I have read three Taijiquan books by Master John Loupos. These books are very informative, well written, and full of insights. From his book, Inside Tai Chi, p.181, we find the following lists of "Additional Principles" of T'ai Chi Ch'uan:
1. Develop your ability to maintain your vertical centerline as an axis from the Bai Hui downwards through the perineum.
2. Develop your ability to always move fluidly from your center.
3. Maintain your root so that you do not bounce up.
4. Allow your spirit and intention to manifest within each movement.
5. Develop your Ting Jing skill in order to listen and perceive what needs to be perceived.
6. Always strive to integrate the different parts of your body, as well as the different parts of your self.
7. Always attend to stregthening the weakest part.
8. Breath naturally.
9. Like water, seek the most natural path. Employ the least amount of force necessary for any given action.
10. When issuing force forward, root down to the back and draw in the front. When receiving for from the front, root to the front and ground down to the back.
11. Remember that both life and T'ai Chi are temporary gifts. Celebrate them accordingly.
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