Events
Jesse Tsao's Netherlands Workshop (August 28-29, 2010)
Jesse Tsao's UK Workshop (September 4-5, 2010)
Qigong for Health: A Mind-Body Workshop (October 2, 2010)
Chen Zhenglei's Chen Tai Chi Workshop (Saturday and Sunday, December 4-5, 2010)

Tai Chi Friendship Potluck and Talent Show (Saturday, July 17, 2010) Photos here!
Zhu Tiancai Workshop (Sunday, June 6, 2010) Photos here!
World Tai Chi Day (April 24, 2010)Photos here!
Master Tsao's Europe Teaching Tour in 2010 Photos here!
Annual Tai Chi Picnic and Talent Show Photos here!
San Diego Healing Festival at Balboa Park (May 2009) Photos here!
Europe (France, Spain, Italy) Workshops 2009 by Master Jesse Tsao Photos here!
World Tai Chi Day 2009, with picnic!  Two galleries of pictures now available!
Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai Tai Chi Workshop (June 29, 2008)
World Tai Chi Day in San Diego (April 26, 2008)
Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei: Tai Chi Workshop in San Diego (December 8-9, 2007)
Jesse Tsao on NBC TV News
42 Methods of Tai Chi Fajin (Power Releasing) Workshop with Zhu Tiancai 2007
World Tai Chi Day 2007: April 28th Video and Photos here! 
Chen Zhenglei Tai Chi Workshop 2006
Bagua Zhang Workshop in San Diego 2006 Photo gallery!
Tai Chi Picnic and Talent Show 2006  Photo gallery here!
San Diego Tai Chi & Self-Healing Summer Workshop 2006
Tai Chi/Push Hands Workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai...  Video here!
San Diego Grand 'Nationals 2006 ...
World Tai Chi Day 2006 ... Photos Here!
Jesse Tsao's Workshop in Germany ... Photos Here!......
Chen Zhenglei Workshop  ... Photos Here!......
Tai Chi Tour Trip to China 2005 ... Photos Here!  DVD also available, click here for sample
Tai Chi/XingYi Workshop 2005 with Grandmaster Li Deyin.........
Tai Chi Healthways won both Men and Women's Grand Champion.........
  Tai Chi Literature of the Month
  Tai Chi Information/Videos of Tai Chi Routines
  Master Tsao in the News and National TV
  Links

Celebrate World Tai Chi Day 2010
followed by a picnic
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Click here to view the photo gallery!

Tai Chi Healthways and Flowing Waters Tai Chi jointly hosted this year’s World Tai Chi Day event. Thanks to everyone who came!

Master Jesse Tsao's Tai Chi Workshops in the Netherlands
Organized by Taijiquan—Qigong School,
'Mrs Yin & Mr Yang' founder and teacher Nel van Biezen
Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29, 2010

Date	Time & Cost	Workshop	Course Code
Sat 28 Aug 2010	11am-12:30pm, 20euros	Tai Chi Warm-Up 18 Forms	ZAMO
Sat 28 Aug 2010	2pm-5pm, 40euros	Qigong 5 Animal Frolics (5 Dieren Qigong)	ZAMI
Sun 29 Aug 2010	10am-1pm, 40euros	Warm-Up Qigong, Immortals Cane Routine 1 (Wandelstokvorm) Part 1	ZOMO
Sun 29 Aug 2010	2pm-5pm, 40euros	Warm-Up Qigong, Immortals Cane Routine 1, Part 2	ZAMO

Location: Basisschool De Zuidwester, Marterrade 312, 2544ME Den Haag

Please e-mail nel.van.biezen@hetnet.nl for the complete program, also in Duetch. To book your spot, please e-mail that address or call +31618030369 quoting the course code(s) for the workshop(s) you wish to attend.
If you are attending both a morning and an afternoon session, bring a packed lunch. Fruit and mineral water available for free.

Master Jesse Tsao's UK Workshops
September 4-5, 2010

Jesse Tsao, M.S., internationally known Tai Chi master, Qigong therapist, and alternative medicine and wellness consultant, is the founder of Tai Chi Healthways.  He is specialized in the areas of self-healing, preventive therapies, stress management and mind-body wellness.  Born and trained in China, he has been practicing Tai Chi for over 38 years, including 10 years of intensive study with world renowned grand master Li Deyin in Beijing, China.  He is a formal disciple of Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei.  He was the gold medallist in the Beijing Collegiate Wushu Competition in 1980.

