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A simple study on internal Martial Arts.
Super-sanity is he state of the real reality, the primordial state of the mind. This static free energy creates the state of the natural order.


SUPERSANITY


You see T’ai Chi Ch’uan or ‘Supreme Ultimate Boxing is the a Chinese philosophy. But it is real too, there is no distinction.
Based on the I Ching & Lao Tze, T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a method to acquire balance. It is fluid and rounded and if practiced correctly is the ultimate guide to health. See the Chi moves through the body and is far superior to western psychology. Although we benefit from speaking our wounds, the Mother Chi moves through trauma’s organically and gently to soothe and heal naturally.
Peace is then the real commodity. Peace of mind.
There is “long style” sequence of movements that is relaxed and circular. This long style is directed by a calm and concentrated mind and needs an oral guide of a competent teacher. Yang Style Tai Chi is encompassed in Tai Chi Chuan Classic, Treaties on Tai Chi Chuan, and Mental Elucidation of the Thirteen Postures.
There are many stories about Tai Chi some real some false, but the story of the swallow landing on the master’s hand is well known and quite true. When we are dealing with wild history we are dealing with a time before books. The Ancient Worlds.
The song of the pushing hands is the art of enticing your opponent to attack by using feints. That is we must never take the initiative or make the first aggressive move. This is dealing with the Classics of Tai Chi. The Tan T’ien is a Taoist term referring to  a center of energy located approximately two inches below the navel. One breaths with the subtle breath, breathing correctly  without strain or roughness. Energy gradually develop the chi and sinks in the Tan T’ien. In time the chi will circulate throughout the entire body. Literally Tan T’ien means “Field of Cinnabar.”
The Taoist term referring to energies latent in man. The Field of Cinnabar is the place in which one can begin to produce the elixir of immortality.
The Five Elements of Agents of Chinese philosophy revolve around Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. These are the five stages of change or transformation in nature and so we must become ultra aware of the elements in order to change with them. To move with them. To understand them.
Understanding the Cosmic Cycle, is understanding the continuation of change. So thus we understand that metaphysical powers are real. Wood creates Fire, which creates Earth, which creates Metal, which creates Water, which creates Wood. The Elements can also subdue or conquer each other. Wood destroys Earth, Fire destroys Metal, Earth destroys Fire.
But try not to think of it in terms of destruction. Rather think in terms of “Neutralization.” These elements neutralize each other. At every moment we must bring Equilibrium. This is the central quest of Tai Chi. One must learn from many teachers & read many books on the matter. But only by serious practice can you discover the truth of the force.

The Walking Baby


The Five Elements Advance, Look Right, Retreat, Gaze to the left and together create a central equilibrium. First we take up Tai Chi as a hobby, then we gradually become addicted to it. Then finally we cannot get rid of it. It is the only way to preserve health. The art is the reward, the more you learn the more there is to learn. It is the the most profound Art. Tai Chi is one of the only ways to improve and better yourself.
The Sung Dynasty created Tai Chi to create health and self-defense. 13 postures were created: Ward Off, Roll Back, Press, Push, Pull, Split, Elbow-Stroke, Shoulder-Stroke, Advance, Retreat, Gaze to the left, Look to the Right, Central Equilibrium.
Chi is the real oxygen and the fundamental principle of a real human being. To concentrate the Chi as an inherent oxygen in the body which gives stamina and vitality and ultimately brings one to the pliability of an infant for health.
It is said that when the lowest vertebrae are plump erect, the spirit of vitality reaches the top of the head. When the top of the head feels as if suspended from above the whole boy will feel light and nimble. This is the way to strengthen to spine.
Breathing into the spine, not only are the internal vital organs made strong, the brain is strengthened as well. So the Classics say the chi sinks to the Tan T’ien. When your chi sinks the whole body becomes relaxed and the blood will circulate freely through it. Free and unhindered.
We have to stimulate the chi and the stimulation of the chi can be compared to the small waves which form on a lake. Like ripples on a lake we stimulate the chi. When we do this properly we product heat. Gradually this heat increases and penetrates the bones. Then the Chi becomes marrow.
We do not see the power in water, but once we turn it into steam we drive the engine that is the body. We turn the pistons and the water becomes a source of power. What has happened?
What happens is that we turn on the body. Like a powerful engine it begins to become active and effective. It’s latent power has been released. Practicing this creates perfect health.
Perfect health leads to Immortality. Once you attain perfect health, then you can use Tai Chi Chuan for self-defense. Tai Chi is then cultivated in the consciousness of the student. The chi attacks the opponents defects as the chi fills inside the crack and blocks of the body. A supple strong body is superior not by age but by the Chi. If the body is kept supple as we age we can say they are soft as an infant hard as steal.
We have then the capacity to take advantage of our position that is to deflect the momentum of a thousand pounds with a trigger force of four ounces. When we are completely pliable. When we yield properly can we attain power and ascendency. No external muscular force should be used.
Practicing the 150 postures for a certain period of time will create equilibrium in the form naturally. that is because a firm rooting of the feet will create the waist to obey your orders and wishes. The Chi once rooted flows into the waist and collects at the Tan T’ien.


Meditation In Action


You will learn how to yield and neutralize the opponent’s attacking force. Never use resistance or force against force. Through practicing the “Pushing Hands” exercise with a partner you can learn. We learn to lose, not gain.
Small loss, small gain: Great loss, great gain. We learn to adhere, to attach, to connect and to follow the chi. The living force of the Chi is great. We follow without letting go and we learn non resistance.
When we learn to yield completely, we can learn how to counter attack. The Chi can withdraw and it can attack. These are Tai Chi techniques. When you find your opponents defects and your own superior position by locating the opponents center of gravity, we concentrate on one point. We learn double- weighting, the opponents straight line, how to develop intrinsic energy. This intrinsic energy flows from eh sinews and tendons. Avoiding external muscular force that comes from the bones.
When we practice constantly, relentlessly we can come to rely not the mind. Go gradually, follow the right method, above all learn the right method. We must learn correctly then you can have the techniques indelibly. The Chi becomes substantial and effective, If it is not effective the technique is not in mind.




Truth is it takes a lifetime to learn Tai Chi if you can have 15 teachers or more. But the quality of the teachers will make a student a master. The Art is a science and you can master the 150 postures so thoroughly that you forget the rhythm and the movement even yourself.
To bring your self to a trance like state is like being in the twilight zone. The five attributes of form, perception, consciousness, action and knowledge are all empty. This is meditation in action.
Action in meditation. When you do the form and come finish suddenly you are back from the trance like state. When the body is in complete relaxation the body and mind travels to another world. It is an Ideal World and this is good for the mind body connection. When you return to this one you are more able to cope with the stresses of everyday life. This state is the state of SUPER-SANITY.
This world filled with tension, static, noise, politics and danger.
Half the population in big cities are crazed. They live in a crazed state, these things must be avoided. Most Black Belts will eventually succumb to Tai Chi as they become more familiar with the work. The hard style is not enough and doesn’t always work. When the world is beset with a stronger opponent force will give in.
But if one can do both. If one can learn the hard and the soft styles then one is said to be supreme in the understanding of the techniques.
Man and woman alike cannot live a healthy lifestyle without taking up an exercise. The I CHING The Book Of Changes says that nature is always in motion. This motion is helping man and woman to strengthen themselves without interruption.
Without Interruption.


“The door pivot will never be worm eaten and flowing water will never become putrid.”- Chines Proverb


One must exercise. If you want robust health you must make the correct choice. Of all exercises Tai Chi is the Supreme Art. It wards off disease, banishes worry, gets rid of tension, improves the physic, prolongs life and brings health. The older you get the stronger you get.
It is suitable for the sick and the weak and the small. It is suitable for children and the elderly. For the disabled and the blind. It is supreme in all ways.
It is the humble and meek art of the poor. If you have three square feet of space you can practice. You can take a trip to paradise and it is worth more than all the gold in the world.
Nobody can be perfect. So we take what is good and discard the bad. This is to be done everyday. You must practice and not believe entirely on books or entirely on teachers either, but be balanced with both. So it is with the temperament of people, we cannot change. We can only change our own disposition. So we cannot blame others for our folly, misfortune or loss. Take the blame.
If you want to live longer, learn Tai Chi. Master it physically and mentally and know that to accomplish it mentally is far more difficult. Learn to yield. Learn to be tactful. End the Aggression toward yourself and others. Do not take advantage of others and give. The more you give the more you will get.
Life begins at 40, hone in on your health. Your health is wealth everything else is secondary. Make millions of friends but not one enemy and do not bounce checks. Learn to conceal the faults of others and speak only of their praise.




