The ordinary people has the notion that learning Taichi Chuan should be “Quan doesn’t leave the hands, just like a song doesn’t leave the mouth”, meaning practicing the more the merrier. However, Taichi Chuan looks for the correction of habits, correcting all those posterior habits of ours which run contrary to the principles of Taichi Chuan, e.g Taichi Chuan requires that the foot moves first before the hands move, with one movement the whole body moves, hitting people requires to be soft, handling opponents should be letting go oneself to accommodate others, etc.
If one who learns Taichi Chuan does not correct all these contradictory habits first before he goes on to learn the applications of pushing hands, then the more he practises, the worse it becomes, he will be diverted from Taichi Chuan further and further.
In order to eradicate this sickness, practitioners must first really understand and realize the principles of Taichi Chuan, believing it full-heartedly, and practice it in full accordance with the theory, not practicing it a lot, but practicing it diligently, making life Taichi-oriented, and Taichi life-oriented.
Every step and stance, every little detail, nothing can be wrong. You must practice it little by little, softly, bits and pieces, not writing a huge essay, or eating a big chunk of meat or drinking a big bowl of wine.
Generally, the following are the faults common with most practitioners. We should endeavor to correct them in our pursuit of the art of Taichi Chuan:
Not soft Hands move first
Ups and downs Jin broken, not integral
Double heavy Root at the foot
Not careful Too much strayed thoughts
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