Taijiquan is more than Qi. It requires a deep understanding of human skeletal mechanics.
I am saddened when I finish a Taijiquan class having just copied the Teacher all night. This is just following and it is not teaching. I read an article by which said that such methods are poor and would not be accepted in mainstream teaching i.e. a School or University. Leading is not teaching.
“A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.”
- Gogen Yamaguchi
I love Wushu but I know it is not Gong-fu. Most people cannot tell the difference. Taijiquan is prone to the same problems with most classes teaching a Wushu-esque version such as Beijiing 24-step or similar and not the actual martial art.
Taijiquan is about the completion of the self.
A punch on the nose is a punch on the nose. Fighting has no time for chatting.
“Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.”
- Morihei Ueshiba “The Art of Peace”
Many people think that Asian women are weakened by their femininity but I consider the opposite to be true.
I have trouble with 13 postures because they are not postures at all.
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