Essential Tai Ji

This is a beautiful little book, that along with the author's book: "Embrace Tiger Return to Mountain," shows the true essence of Tai Ji: the dance of life from within, the joy of pure movement. I give copies of this book to family and friends who I think are mature enough in their thinking to appreciate it. I found two of the reviews above troubling and misleading--there is far more to Tai Ji than "devastating martial art" and "the forms." I have been a teacher of martial art and forms for more than 40 years; fighting and forms are only shadows of the books' lessons. Instead of teaching dance steps, Chungliang Al Huang is teaching readers about the spirit of life's dance. If you don't understand, please read the book (or reread it). I recommend both books--unequivocally and joyfully!