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The Twelve Principles of Taijiquan

7/27/2016

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The Twelve Principles of Taijiquan
By Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang


  1. Heart and spirit void and quiet from start to end.
  2. Center equilibrium.
  3. Use mind to move qi. The heart is the commander.
  4. Start with sink and drop.
  5. Search for soft and smooth.
  6. Inside/outside and upper/lower should work together.
  7. The transition of yin/yang will help you find hard/soft.
  8. The silk reeling force should be present through the body.
  9. Search for open/close by folding the chest and stomach.
  10. Concentrate on dantian to improve neigong (internal force).
  11. Keep your heart calm, mind quiet, and practice slowly (stillness in movement). The form is a moving standing pole (huo zhuang).
  12. You will be successful if you know both how to practice and how to nurture yourself (yang sheng).
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The Realm of Immortals

7/8/2016

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"One thing I remember from that evening was master Guo saying that it doesn’t matter what you are doing now - when you are finished with it, you must let your heart/mind rest, even if it is just 3 or 5 minutes.  If you sit in stillness for 15 minutes, you can cast everything away!  In this way you can slowly work to restore your original pure and clean heart.  And this is something that cannot be bought by gold or money. "

Finding Master Guo Gao Yi
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