Following Principals
Requires Precision
Learning the form is the prerequisite for acquiring the subtle skills of Taijiquan. The form provides the infrastructure for you to cultivate the inner skills (Neigong). Learning to use Taiji skills is largely a matter of unlearning the habits acquired from normal activities. Taijiquan power emerges from the elasticity of the body, the opening of the joints, and the ability to sense the stretching of the fascia.
Maintaining Center A Key Component
Central Equilibrium is a key concept to keep your body in a cooperative alignment with the direction of gravity.
Sinking Qi
Rising Jin
When water pours down from a pitcher, the vessel fills up from the bottom. This is how energy fills into the body.
Movement Follows
The Mind Sets the Intention
With center intact and the body filling, movement is illicited by the incoming force of your partner.
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