UK Workshop Details
September 4th & 5th 2010
The Exchange Conference Centre, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4RR

Date	Time & Cost	Workshop	Course Code
Saturday, 4 Sept 2010	10.00am – 1.00 pm Cost £36.00	5 Animal Frolics	NRQ10BWF01
Saturday, 4 Sept 2010	2.00pm – 5.00 pm Cost £36.00	36 Touch Points for Self-Healing	NRQ10BWF02
Sunday, 5 Sept 2010	10.00am – 1.00 pm Cost £36.00 (*fans extra; see below)	Tai Chi Kung Fu Fan - Xi yang mei	NRQ10BWG02
Sunday, 5 Sept 2010	2.00pm – 5.00 pm Cost £36.00	Shaolin Qigong	NRQ10BWG01

Visit http://www.exchangebridgwater.co.uk for map and details about the venue.
To book your spot, please call 0845 688 0488 quoting the course code for the workshop(s) you wish to attend.
*Please e-mail VClark@somerset.gov.uk if you have any questions regarding booking, or if you wish to order a fan.
**If you are attending both a morning and an afternoon session, bring a packed lunch!

Qigong for Health: A Mind-Body Workshop
Saturday October 2, 2010

Qigong (pronounced ‘Chee Gung’) is a powerful ancient Chinese system of self-healing exercise and energy medicine. Through gentle meditative movements and breathing techniques, the practice of qigong supports cardiovascular health and immune system functioning, reduces pain and stress, strengthens joints, and promotes relaxation of the mind, body, and emotions. The ease of qigong makes it appropriate and accessible for people of all ages and levels of fitness.  

The Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade—an authentic form of qigong—will be taught in this workshop, providing students with a solid foundation for this practice.  Practiced daily by millions of Chinese, this classical form of qigong is highly regarded for its health promoting benefits.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from world-renowned Tai Chi Master Jesse Tsao and nationally recognized Psychologist/Tai Chi Instructor Larry Cammarata, Ph.D.  Master Jesse and Dr. Larry have extensive national and international teaching experience introducing thousands to the health-promoting practices of Tai Chi and Qigong. Their classes are highly informative, supportive, and spirited! This workshop is suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners. No prior experience is necessary.

Time: Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 1-4pm

Location:  Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis Club
16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego, CA 92128

Cost and Registration:  $50, payable to Jesse Tsao, check or cash: 5051 Sterling Grove Lane, San Diego, CA 92130.     

Chen Zhenglei's Chen Tai Chi Workshop
Saturday and Sunday, December 4-5, 2010

All about Chen Style Old Frame:   All tai chi styles practiced today can be traced back to this original routine.  If you are advanced, you surely will treasure this opportunity to discuss any questions regarding your practice with the top authority!!  Understand how to make your tai chi practice toward the right direction, from posture alignment correction for energy flow to application for self-defense.  If you are new to tai chi, this will be a great start for you!!  His teaching will be based on postures discussion, not on memorizing the routine!

Location:  16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego, CA 92128.   

·        $240 for all two days; $130 for one day; $70 for half-day.  10% off  if you make payment before November 20th.  Pay directly or mail a check payable to Jesse Tsao: 5051 Sterling Grove Lane, San Diego, CA 92130.  This workshop will also count for instructor certification credit in Tai Chi Healthways Association.   Join us for a dinner with Grandmaster Chen on Saturday evening.  You need to share the dinner cost with Jesse J.

Tai Chi Friendship Potluck and Talent Show
Saturday, July 17, 2010

It was a joyful gathering with lots of good energy.  We look forward to next year!  Thanks to Scott and Vanessa for the pictures.

Tai Chi Workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai
from Chen Village, China
Sunday, June 6, 2010

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We had a great workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai. 
"...Please thank GM Zhu a lot for us, we appreciate his honesty, humility and willingness to share his immense skills with good humor!...."  " ......Just a note to thank you for the great workshop yesterday!  Grand Master Zhu is such a treasure and I really enjoyed the workshop....."

