• Every muscle in the body has to be relaxed and loosened
• The body has to maintain an upright position without leaning or tilting
• Empty the chest, relax the shoulders and drop the elbows
• Tuck in the back and keep a light consciousness on the crown of the head
• Contract the anus, but ensure the buttocks are relaxed and hanging
• Bring the Spirit within to cultivate the Chi and avoid unnecessary movements in the three parts of the body: head, arms and torso
• Maintain an awareness of the three centers (palms, tan tien, sole of the feet)
• Use the mind, not brute force, to stay in your center
• Calm the mind, relax the body and maintain an awareness of the body
• Initiate all turning from the hip and waste

• When stepping forward or backward, the substantial and insubstantial feet must be clearly differentiated and firmly grounded
• The legs initiate the backwards and forward movement
• In calmness there is movement and in movement there is sinking
• Upper and lower body must synchronize harmoniously, without dispersed movements
• Relax the neck, sink the shoulders and drop the elbows
• Three things that should never be locked straight in the form: body, arms and legs
• Maintain continuity without any breaks, internal and external harmony
• The hands move like reeling silk from a cocoon and the feet move like a cat in motion
• Have faith, modesty and perseverance and success will prevail
• Fully understand the Tai Chi Form and the applications will be natural.

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