Scholar Boxer: Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts and the Evolution of Taijiquan

Master Ch ng, known as the scholar-boxer, lived and practiced in H n n province, at the center of Chinese culture and martial arts near the Sh ol n Temple and legendary Lu y ng. His extensive writings reflect many of the ideas, even the phraseology, now familiar from classic Tai Chi Chuan texts. Chinese-language authority Marnix Wells traveled to Ch ng s village, where the master s family carries on his tradition of Ch ng boxing. This resulting study of Chang s life and teachings reveals the true origins of today s internal martial arts.