Beauty of Taijiquan

More and more I find that the beauty of the Taijiquan lies in its simplicity. 大道至简 da dao zhi jian – the overarching theory is the simpliest. Every action is expected to follow the one principle of Separation of Yin and Yang. Initially when we learn the taijiquan, we may find that a lot of rules and restrictions are given to us. Practical Method provides a systematic approach to learn taijiquan. Over time with every practice we do, the often seeming conflicts are resolved, and the goal of achieving the one principle becomes much clearer. The keywords that I most often repeat during practice and teaching are the following, they are important rules and methods that will eventually lead us to comply with separation of yin and yang:

1. In with elbow
2. Out with hand
3. Don’t Move/Fix/Lock
4. Fixed Point
5. Stretch
6. Open
7. Match
8. Indirect Power
9. Triangle
10. Single Lock/On a track
11. Double Lock
12. Take out space/No gap
13. Add one
14. Don’t let go
15. No retreat
16. Adjust
17. Peng
18. Rotation
19. Don’t push/Don’t fight
20. No protusion
21. No indentation
22. No feeling