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| The Quintessence Hao Style |
| Stage 1: External Posture |
| The essentials of the torso methods |
| Internal energy |
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Wu (Hao) style tai chi has a set of strict requirements regarding its practice. From the external to the internal, each requirement is clearly stated.
The first stage is the practice of external forms starting from the basics. This stage can be further classified into two phases:
1. The movement of the posture, and
2. The torso methods (shenfa)
In tai chi, it is considered that knowing the movements of the form indicates the knowledge of the fists, while knowing and understanding the torso methods is Taiji. With these two combined, then it is called tai chi.
The second stage is the practice of internal structure, also called the internal energy (neijin), that is the practice of magnificent posture (qishi). The internal energy appears internally and not externally. It also indicates the opening and closing of the mind and qi. This second stage can be further classified into three phases:
1. Separation of the mind and qi; internally there is a feeling of separation between the muscles and the bones.
2. Distinguishing between the mind and qi, that is using the working movements of the separated muscles and bones, to sense the magnitude of the magnificent posture - big or small, long or short, thin or thick, etc. Where the mind reaches, the qi reaches and the energy (jin) reaches. Moving as if not moving; to have then it exist, not to have then it is non-existence; suddenly appears and disappears, this must be clearly distinguished in each and every movement.
3. the agility in separating the mind and qi, that is the whole body is united as a whole, where the body will automatically follow the mind.
