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Obras de Robin Johnson

What Are Light Waves? (2014) 23 cópias
What Are Sound Waves? (2014) 20 cópias
What's in the Midwest? (2011) 16 cópias
Understanding Roman Myths (2012) 14 cópias
The Science of Sound Waves (2017) 13 cópias
How Engineers Find Solutions (2014) 13 cópias
What Is a Hurricane? (2016) 9 cópias
Conoce China (2009) 9 cópias
What Is a Blizzard? (2016) 9 cópias
How Does Sound Change? (2014) 9 cópias
Rain forests inside out (2014) 8 cópias
What Is a Tornado? (2016) 8 cópias
What Is a Flood? (2016) 7 cópias
What Is Weather? (2012) 7 cópias
What Is a Heat Wave? (2016) 6 cópias
What Is a Thunderstorm? (2016) 6 cópias
What Is Wind? (2012) 5 cópias
What is temperature? (2012) 5 cópias
The Science of Light Waves (2017) 5 cópias
Titanic (Crabtree Chrome) (2012) 5 cópias
Stalking Yang Lu-chan (2005) 4 cópias
The Urals (2011) 4 cópias
What is precipitation? (2012) 4 cópias
Art in Different Places (2017) 4 cópias
Understanding Sayings (2015) 4 cópias
Oceans Inside Out (2014) 4 cópias
Everglades research journal (2017) 4 cópias
Jaguar (Superstar Cars) (2010) 4 cópias
Rodeo (Horsing Around) (2009) 3 cópias
Understanding Similes (2015) 3 cópias
Princess Sky and the Demon (2015) 3 cópias
Kate Perry (Superstars!) (2011) 3 cópias
Zendaya (Superstars!) (2018) 2 cópias
The Moonlit Grove (2019) 2 cópias
Time to Write (2008) 2 cópias
Sports in Different Places (2017) 2 cópias
Show jumping (2009) 2 cópias
Pompeii (Crabtree Chrome) (2012) 2 cópias
Model It! (Science Sleuths) (2015) 2 cópias
God Uses Ordinary People 1 exemplar(es)
Robert Pattinson (Superstars!) (2010) 1 exemplar(es)
Kristen Stewart (Superstars!) (2010) 1 exemplar(es)
Takedown wrestling (2012) 1 exemplar(es)
Shawn Mendes (Superstars!) (2018) 1 exemplar(es)
Understanding Metaphor (2015) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Designing With Texture (2002) — Contribuinte — 48 cópias

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This unique manual of internal methods, inspired by the skills of Yang the invincible, reveals key elements in finding and training a tai chi body. How did Yang do it? From whom did he learn? He watched the Chens but had to train alone in secret. Yang Lu-chan had to learn from himself, through his own body.

Beginning in the stillness of Wu Ji standing, the author presents core components of tai chi movement. Each chapter indentifies, describes, and explains sturctures and techniques of a moving body.

What, in plain language, are the meanings of stillness in motion? How does ground-level attention ensure seamless moves in solo forms and applied technique? Which complementary action principles ensure the correct shape and energy? What is modesty, and how does it optimize energy exchange? Why are form orientations both useful and misleading? How does a tai chi boxer employ the fourth dimension?

These and other questons about tai chi movement are answered in clear and direct language. There are no theories nor confusing aphorisms. And the methods emloy sensing and deeds, not thinking and ideas. Whatever your intent-self-care, self-defense, or enhanced understanding-you'll find ways to progress at all levels.

The author has distilled thirty years of exploration and deep respect for Yang into this manual. Rather than think and talk, he has tried to put himself in Yang Lu-chan's shoes.

Robin Johnson nas engaged in martal arts and natural sciences since childhood. Early steps in Western boxing, jujutsu, then judo, led him in 1972 to tai chi chuan. He has been deeplly immersed ever since. The skill and clarity in methods that work have lead and guided his studies. And professional practice in science, music, medicine, and martial arts molds the content of this manual. In it he offers simple steps toward tai chi chuan's grace and competence. Sifu Johnson offers classic tai chi chuan six days-week in sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He conducts seminars in tai chi body, applied form, sword dueling, and Nanjing cane, when and where needed. Leisure may find him playing mountain music, fencing, cooking, and trying to best his daughter Rhiannon at 3D tic tac toe. Han Dragon Studio, 11 Cerrado Loop, Santa Fe, NM, 87508. (505) 466 0750.

Contents

Preface
The foundation/Wu-Ji
Stand up, energy down
Tai chi chuan's fulcrum
Introduction-Presenting the student (teacher included)
1 Never forget Wu-Ji
Moving inside out
Still fluid dynamics
2 The center line
Knees wave like flags
Soles at one with the ground
3 Hinging and rotation
Distinguished partners
Shapint the frame for action
4 To raise the toe
...is to raise the heel
Joined by the sole
5 Similar limbs
Modesty is the best policy
How not to get bent out of shape

6 Sling the rear knee
It needs both ends
And works both ways
7 Horse-stance method
Looks like shaolin
Forging technique and tissue
8 Misreading orientation
It depends on your point of view
Staying on target in all directions
9 Powers of ten
Faster/slower
Harnessing the fourth dimension
10 Perfect balance
Embrace gravity, return to center
Stop frames and seamless texture
The prospect/Apparent closure
Why practice tai chi chuan?
That's the second question
… (mais)
 
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AikiBib | May 29, 2022 |
The book Heat Wave gave readers insight into how the
sun does its job. There were many new facts that
even I learned like how concrete absorbs the heat from
the sun during the day and then at night the
heat rises from the concrete and keeps temperatures warm.
This book would be good for teaching about weather conditions.
There are many places in the book that stop and
have definitions for students to look at and give real
life examples. I really enjoyed that the book showed examples of land from places other than Northern America (deserts, the Philippines). I think this book could even be taught in sections by breaking up the study of heat waves, the impact on people, animals, land and resources.… (mais)
 
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KayLanilyn | Oct 21, 2020 |
Super fun! Broken into small chapters and full of pictures, this upper elementary informational text is full of information about rain forests. It contains information about ecosystems and the way energy flows through them, and the climate, weather, sections, and animals in each section of rain forests. It has tons of information and would be a great resource for a research project!
 
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steffsweet | Nov 8, 2019 |
Spotlight on Peru provides the reader with an overview of Peru. It informs the reader on topics such as Peru’s location on the world map, human geography, physical geography, plants and animals, villages, farms, and cities, government, indigenous people, and culture. Also described is Peru’s history, particularly the Inca Empire, Spanish rule, and its fight for independence. Each page contains multiple pictures to provide visual interpretations of the textual information. This book is a good introduction to the culture of Peru.… (mais)
 
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BrianneHollister | Feb 12, 2018 |

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Obras
97
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Membros
589
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Resenhas
6
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