snowymountains Posted April 18 Opinions on Stuart Alve Olson's texts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted April 18 depends on what you want to get out of him. he is par for the course meaning he got nothing, also a boomer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snowymountains Posted April 19 9 hours ago, Taoist Texts said: depends on what you want to get out of him. he is par for the course meaning he got nothing, also a boomer. Thanks TT As to what I want to get out, each of his books at least according to description, seem to be focused on a technique and in each book he draws from several original sources. It seems that he uses his own translations of the originals. So two important factors are the accuracy of his translations and also if he has included in the books any oral transmissions which are not part of the original texts. Also if he combined originals in a sensible way, instead of eg merging incompatible practices from different lineages/schools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted April 19 2 hours ago, snowymountains said: As to what I want to get out, each of his books i remember reading him a long time ago. It is an ok read for an absolute nubie but otherwise a waste of time, particularly his Taijiquan books 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