THE NIMBLE ONE


150 Tai Chi Solo Dance and Push hands 8 movements, Ta Lu 26 postures, Tai Chi Dance with partner 178 postures. Tai Chi Doubled-Edged Sword Dance 60 postures. Tai Chi Sword Fencing 46 postures. Tai Chi Knife Dance 32 Postures. Tai Chi Fencing 24 postures. Tai Chi Staff 3 movements. Tai Chi Staff Fencing 8 postures.
Every movement should be light. To be agile like each body part is connected to a string of pearls. Do not constrain yourself and let the energy flow without tension. If you feel tension relax but do no collapse. You want the legs, arms and trunk to feel weightless and nimble. You want the body to feel lively and alert. Smooth and free from stress.
The lightness is not mindlessness or emptiness. It is intrinsic energy. The agility is like a mountain cat not a superficial awareness. It is a connectedness with the laws of nature not separate, not disconnected, not dissociated. But fully aware.
We conceal it’s force with a watchful awareness. Do not move to fast and only when the body is completely relaxed and free of stress can you move to the next state. If you feel a disconnect of body, you must be able to feel the current until the body is unified.  The great river of energy must be able to flow freely unencumbered, without congestion,  without hinderance.
We become sensitized and our opponent will not find an opening for attack. Find the flow of a concentrated mind. This is mindfulness, this is the cure. Sensitized rather than desensitized. The relaxation is complete and the sinking of the Chi to the Tan T’ien so the breath is deep and slow. This is a serious study in the life force and Chi that is all pervading. The Chi is stimulated by the spirit of vitality. All this is retained internally.


What is chi?


It is the real oxygen. It is the real breath. It is an inherent oxygen in the body and when cultivated properly will create stamina and vitality. The chi is latent in the body unless we learn how to cultivate it. Chi increases blood flow, this increases heat. So the latent chi is stimulated by the movements and when the Chi is sufficiently stimulated it produces heat and becomes a powerful effective active force the body, circulating the blood throughout the whole body without any discontinuity.
Meditate on the conversion of Water into Steam. The late invisible power in water is made active enough, effective enough to drive the pistons of a powerful engine. Focus the spirit of vitality in the concentrated mind and retain the Chi internally through the heart (Mind). This will bring tranquility and relaxation though the body. You want to be in a state of heightened awareness and this will bring sensitivity.
Disease can be prevented and longevity is enhanced.
Do not diffuse the spirit of vitality by exposing it to the external forces. When the Chi is diffused, the eyes will open wide and the tension in the body will increase. This is known as a circulatory congestion and loss of health.
When this happens your intentions become readily apparent and an appointee can take the opportunity to wound you.
     

The Bubbling Well


There should be no excess of Chi or deficiency. There should be no hollows. There should be no severance nor splice. Focus on the rounded out feeling. The chi should be evenly distributed. That way the whole body is rounded out when doing the form. The movements should be even and regular. Do not go suddenly high or suddenly low, but slow. There is a delay time in the Chi. Be smooth and even then you can achieve the form effortlessly and the continuous energy moves with you not against you. Then the blood begins to circulate freely.
The lowest vertebrae should not protrude, but should aline with a plump spine, erect. The spirit of vitality can reach the top of the head, moving forward or backwards, be perfectly straight. Do not incline forward or backward as it will disrupt the balance. So keep your center of gravity. Then you send the signal of your center to your opponent.
Root the energy in the feet, then develop the chi to the legs, then to the waist. Move up to the fingers. If the feet, legs and waist are not moving as one the Chi is diffused. Move as one force and advance and retreat will feel complete. This creates a superior position and you gain advantage.


The intrinsic energy that is rooted in the soles of the feet is the called the “Bubbling Well.” Use this point to develop the chi in the legs to the waist, then to the spine. Once in the spine move the chi to the arms, then to the fingers through the tendons. Liberate the Chi and distribute the chi evenly. The body become active and sensitized. Stepping forward or back you obtain a “good opportunity” You then can detect the defects and susceptibilities of your opponent. You get the superior position. You become faultless and this poster gives your opponent no opening.
Release the energy from the spine with the whole body acting as one unit. Failing creates havoc in the body. This havoc of body and mind is known as confusion. Disorder is controlled by the correcting and adjusting of your legs and waist.
Do not use the hands, keep the Chi in the legs and waist. The more you use your hands the more fault you will have. Do not be clumsy and stiff. The more you use your hands the more stiff and clumsy your upper body will be. When this happens your body and mind will fall into a state of disorder. Tai chi has nothing to do with the hands although you have hands.




The Substantial and insubstantial


The Chi moves up, down, right & left. The same principals apply and the movements are directed by the consciousness within. Forget the outward appearance.
Adjusting the waist and legs the chi will follow the mental intent. That is external action follows your mental intent. The Chi follows the Yi’ the mind. It is not easy to adjust the legs and waist, you have to be conscious of your intent at all times, this is no easy matter. Take into consideration the accurate observation of your opponent. Then adapt yourself to the circumstances.
Formulating a clear idea of the goal in mind. This is the perfected technique of achieving in first in the Chi form then in the outward expression. To master the technique you must move the chi in the legs and waist carefully. It must be clear in your mind. If you do not do this the movement will be rash. This is “blindman’s buff”.

When attacking above you must not forget the below, when striking to the left you must pay attention to the right. When advancing you must have regard for retreating. If an attack is proposed upward, the initial intent must be downward. If you want to pull something upward, you must first push downward, causing the root to be severe and the object to be immediately toppled.

Combat is about adaption. When you can adapt to all circumstances you create your own opportunity. When your opponent can’t see your attack, that is when they do not know what side you are coming from then they cannot read your intention. You set your opponent in confusion and disorder to knock them off their center. This is give-take and withdraw-attack technique to uproot your opponent. Then you can easily push him.
Is it substantial? Is it insubstantial? The chi fills the joints and the whole body is threaded together. No severance is allowed.
When practicing Tai Chi  or when engaged in combat you must clearly differentiate the substantial and the insubstantial. This creates an immediacy to change and your substantial to insubstantial creates a sense that your opponent does not know you.
Putting the weight on your wrist, and making the chi insubstantial on your wrist you strike with the elbow. When your opponent puts weight on your elbow, it becomes insubstantial and you strike with the shoulder. “Folding up technique" you let them push you down and then strike with the forehead.


The snake’s tail strikes you, you have knocked the head. When a snakes head strikes you, you have knocked the tail, when both head and tail strike you have knocked the back.
The chi can be hard as iron. But if the chi is not interlaced as a chain it will not be 1000 pounds. You must be as an iron chain of 1000 pounds interconnected without severance. This way their is no center of gravity. It simply cannot be traced. Chang Ch’uan is Tai Chi Ch’uan. Also called “Long Boxing”
Long because the chi is like a river consecutive in it’s movement. The Chi rolls on ceaselessly. Chien, Kun, K’an, Li, Hsun, Chen, Tui and Ken are part of the Eight Trigrams and simple as the eight postures or Ward Off, Roll Back, Press, Push, Pull, Split, Elbow-Stroke and Shoulder-Stroke. The first four represent South, North, West, and East. the second represent Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Northwest. The five attitudes- Advance, Retreat, Look to the Left, Gaze Right and Central Equilibrium. These five are Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.


