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straight and linear. This allows one movement to flow seamless to the next and promotes a better flow of your chi (energy). Be simple. Live fully. Live naturally. And be simple at your core. Sink lower. In other words, let your knees relax and bend at the joint. This grounds you, lets energy flow from the earth into your body, and allows you to overpower your opponent by getting beneath his or her energy and center. Balance your movements. Just as all things in the universe are reciprocal, Tai Chi is a about balancing your moves for example, forward and back, weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing, and reach and pull back. This is based on the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, in which all living things are opposing yet complementary. Stay balanced. Both physically and mentally, good balance is essential to good Tai Chi and to life. Move the whole package. Your whole body, not just a wrist or leg, is a part of T'ai Chi movement. Think action-reaction. Think flow. Go with the flow. Think smooth as silk. Move and think as if you are on wheels. Not herky-jerky with breaks. That cuts into your energy flow. Stay rooted. Always feel that you are firmly planted on the ground. This applies not only to Tai Chi but also to life what else is new? In The Writings of Chuang-Tzu, Chuang-Tzu offers a quote to live by: Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting what you are doing. This is the ultimate.
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