Here are the translations of the back covers of both the books of Eric Caulier :

Back cover of "Taijiquan, mythes and réalités"

Eric Caulier's book demonstrates that the taijiquan, more than a school of thinking is a school to think, foundation of any stimulative training of the intelligence of the body, of the heart and the spirit. The purpose of Eric Caulier is to integrate the taijiquan in Occident and to integrate Occident in the taijiquan.

Taijiquan can be translated in "fist of great ultimate" or "boxe of supreme ridge". It is at the same time an art of the movement, an art of fighting (wu shu) and an art of life (gong fu) allowing a better management of the energy (Qi gong).

The taijiquan synthesizes in itself the large streamings of the culture, the thought and the Far-Eastern tradition. It contains, in varius degrees, traces and influences of the large Chinese traditional streamings: Universism, Wouisme, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism.

But be on the level of people, schools or writings, clear and precise references miss and few works explore the multiple fields of comprehension, and they are confined in standard diagrams.

Back cover of "Voyage au coeur du Taijiquan"

The whole art of Taijiquan is revealed to us in a true panoramic sight. The academic technique, the traditional practice, the influence of Chinese traditional medicine, the contribution of Buddhism, taoism, the method of health, the art of fighting, the art of life, …

Page after page, the author takes us along to the heart of Taijiquan and shows us how to find harmony and internal peace. This book invites us to discover the universal message of Taijiquan. It establishes a true hyphen between Orient and Occident.