Master Jesse Tsao's Europe Teaching Tour Photos - 2010
March 19-30, 2010

View pictures by clicking here!
Second gallery here, more pictures: Teaching in Holland and Barcelona!
A great teaching trip!!  From Netherlands to Belgium, then Spain!  I enjoyed every stop and had fun with participants!  More galleries to come soon:-)    Comments:

"Hi Jesse, hope you had a great and safe trip back to San Diego. it would be easy to thank you for all the Tai Chi and Qi Gong that you shared with us this past weekend here in Barcelona. But I never expected to be thanking you for a life-shifting experience. Thanks so much for absolutely everything. You are a true Mast...." --Mikel B.

"Thanks Jesse for the experience.  Now that I've seen you I start to realize the power of Tai Chi..... Your movements are spectacular!! But the best is met people like you!! ;)
Best regards from Spain!! See you very very soon master!!" --Alexandre & Feel Good

"Thank you very much Master... This week-end was very great! I have learned a lot thanks to you. You have make me discover the big and fascinating world of Tai chi !
I'm very happy to have met you. I wont forget you and those days...
Thanks you very much." --Badaboy G.

"Master!!!Thank you for this great weekend!!! People like you make a better world!! Tank youuuuu!" --Jessica M.

"Thanks for its involvement in the course.
That was a real pleasure for me!!
See you soon!" --Lou Y.

"I am still digesting your intensive workshop in Wijk Bij Duurstede and there are many details (I am not even sure whether 'details'  is the correct word here) that already have fallen into place in my system spontaneously. So you can imagine I feel very fulfilled!  In particular the stability you can get from the use of the tailbone (which I never have thought of as being useful before....)

And having the chi flow fling out some movement, which thereby spontaneously becomes super fast. This is particularly useful in fencing.

And for the first time I have been able to really use Jin by myself after the weekend, since you gave this clear example of two people opposing each other with Jang, which surely leads to destruction because it gets totally off balance this way since there is fire raging from both sides and there is no neutralizing at all. But this must also mean that it must be somehow possible to neutralize this situation by the correct use of Jin, which mobilizes neutralizing energy  leading to a more peaceful situation. I have now understood that there is a big difference actively using Jin here as opposed to 'not reacting'. In my work there is a discussion that is soon to come, in which I will try to give less Jang than I intended at first in order to hopefully provoke a Jin reaction instead of activating opposing Jang too much. 

Furthermore what you were teaching us about using different fingers in different movements, I particularly liked !  You especially emphasized the little finger gathering energy back in and the thumb giving it out. I found myself practicing this while sitting in the train yesterday........ " --Gert C.

Annual Tai Chi Picnic and Talent Show, 2009

Our Annual Tai Chi Picnic and Talent Show was yet another amazing event. Thank you to all who came!  Thanks to Paul Potash for the beautiful pictures.  Photo album now up! - built by Alain.  YouTube videos by Linda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF4cH96rBIw,  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNGBnX-G5eQ,  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2rGWGSDkQQ,

San Diego Healing Arts Festival at Balboa Park
May 2009

Tai Chi Healthways participated this year's San Diego Healing Arts Festival!  We had a great demo event at Balboa Park.  It was a lot of fun!  Thanks to all who came! Photo album now up! - built by Alain.   Pictures taken by Thomas, Patricia, and Scott.
Video Clip on YouTube by Linda

Europe (France, Spain, Italy) Workshops by Master Jesse Tsao
May 21 - June 2, 2009

Master Tsao had a very successful teaching tour in Europe!  Photo album now up! -- "You will have a vivid tour through my camera: from the beautiful Paris to Annecy, France, the air is clean, the food is more tasty, the strawberries and cherries are sweeter; the mountains are greener, and Lake Annecy is the most clear lake I have ever seen! :-)  Barcelona, Spain, is a showcase of architecture!  The whole city went to crazy on May 27th when Barcelona's soccer team won this year's Europe Cup championship!!  Oh yes, the paella from a traditional restaurant with 70-plus years history was good too!  Surely you will see the Barcelona harbor and beaches! :-)  Parma, Italy is the home land of parmesan cheese!  They showed me the real pasta and pizza! :-)  Best of all, tai chi practitioners make me feel at home wherever I teach and stay."