The pearl with nine crooked paths


The mind directs the chi. Let it sink deep and steady, let it permeate the bones. When the mind directs the chi let it circulate through the entire body. Where the mind goes the Chi follows. When you relax and do not collapse the chi fills naturally. Root firmly and let the mind be tranquil. The Chi will permeate the bones and it will then become marrow. The intrinsic energy will gradually develop with tremendous power.
Strong and limitless the feeling will be.
When someone has external muscular force their chi is usually weak, ineffective and limited. Let the chi circulate freely through the entire body. Do not hinder it, let your postures be even, effortless, harmonious and comfortable. The mind leads, then the hand follows, then the leg then the waist. Do not stiffen and do not become inactive, your Chi cannot sink to the tan t’ien or circulate through the body when you are stiff. The body will then not obey the commands of the mind and the Chi.
Let the silk thread pull at the crown to the heavens and let the body suspend by a that thread. The spirit of vitality will raise and you will loose your clumsiness. Let your essence permeate. Let the full spirit express itself with vital force.
When the head feels suspended properly the spirit of vitality will expand and the active and alert energy will rise from the Tan T’ien to the pai’ hui point. between the eye brows and at the crown of the head. This is the correct way. When you raise the spirit of vitality the mind and the chi will respond. This is ingenious. you begin to feel the substantial from the insubstantial and the active Chi moves harmoniously.
The mind and Chi will move according to the opponents body. The body adapts quickly. The Chi obeys the mind and the commands are expressed in the body. Sinking the Chi completely you will feel a deep relaxation.
Feel your opponents insubstantial energy, the straight line of his body, the center of gravity. Concentrate your energy in one direction and strike. Then you can push your opponent over, even far away. The Chi, the bio-electrical energy moves from the spine.


When you are properly suspended the Chi is threading a pearl with nine crooked paths. Through the body so there is no hallow. The body upright, the vertebrae erect and plump, the mind open and at rest, the waist perpendicular, arms like horizontal wheels. With this you are able to turn the energy round and sustain any blow, from any direction.
The pearls without hollows is penetrated by a thread of Chi the size of an ant. Slow and steady the Chi moves with the help of the mind. The mind is the director of the Chi. Use the mind to circulate the Chi through the body. When you know how to circulate Chi you have acquired this art and on your way to immortality.


The Chi once refined through the bones and bone marrow becomes steel refined 100 times over. This intrinsic energy takes time to study and practice. If you want to attain it you must be observant of the natural movements of the Chi. By refining the energy the body becomes a weapon. All stiff and hard adversary’s will be overthrown.
The hawk seizes the rabbit and the cat catches the rat. The Hawk seizes the rabbit by flying leisurely in the air, comfortable then has a rapid descent to seize. The rabbit had no time to defend itself. Same with the cat that waits until the rat moves. It shifts its weight on the back legs and then the slightest move the cat seizes the rat. Their is power in resting, to be still as a mountain, then when you move, move like a great river.
Tai Chi is about rooting like a mountain. You cannot be moved by other humans. To be swift like a great current you give the opponent no chance to resist. The rooted mountain stores up energy like drawing a bow, the release is fast like and arrow. The intrinsic energy that is Tai Chi is like this. Great power is concealed within. Basically the ora turns into a rubber ball. When others touch you it is soft skinned, but why can they not press down? Then without their knowing you release the Chi and it springs them backwards.


By this we mean that you seek the straight from the curved, and reserve energy before releasing it. If attacked yield and withdraw, then store up your energy by inhaling, finding the straight line and center of gravity of your opponent and release you counterattack by exhaling. This is a withdrawing attack technique.
The Chi coils up in the spine. Move the energy up the spine, straighten you back and release. Everything is timing. Let the chi fill the stiff hollows of your opponent. The Chi flowing from the legs and waist. To withdraw is to attack, to attack is to withdraw. The energy will always sever and then rejoin.
The chi is like a ball withdraw and attack cannot be separate acts. If you are knocked on the left side you neutralize his strike by withdrawing or yielding, in turn you strike with your right. The force of energy will be immeasurable. After the release of energy you must rest and regather you chi.
Yang is substantial and yin is insubstantial. When you attack your energy is Yang, when you relax the body is Yin. Yang always severs and Yin always gathers. When you are in a state of Yin you are immediately connected by Yin.


The Living Force


Always yield where you are hit and hit back with the response not the reaction. When someone goes for you hand, send the energy to your wrist, if they go for your wrist put the energy in your elbow. The Chi has a delay time but it will protect you. Remember it is a living force.
Everything in Tai Chi is the “variation of substantial and insubstantial.” Yield to regain a favorable and superior position. When you are in a superior position, then you can counterattack. By moving into the most flexible point you will arrive at the most unyielding point. If you can breathe correctly, you body will become active and alert.
Tai Chi is a slow Art, it is even and effortless. Over time the intrinsic energy will develop. This incredible power is stronger than steel. Ordinary people breathe with their lungs, they breath from the upper chest alone. This is a good way of being shallow in effect, that is they become ineffective.
Practicing Tai Chi and breath with your abdominal respiration, that is the abdomen, makes the Chi active. If you breathe through the lungs only the Chi is Latent. When you sink deeply into the Tan T’ien  the body begins to circulate through the entire body without hinderance. This is beneficial for ultimate health and is the way to immortality.


Learn to cultivate Chi’ naturally and harmoniously so as to avoid ill effects. The energy should be reserved slightly by bending the legs slightly. We do this so there is a surplus and no exhaustion.
The Chi is magnanimous, it is plentiful in the universe. It is a natural wonder. Being nourished by Chi means you naturally and harmoniously cultivate the Chi. When you do this everyday you sustain no injury. You body fills up between heaven and earth, the body firm and supple. Moving away from violence the Chi calms the mind.
Breath slowly and deeply without holding your breath. Remember the mind directs the Chi. Sinking the Chi deep into the Tan T’ien properly calms the mind from thoughts. In the I Ching water and fire have been properly adjusted. The mind acts and chi follows. This way internal energy is developed.


Avoid tension when doing the form or the standing mediation, keep your arms and legs bent slightly. That way all tension releases. The more Chi you release the more you will reserve. But if you release it to it the fullest you will be weak until you cultivate the Chi again.  That is why we act only when in a state of power and counterattack when we are healthy.
The mind is the commander and the Chi the flag, the waist is the banner. The Mind directs the Chi so become the responsible commander. If the waist is broken off, the whole body collapses. For this reason we are open and expanded in our postures, later we become compact so that the Chi is perfectly delicate, fine, supple and sustained.


When you stretch out in order to loosen the muscles then use the Chi to circulate the blood. This way the body becomes stronger and stronger. When you make the movements compact you can master the techniques. Softer and softer is the key. You want the Chi to refine, then the it will become delicate and fine.
Big circles, to little circles to invisible circles. When your movements become invisible circles, you have mastered the function of Tai Chi and the profound art is yours.


Pure Steel

If your opponent does not move, do not move. At the slightest stir, you have already anticipated. Joining hands with your opponent, you act before he strikes. You are more sensitive, alert and you anticipate the slightest stir. That is you know him very well, but he does not know you.
The energy appears relaxed and slack but in reality it is ready to pounce. It is very powerful and if firmly rooted, the energy is fluid. If the energy is not rooted it will break off and discharge. The chi does not obey the mind. The mind-intent is the Chi, you must root the circuit connection.
You appear soft and effortless, internally you are strong. You hands and arms like steel bars wrapped in cotton. The lotus root is broken off, but the fibers remain connected. After an attack the energy is broken off for a time then it reconnects. The mind is the leader, the body the follower.
The mind is the active element and body the passive. So in Tai Chi the mind is the most important, the body is secondary. The body is the shadow of the mind. When the abdomen is completely relaxed, enabling the Chi to penetrate the bones, the spirit is tranquil. Then you can heed the intent of the mind. Listen.
When your abdomen is completely relaxed and sunk deeply without stress. Without the slightest brute force, then your breathing is natural and harmony sinks in. You can say that you have attained Super-sanity. The state of the real reality, the primordial state of not mind. This static free energy is the state of the natural order.


The spirit of vitality penetrates the bones. Then in that tranquil and powerful place you can adapt to any situation with agility and without panic. When you move you move like a cat, systematically as one unit. Modern city folk are easily Fragmentary and disorderly. This energy is to be avoided. When the body and mind move together their is cohesion and this unity is a place of rest. This synchronized rest is active and alive as a great current. A great river.
When you push and pull your Chi adheres to the back of you body and is gathered into the spine. Inwardly you strengthen your spirit of vitality. Outwardly you appear peaceful and quiet. The Chi adheres to the back in time of pushing  and pulling because it is adhering to the spine and will eventually permeate the bone. This is the beginning of the natural intrinsic energy and when released is extremely powerful. Muscular for is weak and ineffective compared to the Chi force.


