A few key points to know about practicing taijiquan

We all know that practicing Tai Chi is not an overnight thing, in the end, what rules should be observed, so that it is easy to practice Tai Chi Chuan kung fu? On this topic, I would like to talk about some of my own experiences and feelings in practicing Taijiquan, and share and exchange with my friends.

There are several things that are key to learning Taijiquan:

• Practice martial arts before practicing virtue

“How high the virtue is, how deep the work is.” I didn’t really understand this saying before, but today I finally understood its meaning. Learning Taijiquan, first of all, we should learn to be a human being. It is very important to respect your teacher and your friends. I once had two masters, one of whom warned me, “It’s not good to ask for other people’s things, you have to let other people take the initiative to give you things.

• Positioning Yourself

The first thing you need to do to learn Taijiquan is to position yourself. As the saying goes: “People are more angry than others”. Therefore, one should not compare oneself with others, but compare oneself with oneself, so that one will be happy in one’s own little world. Practicing boxing is also the same, according to their own conditions, reasonable positioning, set a little lower for good, once the goal is reached, it will be very satisfied, beyond the goal, there will be a sense of accomplishment, which will enhance self-confidence, bring benefits to life.

• Read more book and read well!

In the morning, there are a lot of people practicing morning exercises, and even more people practicing taijiquan. However, when walking among them, ask how many of them read books and the principles of boxing? Very few. It is said that many people practice tai chi like doing exercises, and some of them bend diagonally, which is very ungainly, and herein lies the reason, right? Taijiquan, when played well, can produce a “flavor”. And this “flavor” I think is the embodiment of boxing theory.

Therefore, not only should we read the boxing theory and boxing method, but also related categories of books should also take a look. For example: I Ching, Chinese medicine meridian science and so on. If you want to practice boxing comfortably, other people see the enjoyment, in addition to the master’s oral instruction, in addition to the book more taste.

• To learn taijiquan, one should practice more and ask more questions and read more

Taijiquan is a treasure in Chinese traditional culture, which is created by ancient philosophical ideas such as I Ching, Chinese medicine meridian doctrine, Taoism’s health art and traditional military art. It is very abstract, some things are difficult to express in words and language, there is no master of the oral transmission of teaching, only by reading books, watching the CD-ROM is not learn, must be under the guidance of the master, constantly experience, absorb and improve, will learn to be successful .

When the master teaches boxing, every word, a movement, should be carefully experienced, do not understand to ask, do not pretend to understand. When practicing boxing, do not be afraid of others to see, stealing practice is not desirable, once added to the problem, it is not good to change.

As the saying goes: “It’s easy to learn boxing, but hard to change boxing” is the truth. Of course, stealing art is also a way to learn boxing, when the master teaches others, may wish to pay attention to listen to it, so as to supplement the shortcomings, so that the boxing frame continues to improve. In addition, do not understand to ask this is the road to success.

In the line of boxing walking frame, to carefully figure out, to do loose, soft, slow, even, stable, so as to experience the flavor of Taiji.

Many people who practice boxing never ask, and I said, “Ask the master to change your boxing.” He said, “I don’t know what to ask.” Like this friend I tell you a magic formula: you say to the master: “Master, I practice a style, show me the problem?” Problems do not come out?

Learning boxing can not close the door to self-practice, you have to watch others practicing boxing. When you first learn, you will think who practiced well, good at what? I do not know, not good, and can not make sense, this is because of the boxing theory does not recognize, with the continuous improvement of kung fu, gradually, you will have their own insights, can be selective to see, articulate their own point of view.
At this time, it means that your boxing has made progress, and the good ones will be taken and become your own, and the bad ones will be your own faults, and you can’t commit them again.

Learning taijiquan should be in the “practice” and “understanding” on the word work, there is no shortcut in this issue. However, we must practice according to the principle of boxing, and practice in connection with the theory and practice, so that we can gain something. Some people think that “boxing ten thousand times the reason since the emergence of”, this is not true, there must be a premise, that is, to be practiced in accordance with the rules of practice is right, otherwise, the effort to put down more is also in vain.

• You should be able to practice but also be able to maintain

Three points for practicing, seven points for nourishing. No matter how well you practice, if you don’t know how to nourish it, you will give up. The practice of boxing should be done in a proper way, but if it is not done properly, it will also harm your health. Each person’s own conditions are different, but the practice of boxing must be centered on one purpose: “let nature take its course”! Don’t force yourself to do some movements.

After practicing, you can’t take off your clothes and wipe yourself with cold water. “Sweat all over the body, the wind like an arrow” This is the master often warns a sentence. If you understand this principle, you will know how to protect yourself. Usual diet should be based on nutrition: the biological clock should be regular; not eat, eat and drink; quit smoking and limit alcohol; peace of mind.

• You can’t be greedy. Less is better.

You can’t be greedy as a human being, and the same is true for learning kung fu. The master always says, “What is easy to get is not good.” It is easy to learn a set of boxing, but not easy to learn it well. Once you have studied a set of fists, other fists are just forms.

So practice a set of boxing should be practiced, practiced well, really let the boxing theory in your line of boxing walking frame reflected to the fullest, melt yourself into the nature, to achieve a realm, into a state. You can really realize the essence of removing illnesses and keeping fit without illnesses. At this time, Taijiquan will give back to you a healthy body and endless happiness!

• Continuous improvement of the quality of boxing

One cannot always stay at a consistent level, one must keep moving up and be enterprising. The same applies to boxing practice. Every day, you have to make certain gains. When you have just learned a set of boxing, you will be very proud of yourself, but you don’t know that it is only a gap that just opens the door of taijiquan, and there are a lot of contents that need to be perfected and enriched in the boxing frame. Practice is actually very bitter, to have endurance, perseverance, is time plus sweat. The more you give, the thicker the return, which is another kind of yin and yang relationship.

To practice taijiquan, you have to focus on the process, not on the result, rather the result comes easier. Because, it accumulates little by little in the process, and without realizing it, the door to success is open. Therefore, every step of learning boxing should be down-to-earth, one step at a time, one step at a time, constantly perfecting and enriching.

• To learn with interest and confidence

Taijiquan is a form of art, we should take practicing as an art to enjoy and be intoxicated by it, rather than a routine and a burden. In addition, to have self-confidence, believe that they are the best, so you can go better and better, their own boxing intoxicated, others look at the enjoyment!

• Perseverance and learning with an open mind

Being able to persevere for a long time is probably the most difficult thing under the sky. Out of a hundred people who learn taijiquan, only three or two will be able to persevere and achieve something in the end. Taijiquan itself is already difficult to learn, and it is even more difficult to persist in practicing it, not to mention that modern people live a fast-paced life with a lot of things to do, so it is hard for them to calm down and persist in practicing it.

Therefore, if a person aspires to achieve success in Taijiquan, he should first try to overcome external difficulties and his own inertia, so that he can practice every day.
It is not necessary to have a lot of time for practicing every day, but one should try to practice every day. As long as you persist for a long time, you will naturally reap the benefits.