World Tai Chi Day in San Diego
Saturday, April 25, 2009

Photos are here! Thanks to Jesse Tsao, Paul Potash, and Thomas Mellan, and Nathan Estis for taking them!
Click here to see Gallery 1

Click the picture to go to Gallery 2! (opens in a new window)

Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai Tai Chi Workshop in San Diego
Sunday, June 29, 2008

Another awesome fabulous workshop yesterday! I can see the New Frame will add a whole new level to my tai chi practice. GM Zhu is an absolute treasure! I loved the pace, explanations and precise details of all of the movements. The emphasis on coiling/spiraling, subtle differences in weight shifts and movements ... and that oh so awesome jump that I can't do yet but just have to get ... well, suffice it to say ... I really like the New Frame and am looking forward to learning more! Hopefully someday I will be able to do more than just dance my way through it ;-) ñSheryl W.

Thank you so much for today's workshop. It's the first time I seen grandmaster Zhu Tiancai, and he is great. He has a very good, powerful and gentle energy! Even when showing chin-na he didn't want to hurt. He shared a lot and worked us hard!
Xin Jia is interesting, but it is a whole new world! It is clear it requires a lot of skills to move the qi around, that can only be developed with a lot of practice. It was very good to practice very slowly, with all the details. The silk reeling in the afternoon were GREAT. After some time, I could really feel the benefit of all the coiling, big and small. --Alain M.

What an energetic man Grand Master Zhu Tian Cai is!!!! It was a pleasure meeting him, he has a great energy and a very nice and pleasant personality. He shares, explains and details very well. It was so easy to follow when he was standing just in front.
He never tires! What an explosive energy!
I enjoyed the workshop as I learnt a lot of detail and a lot of postures. I enjoyed the silk reelings that we started with in the morning and afternoon a lot! I wish we had continued longer as I was starting to feel a lot of qi and understand the way to move the waist... . I would like to spend more time on the "small circles" and the links in between each move. I was not aware of it right after the workshop but I felt an energy shift thanks to the workshop. 
Spending a whole day learning and practicing taiji opened up my energy level. This shows me that I "need" taiji. We all have busy and stressful lives, taiji is necessary to erase and smoothen the stress, strengthen our health and help us see the "half full glass" as opposed to the half empty glass :-) ---Izabelle M.

I really enjoyed the training and was very impressed with the skill level of both grandmaster Zhu Tiancai and yourself! Sometimes it is difficult to find people interested and skilled in the real martial arts who have a good character and are willing to openly share. There are a lot of people around with "watered down" systems and only limited knowledge of realistic applications or people who can fight but are too violent and of poor character or are just in it to make money. So I feel very lucky to have found you! --Michael S.

World Tai Chi Day in San Diego
Saturday, April 26, 2008

We had another great Tai Chi Day party.  See link for more photos--thanks Alain, Dale and Lori for the photo contribution!  Thanks to Alain for putting photos together.

Click here for the gallery!

Highlights of the workshop included detailed explanation by the Grand Master on Chen philosophy and its application in health, longevity, and self-defense. Two special performances by the Grand Masterís daughter, Chen Yuan Yuan, drew applause and appreciation by participants and guests.

Workshop Video: Click Here

Click the link below to download your own photo of "Receiving Certificate".  Thanks to Alain Mellan for taking the photos:

http://gallery.mac.com/thalisa#100023 

42 Methods of Tai Chi Fajin (Power Releasing)
Workshop with Zhu Tiancai in San Diego
Sunday, April 29, 2007

The workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai was a great experience.

Click here for the photo gallery! (Thanks to Roman Klimenko)

World Tai Chi Day: April 28th, 2007

"That was quite a meaningful day with all the Tai Chi enthusiasts and meeting your students.  It's a wonderful group of very fine people.  I especially like Larry he was so present and engaging with his great spirit.  Your style at the end was the hit of the day.  We look to you for mastering our own skills.  Tai Chi certainly does give one opportunity to find places within and define deeper places within one's self.  I found one that day.  It was so neat!!" --Barbara N.  Click here for the photo gallery (Thanks to Dolores Casile!)

Video clips here!  (.wmv streaming format, .

Tai Chi Workshop with Chen Zhenglei
Saturday and Sunday, December 9-10, 2006

We had another wonderful workshop with Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei.  Thank you to all who came!

"This weekendís Chen workshop was the best ever for me! Now that I have completed the forms,I can focus on refining and deepening my understanding of each posture. Thanks again for your part in hosting the workshop and for all of your efforts in teaching us. †I appreciate you and the open, humble spirit that you embody!
--Larry C.

