An Introduction to Tai Chi

Mark Peters – available from his website

• Tai Chi Students Confessions Book 1: The View from the Back of the Class
• Tai Chi Students Confessions Book 2: Up Close and Personal
• Tai Chi Students Confessions Book 3: Slowly Slowly Catch a Monkey

Mark Popplewell

• Gathering Flowers. Li Family Secrets of Longevity

Trevor Reynaert

• Simplifying Tai Chi: An Explanation for Beginners

Phillip Wright

• Tai Chi for Schools – A Guide for Teachers, Parents and Practitioners

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Members DVDs

Angus Clark – available from his website

• Tai Chi with Angus Clark – DVD or digital download
• Move For Your Life – DVD or digital download

Shelagh Grandpierre

• Learning authentic Tai Chi

Mark Peters – available from his website

• Tai Chi and Chi-kung for Chronic Conditions
• Seated Tai Chi & Chi-kung
• Tai Chi Chi-kung (2nd 18 shibashi)
• Tai Chi fan as developed by Grand-Master Tan Ching Ngee
• Cheng Man Ching Tai Chi – The 37 Step Form
• Tai Chi walking stick form and staff forms
• Tai Chi straight-sword (Jen) and Broad-sword (Dao)

Ronnie Robinson – contact us for availability

• Ronnie Robinson – Short Yang Form
• Ronnie Robinson – Chi Kung for Health & Vitality

Other reading

• Frank Wood – Dancer in the Light –  a biography of Gerda Geddes, the first European to bring Tai Chi to Britain

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