Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang and any wushu book translations from the Chinese, available or soon to be available. In alphabetical order by original author. Click the author's name to link to the publisher or supplier (if I have the website).
I hope this list helps translators keep track of who has done or is doing what, to help us decide which book to start on next. I list books only, not excerpts from books in magazines, and translations only, not original writings. I cannot say anything about the quality of the translations or of the originals.
Take a look at 'Paul Brennan translation'. There a lot of books about taiji, bagua, and xingyi there, all free for the reading.
If you have translated a book on Chinese martial arts, or are working on one, please send in the particulars. If you want to see a book translated into English, send in the author and title, and I'll put it on the wish list.
- Assorted Authors
Assorted classic texts from a variety of authors. The essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Literary Tradition. Translators: Lo, Inn, Amacker & Foe. North Atlantic Books. - Assorted Authors
Taiji classics: an annotated translation. Translator: Barbara Davis. North Atlantic Books. - Chang Naizhou
Various writings in T'ai Chi's Ancestors. Translator: Douglas Wile. Sweet Ch'i Press. - Chang Naizhou
Scholar Boxer: Chang Naichou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts. Translator: Marnix Wells. Available through Amazon. - Chen Panling
Taijiquan textbook. Translators: Y.W. Chang and Ann Carruthers. Wayfarer Publications. - Chen Weiming
Taijiquan Classics. Translator: Barbara Davis. North Atlantic Books. - Chen Weiming
Taijiquan dawen. Translators: Benjamin Lo and Robert W. Smith. Wayfarer Publications. - Chen Weiming
Taiji Sword. Translator: Barbara Davis. North Atlantic Press. - Chen Xin
The Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taijiquan. Translator: Alex Goldstein. INBI world. - Chen Zhenglei
Chen style taijiquan for life enhancement. Translator: Xu Hailiang. Chen Style Taichi Centre. - Chen Zhenglei
Old frame first form, sword, sabre. Translators: Zhang Xinhu, Greg Bissell, Xu Hailiang. Chen Style taichi centre. - Cheng Manqing
New method of taijiquan self cultivation. Translator: Mark Hennessy. Wayfarer Publications. - Cheng Manqing
13 Treatises on Taijiquan. Translators: Benjamin Lo and Martin Inn. Wayfarer Publications - Di Guoyong
Xingyiquan. vol. 1 Five Element Foundation, vol. 2 Form and Theory, vol. 3 Weapon and Partner play. Translator: Andrea Falk. tgl books. - Fei Yintao
Wudang baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Feng Zhiqiang
Chenshi xinyihunyuan taijiquan. Translator: Ted Knecht. Chinese Wushu Research Institute. - Feng Zhiqiang, Chen Xiaowang
Chenshi taijiquan. From China. Wayfarer Publications. - Fu Yonghui
Fushi longxing baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Fu Zhongwen
Yangshi taijiquan. Mastering Yang style taijiquan. Translator: Louis Swaim. North Atlantic Books. - Gao Jiwu
The Essentials of Baguazhang. With Tom Bisio. Get this as your first book on baguazhang. - Gao Jiwu
The Attacking Hands of Baguazhang. With Tom Bisio. Includes the original Chinese. - Gao Yisheng
The Cheng School Gao Style Baguazhang Manual. Translator: John Groschwitz. Blue Snake Books - Guo Zhenyi
Baguadao. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - He Jinghan
Bagua Quan foundation. Translator: David Alexander. Singing Dragon Books. - Huang Bonian
Xingyi fist and weapon instruction. Translator: Dennis Rovere. Rovere Consultants. - Huang Bonian
Xingyiquan of the Chinese Army (Vol. 2). Translator: Dennis Rovere. Rovere Consultants. - Huang Zongxi, Huang Baijia
Various writings (in T'ai Chi's Ancestors). Translator: Douglas Wile. Sweet Ch'i Press. - Jiang Rongqiao
Baguazhang. Translator: Andrea Falk. tgl books. - Jiang Rongqiao
Baguazhang lianxifa. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Jiang Rongqiao
