By Wang Tsung-yueh. Although there are innumerable variations, the principles that pervades them remain the same. Without long practice one cannot suddenly understand T'ai Chi. Stand like a perfectly balanced scale and move like a turning wheel. Fundamentally, it is giving up yourself to follow others.
Most people mistakenly give up the near to seek the far.
Expositions of Insights Into the Practice of The Thirteen Postures. By Wu Yu-hsiang. The upright body must be stable and comfortable to be able to sustain an attack from any of the eight directions. Walk like a cat. Remember, when moving, there is no place that does not move.