The spirit of vitality is strong when concentrated. Peaceful and quiet you maintain equilibrium. Your center strong and your energy natural and harmonious. Walking like a cat you mobilize the energy as if reeling silk from a cocoon. Step with the heel first, light and nimble you will find the vital force. It is concealed at first, but then you breath through the heal, then the toe. The entire wall of chi moves with the slightest movement of your foot. You mobilize 1000 pounds with 4 ounces. If you jerk the silken thread will break and the energy will be broken off. The jerk causes the energy to be severed.
When in full attention of your Chi, ignore the breath and strike the force. In this moment the Chi will be strong as pure steel. If you pay attention only to the breath, your blood circulation will be impeded and the strike will be ineffective. Chi is an inherent “oxygen” that belongs to both heaven and when circulated in the Tan T’ien creates a tremendously powerful pure steel.
The Chi is like a cartwheel, the waist is like an axletree. The waist controls the power of the whole body.


The Supreme Ultimate

Tai Chi is The Supreme Ultimate spring, In Wu Chi it is called the Limitless. This true source of motion and tranquillity of is the mother of the earth it is the true yin and yang of the earth. To stand motionless and cultivate chi is supreme.
Tai Chi means moving the Wu Chi. That is we are moving the insubstantial and substantial, yin & yang transformations. To manifest the Chi in it’s true form we see that in motion yin and yang separate, and in tranquillity they fuse. When you practice the mind has an intention of moving, the movement is sent immediately. Then yin and yang separates in to two, when you stand still the Yin and Yang fuse, they return to Wu Chi.
Try not to have excess and at the same time no insufficiency. Bend and yield as you opponent stretches out and expand as he contracts. When you are in combat there should be no excess and no insufficiency in your movement or postures. Be in perfect balance. You equilibrium does not incline side to side. If you opponent doesn't move neither should you. Their should be no hollows in you postures.


Let the chi fill every crook and crany. No hallows should be detected or your opponent will take advantage to knock you over first. First discover you opponents defect and then obtain a superior position. No excess and no insufficiency means that you do not take initiative and you do not fall behind. That way your nature is adaptable and you can change with each situation.
If you want to master unyielding by yielding you learn to withdraw. To create a defective position in your opponent. To obtain a superior position of your own is the ability to adhere.
When your opponent strikes you withdraw and use “Roll Back” creating a neutralized energy, by moving the chi to one side of the body. This technique is called “To withdraw” or “Dodge”.


When you have neutralized the force of your opponent you have made your opponent defective. The Chi moves to the other hand and you have the superior position and you touch lightly with your hand. You have put your opponent in a defective position and this means “to adhere”
When your opponent is fast you are fast, if they are slow you are slow, give yourself up completely and take no initiative. If their attack is fast, yield fast. If the attack is slow, yield slow.
If they withdraw fast, advance fast. If they retreat slow, you can adhere slowly and closely. Don’t leave a gap.


Relax the arms and hands and do not exert the slightest external muscular force. When you understand this you will know “interpreting energy”. This is about apprehending interpreting energy. Arduous practice leads to a far-reaching insight.
First learn all the postures correctly, then you learn by knowing the functional us, then you learn how to interpret energy. This means you recognize if your opponents attack is fast or slow, long or short, real or unreal. Reading the counterattack means you arrive before he does.
To arrive at the stage of divine transformation you must study the correct postures. Then you can learn how to interpret energy. The more you practice the more you will become elegant and refined. Then the wide insights come. You will comprehend what I’m talking about.
To be nimble is to be light of energy. You preserve the Chi at the top of the head and sink to the Tan T’ien. In relaxation your body is completely relaxed and you feel (The Pai Hui Point). This power controls the power of your entire body. It prevents you from falling or collapsing when your torso is completely relaxed. Directed by the mind you do not use external force to push the head upward.
Your head should be held as if suspended by a thread from above, perfectly erect. Your mind Tranquil and clear. The body is light and in this lightness you attain a nimble action. With constant practice you eyes brighten and you will be free of headaches.


When the Chi sinks to the Tan T’ien and is directed by the mind, you circulate the Chi through the entire body without hinderance. Do not keep the Chi above the Tan T’ien as it will hinder the blood circulation and be detrimental to health. Do not incline, do not lean.
Disappear and suddenly appear. This is the way.
We maintain equilibrium of the body by not swaying side to side. Stay upright. If you incline you have already lost your balance and then it is easy to be pushed over. Staying balanced is what Tai Chi is about. It is “Withdraw and push”.
Eliminating all the defects you must stand with your body perfectly erect and completely relaxed. Then you can sustain attacks from any direction. To disappear means you become insubstantial (Yin) to appear means to reveal the substantial (Yang).
When your opponent attacks you withdraw your body, that is you become insubstantial. That they cannot put their energy onto your body. When they retreat you immediately follow up to counterattack. That is you have become substantial.


When you hide the body becomes Yin and when you suddenly reveal yourself you have become yang. Then your opponent is completely under your control. When your opponent puts pressure on the left you move to the right, when your opponent puts pressure on your right you move to the left.
Yield when your opponents strikes. Do not let them find a solid resting place. That way he cannot find a target to hit. Your body is so light and nimble, so sensitive and alert that you comprehend and anticipate his every move. That way you have solid and empty points. So when your opponent puts pressure on your left it becomes insubstantial, when pressure is brought on the right, the right becomes empty and insubstantial. This is yielding.
The Chi moves high and Low, upward and deeper, deeper down. The terribly fearful technique is that the body can be thrown high or low. So high your opponent can land on a roof. With “Roll Back” you let your opponents energy go to the side of your body. Then he hits the air and not your body. Then you advance and you see that your opponents escape is exasperatingly short.
The Chi softens and refines and the energy becomes so sensitive that you adjust yourself to the weight of a feather. When this happens you can neutralize the energy to make a fly’s legs separate. Making it stumble as it try’s to land you your body. This is high level.
Ancient masters used to put seeds in their belly button and see if they could shoot the pellet to the ceiling. That is high level Tai Chi.


The Peerless Hero

The center of gravity is superior. When you learn to interpret energy you know your opponents plans. In the Art of War it is said “To know your own plans and be acquainted with this of the enemy is the sure way to victory.” So to master all the techniques you become a peerless hero in Tai Chi.
Many schools and many postures they will teach the strong defeating the weak. Clearly they are relying on external muscular force to win. This is not the way.This is not Tai Chi’ and their form is empty. To use intrinsic energy and not external muscular brute force to deflect the the momentum of one thousand pounds. This is Tai Chi and the fundamental Art of a trigger force of four ounces. When one masters Tai Chi one understands that it is not brute force that wins.
If you see an old man defending himself and defeating a great number of men what does this have to do with swiftness or brute force? Through the techniques the Old man has acquired the ability.  His sinews, tendons and bones become stronger and stronger. The older he gets, the more vigorous he becomes. He can enjoy good health. He is not confused and disorderly. Disorder is of no value. Real swiftness can be put to practical use. When you stand like a balanced scale and move like a cartwheel then you stand balanced.
The body should stand erect and relaxed. when you move actively like a cartwheel it means that the lowest vertebrae are plumb erect. The head is straight is if suspended above.
Stand like a balanced scale and be erect in body and mind. Relaxed. When you keep your weight on one side you will adapts and when you “Double-weight” your actions will be impeded. So when riding a bike you step on a pedal. When the right foot pushes the left foot relaxes, that is the left food is un-weighted. If you put weight on both feet you impede the bicycle.
To avoid “Double-weighting” you must know Yin and Yang. Yin is insubstantial and Yang is substantial. To adhere is to withdraw, to withdraw is to adhere. Yang does not leave Yin, and Yin does not leave Yang. When you coordinate the energy correctly you can be said to be interpreting energy.


Naturally when your opponent strikes Yang energy comes to your body. But you should neutralize his strike by yielding and withdraw so your body becomes insubstantial or Yin. Keep your hand on his body to adhere the energy, do not leave a gap. Then your opponent withdraws his body, when your opponent is Yin and insubstantial then you follow up.
Yin and Yang naturally Wax and Wane. Yin does not leave Yang, Yang does not leave Yin. The trick is to have Yin and Yang in perfect coordination. Then when you know Yin and Yang intimately you can be said to be interpreting energy correctly.
The more you practice the better the skill will be. Examine thoroughly and remember silently. Then you can rely on the mind completely. Studying from books and from good teachers gradually you skill will reach such a high level that your body will immediately respond to the dictates of your mind.
When you can interpret energy correctly, through practice then the energy will become more refined and delicate. Your skill will increase and the Chi will become as strong as steel. Continue to remember the silence and always examine thoroughly the substantial Yan and insubstantial Yin. Learning from teacher and books you will reach a high level. The key is to forget yourself and follow others in Tai Chi you never take initiative.


