108 Insights into Tai Chi Chuan, Revised A String of Pearls

In 108 Insights into Tai Chi Chuan, thirty-year practitioner Michael Gilman discusses important elements of Tai Chi practice: breathing, body mechanics, Chi, and more.

Michael Gilman, a long time teacher in the human potential movement, was born in San Francisco, California in 1943. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in Theatre Arts, he worked as a television director, actor, and dancer. Mr. Gilman began his studies of Tai Chi Chuan in 1968 with Master Choy Kam-Man in San Francisco. Master Choy's father, Choy Hok Peng, a long time student of Yang Chen Fu, is credited with introducing Tai Chi to America in the 1940's.