Xingyi muquan. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Jin Yunting
The Xing Yi Boxing Manual. Hebei Style's Five Principles and Seven Words. Translator: John Groschwitz. North Atlantic Books. - Li Cunyi
Xingyi wuxing lianhuanquan. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Li Deyin
Taijiquan. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. - Li Tianji
Xingyiquanshu. Translator: Andrea Falk. tgl books. - Li Wenbin
Shang Yun-Xiang style Xingyiquan. Translator: Lu Meihui. Blue Snake Books. - Li Ziming
Liang Zhenpu baguazhang. Translator: Huang Guoqi. High View Publications. - Liu Jingru
Chengshi baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Liu Jingru
Dragon Stretches its Claws. Tang Choeng Shing. Hong Kong Arts Shop. - Lu Shengli
Combat Techniques of Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua. Translator: Zhang Yun. Blue Snake Books (North Atlantic). - Luo and Gu
The Ji Hong Taiji System, Evolutionary Theory, Application, Methodology. Ji Hong Taiji. - Ma Youqing, Liu Jingru
Chengshi baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Ma Yueliang, Wu Yinghua
Wushi taijiquan. From China. Wayfarer Publications. - Ma YueLiang, Wu Yinghua, Shi Meiling
Wu style taijiquan fast set. Translators: Gerald Sharp, Yang Shuyi, Yang Ying. Sweet Ch'i Press. - Pei Xirong
Henan xingyiquan. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Qi Jiguang
Quan Jing (in T'ai Chi's Ancestors). Translator: Douglas Wile. Sweet Ch'i Press. - Sun Lutang
Baguaquan xue. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Sun Lutang
Taijiquan xue. Translator: Tim Cartmell. Shenwu or North Atlantic books. - Sun Lutang
Xingyiquan xue. Translator: Albert Liu. Plum Flower - Sun Xikun
Baguaquan zhenchuan. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Sun Zhijun
You Shen Ba Gua Lian Huan Zhang. Translator: Nie Wenting. People's Medical Publishing House. - Sun Szu
The Art of War. Cloud Hands Press. - Wang Jiwu
Xingyi Nei Gong. Translators: Dan Miller and Tim Cartmell. Unique Publications. - Wang Shujin
Bagua Linked Palms. Translators: Kent Howard & Chen Hsiao-Yen. Blue Snake books. - Wen Zhongshi
Yushen lianhuan baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Wu Gongzao (Wu Kung Cho)
Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. Translator: Doug Woolidge International Wu style Federation. - Xie Peiqi
Yinshi baguazhang (a series of eight books). Translator: Andrew Nugent-Head. Plum Flower. - Yan Dehua
Baguazhang shiyongfa. Translator: Andrea Falk. tgl books - Yang Chengfu
Essence and Applications of Taijiquan. Translator: Louis Swaim. North Atlantic Books. - Yang Zhenduo
Yangshi taijiquan. From China. Wayfarer publications. - Zhang Jie
Liu Bin's Zhuang Gong Bagua Zhang: South District Beijing's Strongly Rooted Style. Translator: Richard Shapiro. Blue Snake Books. There are Two volumes. - Zhang Lie
Yinshi baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - Zheng Manqing
Zheng Manqing's Uncollected Writings on Taijiquan, Qigong, and Health. Translator: Douglas Wile. Sweet Chi Press. - Zhao Dayuan
Shiyong qinna zhejie "practical qinna". Translator: Tim Cartmell. Plum Flower. - Zhu Baozhen
Yinshi bagua lianhuanzhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. Smiling Tiger. - __________________________
- Translations in Progress
- Chen Weiming
Art of Taijiquan (Taijiquan shu). Translator: Barbara Davis. Taijiquan journal. - He Jinghan, revised by Gong Baozhai He Jinghan, revised by Gong Baozhai
Baguaquan Foundations: Basic Skills and Eight Mother Palms. Translator: Miro. - Huang Bonian
Longxing baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. - Ren Zhicheng
Yinyang baguazhang. Translator: Joseph Crandall. - Su Lizhi
Shang family xingyiquan. Translator: Andrea Falk. Translation is complete, awaiting photos and layout. - Sun Jianyun and Sun Lutang
Sunshi taijiquan/jian. Translator: Daniel Austin. - Xu Zhiyi
Wushi taijiquan. Translator: Douglas Woolidge.