Follow your opponent, follow his movements. If you follow your energy will be light, if you take initiative you will be clumsy. Nimble is your state if you follow the Chi and confused if you use force. Take initiative to find your opponents defects by listening.
Be peaceful and outwardly quiet, While the Chi is ready to pounce. You are alert and ready. The cat always catches the mouse, but the dog doesn’t always catch the fox. This is because the cat is outwardly quite and inwardly ready, while the dog is outwardly loud and inwardly clumsy. In tai chi it is a deviation of wide divergence.
Tai Chi is a subtle dance and has profound outcomes. Tai Chi is ingenious and you find out the absolute accurate and correct way to learn & practice. Do not be handicapped, always find the best teachers and the best books.




Tranquillity in action

Thirteen postures are about the waist and now has progressed to 15o postures. These postures prolong life and you can resist insult. The art is so highly sought after and so profound that it is almost impossible to acquire the art. Do not be negligible.
The waist is the main reason why the 13 postures where created.
In moving from substantial Yan to insubstantial Yin pay close attention. The Chi will circulate throughout the entire body without hinderance. The movements changing from substantial to insubstantial contain the elements of expanding and contracting. This Bio-electrical energy is opening and closing, revolving and advancing and it is also retreating.
When you practice the postures, always be vigil and pay close attention to the slightest movements. Do them lightly and vividly. You will be effective over time and you will become comfortable and harmonious.


Everything is directed by the mind, the Chi circulates through the entire body. If you use force the external muscular force will beat you because the whole body will be tense. The Chi will be impeded and this will stop the circulation of Chi in the blood.
When you are inwardly tranquil, one responds to the force in action but keeps maintaining an unruffled attitude. That is you manifest your technique. This inscrutable energy keeps you in an adaptive stance.


Tranquillity in action means that you have two extremely contradictory instincts. When in tranquillity you are regarding your protection and action means you are on the attack. So when you are still as a mountain you are motionless and when you are firmly rooted you create the postures without floating. Then as you move you act as a current or a great river. You roll ceaseless to meet the changing conditions of life.
For every action a reaction. If you move hand the body will follow. The internal organs should remain calm and tranquil so that you can meet the challenges of life with a easy manner. If you are not tranquil of organs you will scatter the energy and confuse the body. This way you will make it impossible to detect the defects of an opponent. To maintain your superior position the mind and the Chi must respond ingeniously. In that efficacious exchange of substantial and insubstantial you develop the active harmony. So the body is sensitive and light as a feather, but also pliable, supple.
No fly can land on you and no opponent can fathom your next move. But you anticipate his at all times. You cannot reach a high level without hard study and diligent practice over a long period of time.
Paying attention to every posture you seek out its hidden meaning.The 13 Postures of Tai Chi:
The 13 Postures is the foundation of Tai Chi Chuan. Without the 13 Postures there is neither the Chuan (form) nor the push-hands. These 13 postures were derived from the Eight Trigrams (the first 8 postures - energies) and the Five Elements (the last 5 postures - steps). The 13 postures are:

    1    Peng (ward-off)
    2    Lu (roll-back)
    3    Chi (press)
    4    An (push)
    5    Tsai (pull-down)
    6    Lieh (split)
    7    Chou (elbow strike)
    8    Kao (shoulder strike)
    9    Chin (advance)
    10    Tui (retreat)
    11    Ku (look left)
    12    Pan (look right)
    13    Ting (center)




The 13 Principles of Tai Chi:
The 13 principles must execute the mind, chi, and physical movement in one unit. This means that when the mind is focused on a specific area of the body, the chi will flow into that area. When the chi flows into an area, power will follow.
    1    Sinking of Shoulders and Dropping of Elbows
    2    Relaxing of Chest and Rounding of Back
    3    Sinking Chi down to Tan T’ien
    4    Lightly Pointing Up the Head
    5    Relaxation of Waist and Hip
    6    Differentiate Between Empty and Full: Yin and Yang
    7    Coordination of Upper and Lower Parts of the Body
    8    Using the Mind Instead of Force
    9    Harmony Between Internal and External
    10    Connecting the Mind and the Chi
    11    Find Stillness Within Movement
    12    Movement and Stillness Present at Once
    13    Continuity and Evenness Throughout the Form




In every posture you should find the variation of substantial and insubstantial. When you concentrate the mind in a relaxed way then you sink the Chi’ to the Tan T’ien. Then you find the correct estimate of your opponent’s intent. You can find out their substantial and insubstantial aspects. Then you are affective in your counterattack.
The hands will be able to do what the mind has a wish to do. You will be able to do this with little effort and without wasting time. In this pay attention to your waist at all times. Everything above the waist is a waste of time. When the abdomen is completely relaxed the Chi will soar up and circulation of the entire body will be yours.




PAY ATTENTION TO THE WAIST






The Key is substantial and insubstantial. In this way you can understand the effective of the counterattack. When the hands do what the mind wishes then you do not waste effort.
Pay attention to the waist at all times. When the abdomen is relaxed the Chi will soar up, you want to circulate the energy through the entire body. When you pay attention  the mind eases and The Chi will sink to the Tan T’ien and circulate unimpeded. You want to feel light and nimble and with the practical application you will act effectively.
When the vertebrae are plumb erect and the spirit of vitality reaches the top of the head then the whole body feels light and agile.  The spine is connected to the coccyx. It is and important passage for the Chi. It rises and falls as you breath through the spine. When the low vertebrae are erect there is a forming of a straight line with the occiput.
The spirit of vitality will rise and with a clear mind you become alert. The head is upright and suspended. It is important to create balance and when you are light and nimble you bring the perpendicular line from heaven to earth that creates the human bio-shield.


We are clever because of our perpendicular energy. Animals are horizontal, and that is why they are strong but dull. Examine the Chi thoroughly, you will see that it is bending, stretching, opening, closing. Let the Chi take it’s natural course. The thirteen postures will function and you will learn how to neutralize, grasp and change from substantial to insubstantial. You will learn to bend (contracting inward), how to mobilize the energy like a drawing bow and then stretching to shoot the Chi like an arrow.
When you stretch the hands, arms and legs, turning the body, the limbs will be light. Closing is adhering closely to the opponent, then you issue energy. You must adhere first then issue energy. You entice your opponent to advance, then when his energy is emptied, adhere to him in closing and issue energy. This is the technique.


To enter the gate and be guided to the correct path one requires the transmission from a competent Master. Then if you study carefully the skill will take care of itself. The teacher shows the student the gate, but cannot make the student go in. Only the initiative of the students daily practice can allow them to get to the treasure.
To have an enduring mind that is ready to persevere and study hard. So the saying goes: If you believe entirely in books, better not to read books. If you rely entirely on teachers, better not to have teachers.
So the correct standard of substance and function is that the mind direct the chi and flesh and bone follow. The mind and the Chi are the Masters. When you can cultivate the proper use of  the Chi it will fill internally. Strengthening the external muscular secondly.
What is the ultimate purpose? Examine this carefully and you will create longevity, rejuvenation and immortality. The ultimate purpose is health and the ability to increase one’s resistance to disease and tension. With this you live longer. Knowing this you follow the Taoist doctrines. Study properly or it will all be in vain.




Mind-Intent


Tai Chi is not easy to comprehended because of it’s depth. The movements up, down, left and right are to be directed by the mind. The Chi will develop naturally. Do not use external muscular force. This is called Mind-Intent and is a spiritual aspect. The physical aspect is the form. That is every movement can be directed by the mind-intent. The end goal is to marry the spiritual and physical aspects.
When the body is moving in unison you have complete reliance of the mind. Tai Chi Chuan is civil and martial. The civil aspect is called Tao, the martial is technique. The mind-intent is formless and imageless. That is you have forgotten yourself.
Tai Chi is the Supreme Ultimate and is evolved from Wu Chi or Infinity. It is the mother of Yin and Yang. When you do the form the movements become separated. That is the Yin and Yang bio-electric currents separate and move. In stillness they combine into one. That is why the master say’s there should be no excess and no insufficiency. When you yield the opponent stretches out. This is because Tai Chi is derived from the principles of I Ching.


