Chen Xin (1849-1929)The 16th generation of Chen Style Taijiquan, author of “Illustration of Chen Style Taijiquan”
Pure yin without yang is soft hand, pure yang without yin is hard hand;
One yin and nine yang is a stick, two yin and eight yang is Sanshou;
Three yin and seven yang still feels hard, four yin and six yang shows a good hand;
Only when five yin and five yang are combined, the unbiased yin and yang is called wonderful hand.
Every move is Taiji with wonderful hand, the empty traces vanish into nothingness.
There are often thousands of words that cannot be exhausted to tell how great each move is in Taiji. Once it is presented, it feels very easy. The reason why gong fu is difficult is because you cannot last long! There is a proverb that says: “If you practice ten thousand times, the divine principle will manifest itself.” Believe it!
