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Training Principles of Chen's Taichi
Training Principles of Chen's Taichi
Taichi practitioners.
(II) Focus on the Foundation Not the
Presentation
Foundation refers to the root and base, i.e. the
kidney qi and lower body kungfu. The kidneys hold
the fundamental yin and yang. It is the prenatal base
and the source for vital qi. When the kidney qi is
strong, all organs are well nourished. The heart,
liver, spleen, lung and the kidney will function
properly. As a result, the person is good spirits, quick
in response and coordinated in motion. Internal qi is
one of the important aspects of good foundation. The
other aspect of good foundation is the kungfu of the
lower body. Under the condition when whole body is
relaxed and, the qi settles in dantian and charges to
yongquan, the body can be rooted solidly on the feet
so as to achieve the state of livened upper section,
flexible middle section and rooted lower section.
Presentation refers to the shown intension,
strength and hardness of certain specific parts of the
body. Training methods focusing only on the
presentation do not agree with Taichi principles.
Taichi is an internal system. It training both the
internal qi and external skills with the main focus on
solidify the internal foundation. Hence there are
sayings like: Nourish the root and enrich the
source, Nourish the roots and the branches and
leaves will flourish; enrich the source and the stream
will flow afar.
(III) Train the Body Not the Techniques
Train the body means to train the capability of the