We must conquer the strong by yielding or withdrawal. To make a favorable position we stay adhered. To respond quickly in fast action or to respond slowly with slow action means that the changes are numerous, but the principle is still the same. The all pervading unity of the Chi dictates the truth.
The Mental Elucidations of the Thirteen Postures emphasize the method. In practice you find the delicate and accurate way. When beginning, let the minds direct the Chi. Mind refers to Mind-Intent and is the soul of perception. The mind is the commander and the Chi is the flag, the waist is the banner.
The mind leads and the body follows. When you do the postures one’s mind-intent is directed towards the spirit of vitality. Do not focus on the external use of breath or the physical force but the importance of Mind-Intent.




RELAX




When you relax the Chi sinks into the Tan T’ien. Become loose and less firm and relax tension from the muscle. In this way you become less stern. The energy of Tai Chi creates relaxation in the body so the body does not collapse. One achieves this by giving up ones energy externally and preserving it internally, so that ones body is sensitive and alert.
When you do this you are more able to adapt to any circumstance. If to much tension builds up the body collapses and then you cannot meet an emergency.
When we sink we relax completely and the whole body and upper torso, including the waist, thighs and legs relax. All the energy concentrated in the “Bubbling Well Point”.
This the a hollow place in the middle of the sole of the foot. When you reach a high level the Chi will sink deeply to the Tan T’ien and the Chi will move through the bubbling well.
The chest when held in a straight line creates the sinking of the shoulders and elbows. This give more relaxation. When the chest is slightly held in the Chi sinks to the Tan T’ien and the blood circulates throughout the whole body without hinderance.
The Chi accumulates in the chest, causing the top of the body to be heavy and the bottom light, the feet become easily uprooted. When the back is straight the energy will collect in the spine so the body will act as one unit.
The energy issued will be tremendous.
The shoulders should be sunk, so the Chi sinks to the Tan T’ien. If the shoulders are shrugged the Chi will rise to the chest. When this happens the entire body will feel heavy and clumsy. This will create a failure in the application of energy
The elbows should be lowered, when the elbows and shoulders are connected the elbows raised, the shoulders will be affected.
To be light and nimble means that you are preserving the energy. The head should be straight and the whole body relaxed. Keeping a light and nimble energy as if suspended from a thread will prevent you from collapsing.


The lowest vertebrae should be erect and plumb so the mind is clear. When the top of the head is clear the whole body feels suspended and light. Human beings are clever because we are connected to the heavens. We must stay grounded to be effective.
The Chi directs the mind and uses the mind to direct the movements, which should be light and agile. Do not use external muscular force but direct the movements with your mind. Be completely relaxed and do not exert a clumsy force. The Chi flows through the sinews and blood vessels and these passages are like underground water passages. The water flows continuously and when the passages are free and not blocked the Chi circulates through the whole body. When the sinews are unobstructed from clumsy energy the Chi flows correctly. That is it is not impeded.
Then the body is light and agile. When the current is obstructed the body is shaky and will totter. Using the mind instead of muscular force allows the Chi to follow the mind-intent. You want the Chi to circulate through without hinderance.
When you practice over time you acquire an intrinsic energy. Then you will be flexible and yielding and you will arrive. When you master Tai Chi your arms will be like iron bars wrapped in cotton and the weight of both arms is tremendously heavy.


The upper parts and lower parts follow each other and then the body acts as one unit.
So when the hands move the body and legs immediately move. Then the entire body moves simultaneously. The Tai Chi Classics roots the energy in the feet, develops in the legs, is directed by the waist and functions through the fingers. Then the legs and waist move as one unit. When the body moves and stops every part of the body is tranquil.
When you advance and retreat you can find the opponent’s defects. If one part of the body moves and the other parts do not move, the whole body will be in confusion. So the insubstantial and substantial must be clearly differentiated. When doing Tai Chi it is important to discriminate between the two forces Yin and Yang.


If you can discriminate between the insubstantial and substantial then you will become nimble. When you are rooted then your graceful, do not let yourself be uprooted. This way with the slightest push or pull by your opponent you stay firmly on the ground. When you step with your right foot, shift your entire weight on the left foot leaving no weight on the right foot.
When you try to step forward with one foot, while there is still some weight on both feet, this is called double-weight on both feet. This creates a clumsy feel posture. It is called “ready to be beaten.”


The Tai Chi Classics is the study of insubstantial and substantial energy. Every part of the body had both substantial and insubstantial aspects at any given time. You must consider the body to be as one unit.
When your body turns in one direction your eyes must look forward in the same. The head and the body should be one unit. All the movements connected without severance. This way the energy is one unit and the mind-intent is connected. When the head does not move as one unit with the body then it is not connected and the energy has severed.


Practicing slowly, effortlessly and continuously the Chi and the blood circulate through the entire body without hinderance. During the transition from one posture to another you stop a half a second. This allows the Chi to connect and the mind-intent to flow. When you don't stop it is called “continuously moving” and creates confusion.
In “long boxing” you know the Chi is flowing unceasingly like a great river. The energy breaks off and is joined again connected by mind-intent. So the Masters say “ The lotus root is broken but the fibers remain connected.’
This is meditation in action. It is not muscular, it is energetic. When you use muscular force the blood vessels and veins expand and this creates an impeded Chi circulation. This creates exhaustion that is bad for the health. When you practice Tai Chi you must control your movements by remaining tranquil.
Tranquillity and mind-intent direct the movements and by mind-intent you move away from muscular force. This creates and effortless and continuous flow. Then there is no stopping or jerking.
The the beauty is acquired without difficulty.


The Mind and The Chi






The Mind and the Chi in the body cannot be seen. They are invisible forces so man does not believe an cannot comprehend until they feel the Chi force. The Chi is perhaps the most important essence in the body and actually give blood the impetus to circulate. The Chi nourishes the blood and the blood then replenishes.
When this happens the body becomes strong and the nurturing fire of the kidneys called (ming men huo) creates reproductive secretions. The Taoist call it “Water and fire in coordination” or the “internal elixir (of immortality).
This point is preserved in the tan t’isn and point 11/3 inches below the navel. Taoists' treasured this point, when ordinary people think that blood is the most precious element in the body, the Taoists knew that it was the Chi. The Chi is the master the blood is the assistant. So it is that the Chi protects the blood and the blood nourishes the body.
Everything in a mans life depends on the protection and nourishment of the circulation of the blood. We must nourish as much as protect. A person can live for some time with insufficient blood, but when there is no Chi a persons life is in danger.
Tai Chi Chuan is intrinsic energy that emphasizes cultivation of the Chi. So we externally strengthen our muscles, bones and skin and we inwardly nourish the Chi. When the Chi is nourished the defects of haste and weariness are not present.


When we properly nourish the blood becomes strong and the body is strong. Then the mind is firm and sincere. Then the sentient soul (po) will be vital. It is the vitality of spirit and the vigor that prolongs life.
Circulating the Chi freely so that one feels comfortable is about cultivating the Chi properly. That is it will yield beneficial effects and the defects of haste and waste will not appear. You will remove you weariness and then if the Chi is cultivated properly you will circulate the blood, breath through the bones an build marrow. Then the body will be strong.




When the body is strong the mind is firm and sincere. The sentient soul (Po) will be vigorous this way you can prolong life. The mind and intention are the same. That is what your intention is, that is where Chi flows. The mind is the master and the intention is the assistant. The mind-intent is about mastery of the Chi. When the mind-intent is aroused  then the intent is aroused. This way the Chi flows and follows the intent. The heart (mind), the intent, and the Chi run in a circle. When the mind is confused, the intention is confused and diffused. This dispersion creates and upward flow. When the Chi sinks into the Tan T’ien the mind-intent is firm and this sincerity of mind (heart) will settle and create tranquility.
So then the mind-intent and Chi is interdependent. So there they are inseparable from one another. When the Chi circulates through the entire body without hinderance they body and the blood will be nourished. This energetic nourishment is about mobilizing the blood and creating vitality in the spirit.


Hinderance will slow the movement of blood and also create a clumsy spirit.  When the mind-intent and the Chi are unhindered the postures create a far reaching insight. Rooting deep you can move the Chi to the topmost branches and back down. This way the close connection is a mutual relationship between the mind-intent and the Chi.
Although difficult to achieve Tai Chi Chuan is not impossible and if one practices the thirteen postures the imagination turns into reality. When this is successful the ability to issue Chi from your palms is an far reaching ability.


