You can generate power by pivoting on your foot. Here is a clip from master Chen Zhonghua’s 2005 Taiji Tradition Camp in Victoria, BC, Canada.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlFW7GjBri4]
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http://wujimon.com/2007/what-does-a-camera-tripod-have-to-do-with-taiji/
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