Remembering the Master through Practicing martial Arts | Expressing Gratitude to the Master for His kindness

Taiji Songquan· Promote the Dao and cultivate righteousness

It began in 1988

As the anniversary approaches, I am grateful for my teacher’s kindness and remember him.

I was fortunate enough to learn Tai Chi in Beihai.

It has accumulated over seven years.

The earnest teachings are engraved in the heart.

The way follows nature without seeking anything in the middle.

With longing and gratitude in heart

Master’s voice and appearance often come to mind.

Only by earnestly practicing Tai Chi,

The three circles, large and small, become invisible.

A conversation at the primary stage

Question: Master, what is “he”? What does it feel like to be together?

Master: “Unity means oneness. There is opening within unity and unity within opening. One needs to practice gradually.”

Question: Master, sometimes it seems that I know my body can’t do it?

Master: If you know you can’t do it, then you still don’t know. Only when you know and can do it can you truly know.

A conversation at the intermediate stage

Question: Master, can you understand the forward and reverse winding of wires in this way? Is it like fixing one end of a towel, twisting it hard makes it smooth, but loosening it makes it reverse?

Master: You’re only half right. When you apply force, it’s going forward. When you apply force against it, you not only need to loosen but also apply force in the opposite direction.

Q: That’s really quite difficult.

Master: It’s indeed very difficult. You have to practice consciously and slowly like this. You have to practice in the right way.

A conversation at the advanced stage

Master, in boxing, one person is like two, and in pushing hands, two people are like one. What is the relationship between the two here? Is it guidance, confrontation, or?

Master: The two are by no means against each other. When it comes to boxing, one is like two different people. You just hit the punch however it tells you, without any sense of self. The two pushed hands as if they were the same. They were discussing the Dao, not opposing. One of them joined, and the other opened. It was purely natural. There was no confrontation, no fighting.

Question: Recently, while practicing boxing, I’ve been constantly thinking about this issue and have some doubts, so I’d like to ask for your advice.

Master: That’s right. You can’t just practice boxing. You must think and achieve enlightenment.

Tao Zhi, a student of the postgraduate class

November 20, 2024

The training center is always open to both new and old students for sharing their insights and experiences on learning boxing, as well as memories and commemorations of Master Yang Songquan. The genre and theme are not limited. We welcome your submissions to the email:

taijisongquan@126.com

Thank you all for your active participation.

Taiji Songquan respectfully opens

Tai Chi practitioner

Born of the boundless, it is the mechanism of movement and stillness, and the mother of Yin and Yang

Tai Chi is

The rhythm of music and the connotation of philosophy

The construction of beauty, the artistic conception of poetry

Taiji Songquan

Encounter Tai Chi, encounter the gift of life