Through imagination we are able to emanate the Chi from the Tan T’ien as it adhere’s to the spine. When the Chi is mobilized through the back to the arms, wrists and palms it is finally issued outward from the palms to the imaginary opponent’s body.
Imagining the opponent turns imagination into reality.
When the Chi circulates properly without hindrance, the feelings and perceptions of the body and muscles become sensitive. This spirit of vitality becomes lively and clear.
When one is angry the Chi becomes coarse and harsh and this Chi cannot produce a powerful intrinsic energy. That is it cannot root the feet. When the feet are not firmly rooted to the earth the chi becomes detrimental to health. So the Chi is produced from the correct Tai Chi practice. If the Chi emanates from the Tan T’ien and is peaceful and clear then the Chi is peaceful and harmonious.
When it is in harmony then it circulates through the entire body without impediment. When you are completely relaxed, the mind is concentrated. The movement is slow and effortless. Continuous and flowing, there is a light and nimble feeling.
When practicing this way the Chi sinks deeply to the Tan T’ien.


When the Chi is clear and peaceful then the Chi can nourish the body. This is harmony. In this the mind directs the Chi so that it sinks deeply and steadily. This way the Chi can permeate the bones and the Chi can circulate through the entire body.  The Chi follows through the dictates of the mind.
The mind and the Chi must respond ingeniously and effectively. That is efficaciously. In order to exchange the substantial and the insubstantial so as to develop and active harmony.
To direct the Chi means to thread the pearl with nine crooked paths. There should be no hollows in which it does not penetrate. So the Chi should be cultivated naturally. If it is cultivated in a harsh speed it will not be harmonious and ill effects can arise.
The mind is the commander and the Chi is the banner. When the abdomen is completely relaxed the Chi is enabled and penetrates the bone. This push and pull withdraw and attack of Chi adheres to the back of you body.
The song of the substance and function of the thirteen postures. The Chi circulates throughout the entire body without the slightest hinderance.


When the abdomen is completely relaxed the Chi will soar up and circulate. The mind and Chi direct the flesh and bone. So the importance of Chi is the discrimination of weather the Chi is peaceful and clear or clumsy and violent. When we are at peace the Chi begins to nourish the body and acquire health. Violence and anger creates a clumsy Chi and must be avoided.
When you cultivate the Chi the beneficial effects will nurture the blood. The strong blood will make you healthy. When the body is strong the mind is firm. Sincerity is bred from stillness of mind. The sentient soul (Po) is vigorous and jumps out of bed in the morning to practice.
This prolongs life and one finds the way to immortality. Some say the heart-mind is identical, but I think there is a difference. The mind is the master and the intention is the assistant.
When the mind moves, that is the mind-intent it immediately aroused. When the intent rises then the chi follows. The Chi Follows the intent. So the mind-heart and Chi are intrinsically connected.
It is a dynamic circle. The Mind commands the Chi. When the mind is confused the intention is dispersed. The Chi floats upward in confusion. When the Chi sinks to the Tan T’ien the mind-intent will be firm and sincere.
Then when the mind-intent is firm the heart is still, peaceful and tranquil.




So the mind and the Chi are inseparable. When the Chi circulates throughout the entire body without hindrance it will expedite movement of the blood. When this happens you mobilize the spirit of vitality. Then you can be functional.
You must have both principles and techniques or you will not acquire the Art. When you look at the root then there is a close connection and a mutual relationship with mind-intent.
Tai Chi Chuan is not impossible to do. When you begin to practice the thirteen postures or practice them singly you will start with the concept of imagination. Always it starts in the mind. So when you push, pretend there is an apponent in front of you. You may not be able to issue Chi from your palms but if you continue to imagine the Chi emanating from the Tan T’ien, adhering to the spine, then you will feel chi being mobilized through the back of the arms. Into the wrists and palms and finally issuing outward from the palms to the imaginary opponent.
This kind of imagination is vague at first but with practice over a long period of time you will be able to use the Chi at will. The imagination becomes reality.


Imagination Becomes Reality




When the Chi circulates throughout the entire body without hinderance, one becomes sensitively alert. The spirit of vitality means the Chi is alive and the clarity of mind can be perceived correctly. That is the sanity of nature is keen and clear. One learns the art of Super-Sanity.
The more one uses muscular force the more the Chi will be impeded. Anger makes the Chi coarse and harsh. When one is angry one cannot be powerful, nor can the feet become deeply rooted. Anger is the most detrimental to one’s health.
Correct Tai Chi practice is about the Tan T’ien, it is peace in action. It is clarity in motion.
There is harmony in movement. The circulation through the whole body without impediment.


When one practices Tai Chi the entire body is completely relaxed. The mind is concentrated and the movements are slow, effortless, continuous, flowing, light and nimble. When the Chi sinks deeply into the Tan T’ien there is “Mental Elucidation of the Thirteen Postures.”
When the mind directs the chi so it sinks deeply and steadily it begins to permeate the bones. The chi is then circulated throughout the entire body. Freely and unimpeded. Then the Chi follows the dictates of the mind.
The mind and the Chi are one. They respond ingeniously to one another. This is why we practice mindfulness.


The mind moves in exchange with the substantial and insubstantial so as to develop deep active Chi. The harmonious tendency to stillness. The direct Chi is like threading a pearl with nine crooked paths.
There should be no hollow, which the Chi does not penetrate. The Chi should be cultivated naturally to avoid ill effects as the mind is the commander the Chi is the banner.
The abdomen is completely relaxed. Enabling the Chi to penetrate the bones. When the push and pull and the withdraw and attack are correct, the Chi adheres to the back of body. The “Song of the Substance” and the full function of the body is employed. The Thirteen Postures circulate the Chi.
There is not the slightest hinderance.


When the abdomen is completely relaxed the Chi will soar up and circulate through the body. The mind and Chi are one. The flesh and bone follow the dictates of the mind-intent.
It is up to you to discriminate whether the Chi is peaceful or clumsy. The more peace the more clarity. Violent Chi must be avoided, anger Chi tears at the organs.
When we practice slowness of Chi we move with the Chi that has a delayed reaction. Students will have doubts at first but then they will sense something. This something is the refining of steel. We start with Wrought Iron and move into Steel. It must go through a long process of refining time.
The natural way is supreme. That is the slow movement and the slow refining of the Chi is the way of the mind-intent. The Chi follow the Mind. When we are fast we use external force and this makes us clumsy. Sinking the Chi to the Tan T’ien relaxes the entire body and then the principle of Tai Chi is controlled tranquility.
The soft conquers the forceful. Conquers the force with the gentle yielding. From the nothing something, a substance is produced. It cannot be seen, but it can be felt. It’s soft but it is the strongest thing in the world.


When we adapt by yielding without hinderance, without letting go, without resistance then the substantial and insubstantial begin to become apparent. Slowly and leisurely, gradually we move the Chi and the blood. It is tranquil.
Because of this tranquility, the Chi sinks deeply and when in the Tan T’ien you can hold yourself firmly. This is called central equilibrium. When the mind and the Chi are firm then the mind can be maintained calmly. That is we are unperturbed.
That calmness of mind, is a state of peace. This is the ideal situation for Chi to flow freely and the bones can breathe. When the Chi sinks into the Tan T’ien, the spirit of vitality is concentrated in the spine. The concentration of energy and Chi moves unhindered.


Slowness comes to the mind in a delicate form. The mind becomes delicate and careful and the spirit becomes clear. The Chi thrives in clarity of mind and one cures the defect of any hinderance.
When the mind is in haste the Chi cannot sink to the Tan T’ien. When the Chi cannot sink the mind is not tranquil. The mind has nothing by which to abide and disorder and confusion arise. Then agility is lost.
To control action with peace and tranquillity means to conquer the hard with the soft. The feeling of the Chi is a sensibility of the body and mind. Making a through investigation of the substantial and insubstantial. When the body is affected by a movement the mind is immediately aware of it. This is refinement in action. The body’s sensibility is so refined that the functional use is unlimited. The Chi is inexhaustible energy.


