Master of Five Excellences

Author: Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher: Frog Books
ISBN: 188331903X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing regarded a set of five disciplines—the "five excellences"—to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting, poetry, t’ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential adaptation of t’ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng’s philosophy of life, and he encourage his students to combine artistry with scholarship. This inspiring book is a commentary on and working compendium of Cheng’s literary and pictorial interpretations of these subjects. Of interest to aficionados of Chinese art, culture, and history, Master of Five Excellences also offers internal techniques for practitioners of the martial arts, as Hennessy provides an insight into the rarely-glimpsed creative side of Cheng Man-Ch’ing.

Black Belt

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

In The Presence Of Cheng Man-Ch'ing

Author: William C Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648283126
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
William C. Phillips, a devoted student and master teacher with over fifty years experience, takes us on a journey into his lifetime in the martial arts and in particular, his lessons and experiences with the Master Of Five Excellences, the incomparable Cheng Man-Ch'ing, the master who brought tai chi to the West in the 1960s. SIFU WILLIAM C. PHILLIPS, commenced training in tai chi in 1967 and was a student of Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing, one of the great masters of the 20th century, from 1970-1975. He was the most junior student to become a teacher in his school of tai chi, culture and the arts. He also studied Yang family tai chi and push hands with Zhang Lu-Ping. He has studied Japanese martial arts since 1965 achieving 7th dan from the Japan Shotokan Karate Association, 2nd brown belt from the United States Judo Federation and a 1st dan in Goshen Jitsu Jujitsu, Shodan. Nin Tai Jujitsu, Godan (5th AJJC). In addtion to writing many magazine articles and producing instructional videos, Phillips has given countless demonstrations, including at Madison Square Garden and appeared in magazines and newspapers such as Self, Men's Health, The Harvard Women's Health Watch and USA Today. He has also appeared on several cable TV shows, most notably, the O'Reilly Report. Phillips founded the Patience T'ai Chi Association in New York City

Master Cheng's New Method of Taichi Ch'uan Self-Cultivation

Author: Cheng Man-ch'ing á
Publisher: Frog Books
ISBN: 1883319927
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
Cheng Man-ch'ing, the famed master of t'ai chi, is regarded as an enormously influential figure in codifying the most widely practiced form of the ancient martial art. This volume, developed by the martial arts master and scholar, details the way that students arrive at a posture -- from beginning movements to the end pose. Master Cheng provides practitioners with a complete and concise guide to the Short Form, enabling them to make rapid progress.

Master Cheng's Thirteen Chapters on T'ai-Chi Ch'uan

Author: Cheng Man-Ch'ing
Publisher: Sweet Chi Press
ISBN: 9780912059006
Category : Tai chi
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The revised edition of the classic "Thirteenth Chapters" with notes and index was prepared for teachers, scholars, and serious students seeking both T'ai-chi treasures and a broader understanding of the sources of Cheng's teachings. In the preface he states: "My teacher, Yang Ch'eng-fu, suspended the family transmission. He did not lightly share his knowledge, fearing it would fall into the wrong hands.... Therefore I have taken all of these secrets and presented them in this book."

Cheng Man-chʻing's Advanced Tʻai-chi Form Instructions

Author: Manqing Zheng
Publisher: Sweet Chi Press
ISBN: 9780912059037
Category : Tai chi
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Contains never before translated form instructions-featuring integral self-defense visualizations-from Prof. Cheng's original Chinese manuals. Essays on T'ai-chi theory, meditation, medicine, the I ching, painting and calligraphy show the scope of his contributions and the unity of his thought.

CEO Excellence

Author: Carolyn Dewar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982179678
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
"Based on extensive interviews with today's . . . corporate leaders, this look at how the best CEOs do their jobs focuses on the mindsets and actions that foster an environment of excellence"--

Who Kidnapped Excellence?

Author: Harry Paul
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1626560897
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Who Kidnapped Excellence? Most companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence. In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life. The book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped, and Leadership assembles Excellence's team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency, and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back. And who is the culprit? Has Average kidnapped Excellence and replaced Excellence's team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser? A mysterious ransom note sparks the struggle between Average and Excellence. Integrated into this tale of organizational excellence is the story of Dave, a delivery man. The kidnapping causes Dave to contemplate his own life and relationships in a way that makes the paths of personal and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. Who Kidnapped Excellence? is a parable that helps organizations and individuals achieve their best in every aspect of their lives.

A Magnificent Journey to Excellence

Author: George K. Strodtbeck III
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000751740
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
This book presents a model of organization transformation success. The model framework comprises a series of S-Curves (maturity curves) of planning and execution activities phased over time. The model is illustrated through description and analysis of an actual, two-decade, highly successful, global enterprise transformation Six Sigma program at a Fortune 200 company: Cummins, Inc. Lessons learned from the model and company case study are completely transferrable to other organizational culture, improvement and innovation transformation settings. This insightful book: • Documents a firsthand account of a successful transformation. The authors completely explain what was accomplished and the lessons learned from a 16-year deployment of Six Sigma at Cummins. • Acts as a benchmark for those organizations interested in pursuing primarily a continuous improvement transformation, and more generally for other types of transformation efforts. • Includes substantive interviews with ten key leaders and others who made the transformation possible. • Helps organizations shorten the overall transformation timelines. The documentation of a transformation provides you a model for how to think about organization transformation maturity over time and plan for it. • Recognizes the work of thousands of people involved in transforming a global company. The interviews provide extraordinary perspectives not only by executives who initiated and sustained the transformation program but also by program participants who themselves grew as managers and leaders in their careers through the program. Essentially, this book helps early-career managers and executives see the broader picture of enterprise transformation, especially over time. This helps them be better managers and executives, and importantly, helps them better plan for and hasten their upward career trajectories. Lastly, the book describes a view of possibilities. It describes a clear, sustained success, the steps taken to get there and the measurement of progress. The result provides you with confidence that successful transformation is possible and worth the effort.

Work Excellence

Author: Charles M. Garriott
Publisher: Riott Publishing
ISBN: 0976200406
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description