Loose, Relaxed, Open, Yielding, Free, Responsive
A Defining Characteristic of Taijiquan
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Researched by Mike Garofalo
2/3/2007, 128Kb
"Sung [Relax] the waist. The waist is the commander of the whole body. If you can sung the waist, then the two legs will have power and the lower part will be firm and stable. Substantial and insubstantial change, and this is based on the turning of the waist. It is said "the source of the postures lies in the waist. If you cannot get power, seek the defect in the legs and waist."
- Yang Cheng-fu (1883-1936), Yang's Ten Important Points
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