One is able to know his own plans and to be aware with this of his opponents. The comprehension of the mind comes with time as it learns what the spirit of vitality feels like. It is impossible to describe.
The inexhaustible force creates alertness in feeling and sensibility. Then you can detect the substantial with the insubstantial. Then you can have complete reliance on the mind. This is why it is slow movement, this is why we do not use muscular force.
Tai Chi movements should be a slow as possible. “To withdraw means to attack, to yield means to strike. The action of withdrawal and attack arise at the same time. When you yield strike happens simultaneously. Like a lever that is demonstrated in physics. When you master the techniques of Roll Back (Lu) and receiving energy (Chieh Chin) then you have acquired the Art.


The Roll Back techniques is “to open the door and welcome the robber in” If you don’t open the door the robber cannot take anything from you. When you yield and neutralize his striking force you must be balanced. When you direct your waist to yield and neutralize the striking force, you must have the technique of equilibrium. When you strike immediately to catch the opponent you “yield to attack.”
Only when you discover the defects of your own superior position can you avoid being double-weighted. Then you concentrate single-mindedly on his center of gravity. Their straight line and his substantial from his insubstantial.


Employing your whole body as one unit. Once you have acquired this Roll Back technique, you can acquire the technique of Receiving Energy. Do not use force against force. The receiving energy means that you wait for you opponent to expel 50% of their energy, then counterattack immediately. Then it is as if they have been hit by a thunderbolt and he will be pushed far away.
Timing and velocity is everything. Then you can dictate the strength and direction of your opponent.






The Secret Of Secrets




To ward off means to sink the Chi to the Tan T’ien. Fill the Chi to the Tan T’ien, hold the head as if suspended from above. The entire body is full of spring like energy.  The energy opens and closes with quick moments. You can uproot an opponent of one thousand pounds and make them float away without difficulty.
When you entice the opponent to move forward, go along with the incoming energy. Be light and nimble without letting go. Do not resist. This is Roll Back energy. When the opponents force is used to the extreme degree it will naturally empty. When you maintain your own equilibrium, you will not be taken advantage by other.
Press energy is functional as you move toward the opponent. When closing or attaching gently you are in one action. The reaction force is the indirect way. Like a rebound ball, you hit a wall and bounce, like rock hitting a drumhead.


When you mobilize the energy it turns into a kind of flowing water. The substantial is concealed in the insubstantial. This power is turbulent in it’s flow and when encountered is difficult to resist. So coming to a high place it swells, fills up and when it meets the hollow spaces it dives downward. The Chi flows through the troughs and crests in waves. To be like water means there is no opening into which it does not enter.
To push and pull requires four ounces, you will feel how heavy or light the force is after weighing it. One weighs it by the balance. If you ask what the principle is, it is the function of the lever.
When energy is split it revolves like a spinning disc. so when an opponent comes your way they are immediately cast away. That is the Chi has made a whirlpool, the waves roll and in that spiral the current takes your opponent.


The Elbow stroke energy is a method that relates to the Five Elements. Yin and Yang are different as high and low. Substantial and insubstantial are clearly discriminated. They are smooth as silk, unbroken in their continuity. The postures cannot be resisted. The fearsome chopping fist.
After one thoroughly investigates the six kinds of energy there functional use becomes unlimited. That is the elbow and fist work in alternation. The shoulder stroke energy is also powerful, in the diagonal flying posture. This explosive technique is carefully maneuvered while maintaining your own center of gravity.


The Five Elements are Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. These energies Adhere, Join, Stick to, Follow and Do not let go and do not resist.
Think about what a great current does. Contemplate the river of Chi. When Adhering two things come into contact. One with the other and they Adhere. The intrinsic energy is pulled up by mental intent. When an opponent is too strong, using “Adhere” energy can cause him to loose the center of gravity.
Using Mind-intent you make his chi rise upward, then his entire spirit of vitality concentrated upward will make his body heavy and his legs light. When this happens his root is naturally broken. Broken by his reaction force. Withdrawing the hands slightly use the energy of “not letting go and not resisting.” This induces him to be suspended and empty. Then you have “Adhered” it feels like adhering to and lifting up a ball. Adhere and then lift. Then you know to adhere is to retreat, to retreat is call adhering.


The mental conception is a kind of imagination. The substantial and the insubstantial the opponent is completely unsuspecting. Even if the opponent has power, if you lure him and he abandons  a defensive positions and takes up an offensive one then his real power will disperse.
Then you know his defects and strike with the Chi. Entice and then uproot your opponent. Then he falls into a snare through his own fault. You keep your own defensive position while your opponent seems to not be on the offensive.
If your opponent does not move, you do not move. At the slightest stir you have already anticipated his first move. You must constantly investigate this, you must comprehend it. After a long time of practicing everyday you will manifest the Chi naturally.


When you join, that is when you connect together. That is to attach continuously without pause this is called “Join” energy. Stick means to fasten on and stick. If the opponent advances, I retreat. If he retreats I advance. If they float, follow up. If they sink, relax. If they try to let go fill the gap with Chi and they cannot get rid of you.
If they try to push forward their energy cannot come to the body. Like pasting on and sticking, without letting go. Do not resist, this is called “Sticking”. So when he pushes upward or downward against you he feels as if there is no end to the emptiness. When they advance, they feel the distance incredibly long. When they retreat they feel it exasperatingly short.


Follow means to obey. When they are fast you are fast, when they are slow you are slow. To follow means you do not move first nor move last. Give up your own initiative and follow. That is called following energy.
Do not let go and do not resist, to let go means to open a gap. To resist means to collide. Do not come apart, do not struggle against. The five elements, the foundation of lightness, this is called “not letting go and not resisting.”
Ward Off, Roll Back, Press and Push. One must know the substantial from the insubstantial. Push are the four cardinal points or directions. Pull, Split, Elbow-stroke, and shoulder-stroke. These are the Eight Positions. Only by constant study can on have any hope of success.


The lower and the upper parts of the body must act in unison. So the opponent finds it difficult to advance or attack. From the foot to the leg, to the waist, from the shoulder, to the fingers. From the lower to the upper part. All must act as one, in unity, as one unit.
All the parts of the body from head to toe must correspond with each other. Even if you are attacked with great force, there is no need to be afraid. You must control your mind, like a commanding general.
When one attacks with a thousand pounds, you can deflect his energy with a force of four ounces by the push-pull power. When they come with a force of one thousand pounds they come in a straight line. If you meet them with the body facing directly forward then the difference between the superior and defective positions are great indeed. If one attempts to deflect one thousand pounds one must master (Tung Chin).


When we entice our opponent to advance, he has emptied their energy. Adhere to him and issue energy.
If the opponent does not advance, expose your weak point and entice him to advance. Then the opponent will become empty. They we meet nothing but emptiness, we are temporarily thrown off balance, taking advantage of the moment when he has not yet recovered his steady stance.
Using the body as a unit mobilizes the energy to strike. As soon as the energy is issued, the opponent is propelled away. You are like an empty camp, enticing the opponent. When they get there you attack from a concealed place.
Ho Chi’ Chu’ means that one adheres to the opponent and issues energy. “Ho” indicates adhering gently. With this you feel the strong and weak points of your opponent. Before you issue energy, you must know the opponents center of gravity. Relax and concentrate all your energy in one direction. “Blind pushes” cannot be effective. One must have the principles clear in mind.


Adhere, join, stick to, and follow with not letting go and no resistance. Adhere means to lift and pull up. You want the opponent’s heel to leave the ground. When they are uprooted their stance floats unsteadily.
To Join means to give yourself up and not leave the other. “Stick to” means to struggle to remain attached, not allowing the opponent to separate. Follow means to adapt to the opponent. Not letting go and not resisting your opponent is under your control
When you issue the hidden energy the Art of Adhering, joining, sticking and following will be revealed.
When you find yourself in an inferior position which you cannot avoid, you mind must not be confused or flustered. If you are about to be struck and cannot escape imitate the hopping of a sparrow. That is that both feet leave the ground. Jumping away a once you break the energy below and prevent the fall. Then you remain as one unit and the mind and spirit are not confused.
To escape one must keep the body one unit. Empty and receptive, with energy concealed. Release the tension and soften the hard to neutralize the force. Place both hand in front of the body. Hold the back erect, let the chest be relaxed and hollow the chest. Cover the groin and protect the kidneys.
With a long study of the proper functions of substantial and insubstantial energy, you will be able to keep the energy in the Tan T’ien. From there you can learn the principles of Tai Chi.