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Classic Corner - Number 7
Longfei News Letters - Volume 4, Issue 3

NUMBER 6
Coordination of
the upper and
lower body

The Taijiquan classics tell us that all movement should be initiated from the ground, that is of course through the feet. So the feet are the roots and the motion should be released through the legs and controlled by the waist with the energy finally expressed in the hands and fingers.

When the four component parts (feet, legs, waist, hands) combine to make one harmonious whole. The eyes should follow the action to signal the involvement of the mind.

Comment: The ten pointers for correct practice are usually associated with excellence in form practice, however all can equally be addressed to both application and push hands training. You can refer to the last issue and Yang's important point number six for more detail in the use of the upper and lower body moving in unity. I feel from my own experience that one training route to this body unification/harmony can be found in the regular practice of the Chen style silk reeling.

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