"Thanks for hosting another incredible workshop with Grand Master Chen! It is such an honor to learn about the Chen†family's†amazing art directly from the source. Each workshop reveals another level to study and explore. The hands-on posture correction was also extremely helpful ... amazing the difference†one small change in posture/alignment makes in the internal flow of chi!"
--Sheryl W.

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Bagua Zhang Workshop in San Diego
Sunday, September 10^th, 2006
with Su Zifang

Our workshop with Su Zifang was enlightening for all who came.

"FUN workshop yesterday with Master Su Zifang... my legs are still feeling the burn this morning:)  Good workout and I was a bit surprised that I could really feel the qi quite strongly in the routine.  I think I am really going to like Bagua!  Master Su's performance was beautiful...I want to have that leg strength when I'm 58!!!" --Sheryl W.

Click for more photos!

Tai Chi Picnic and Talent Show 2006

A great picnic and talent show in our Tai Chi community!  Special thanks to our event MC and performer, Larry Cammarata, and the others who shared their talent: Melissa and Evan, Brady, Marianne, Nikki, David and Dan.

Click Here for Photos (64 in gallery)

San Diego Summer
Tai Chi & Self-Healing Workshop
Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, 2006

We had a very successful workshop with Sifu Xiao Pu Quan, Jesse Tsao, and Katharine Iskrant!  Here are some photos of the event.

"Wonderful workshop.  I learned so much over the 2 day weekend and enjoyed being with so many enthusiastic and great people.  Thank you for all the work you did to make it so successful". --Georgette C.  

"I just needed to write and say thank you for the awesome workshop. I feel so rejuvenated and enthused. I learned many things that will be useful in working with the patients here at the clinic." -- Pam B.

"Dear Master Tsao, Thank you so much for organizing the self healing workshop. I am very grateful to you and Sifu Xiao for sharing your knowledge. I don't know if I can explain the significance of the event..." --Marianne

   Click Here Photos

Workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai
June 11, 2006

We had a short-notice but still successful workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai.  He became an honorary advisor of Tai Chi Healthways - we are lucky to have such a high-caliber grandmaster as our guide! Click for many more photos!

Click here for a video clip of the event!  (6:35, 16.7 MB streaming WMV)

Note: The thumbnails look different, but the actual photos are super. Just click on one to see the photo.

"Jesse -- Many, many thanks for hosting ANOTHER workshop filled with Tai Chi treasures! Each workshop introduces me to new levels and insights about this incredible art. There is always so much more to learn! Please convey my thanks to Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai for being so friendly and so willing to share his extensive knowledge of Chen style. Ahhhhhhhhh ... love that fajin!!!!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT for next year's workshop :)"  -Sheryl W.

Photo Gallery (28 pictures total)

San Diego Grand International Martial Arts Competition

We had five people competing in twenty events, with a total of 14 gold medals, 5 silver, and 1 bronze.  Sheryl Wilde won the International Grand Champion (see photo on right) and was elite winner in both bare-hand and weapons routine!  She is invited to the International Competition in Florida's Disney World later this year.  Congratulations!

Results
Sheryl Wilde: 9 gold, 1 silver
Karl Newmeyer: 2 gold, 3 silver
David Moreno: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Jamie Ding: 1 gold
Jeffrey Tsao: 1 gold

Gold medallists receiving their awards. From left: Tsao, Ding, Newmeyer, Moreno.

World Tai Chi/Qigong Day 2006

We had a successful World Tai Chi/Qigong Day. Click for many more photos!

"This was a great togetherness for all Tai-Chi aficionados which should happen more often through your leadership.  I did not only find a great teacher in you but also a friend."  -Dan 

"Thanks for hosting a great World Tai Chi Day today, Jesse!† Awesome demonstration you gave!!!† Can't believe you just ad-libbed that!† And I wanted to share what I heard†said by many students throughout the day: "We are so lucky to have Jesse as a teacher!† He is a treasure." It's always such fun getting together with others who share a love of Tai Chi."  -Sheryl W.

Photo Gallery (145 pictures total)

Master Tsao's Workshop in Germany

Master Jesse Tsao taught a Tai Chi/Qigong workshop in Germany on November 25 through 27.

"Thank you very much for the wonderful workshop you gave.  Everybody enjoyed it...You left a lot of good chi for us here." -Simone O.

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Chen Workshop with Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei
November 12 - 13, 2005

We had a successful workshop with Grandmaster Chen Zhenglei. Thank you to all who attended!

"EXCELLENT workshops this weekend!!!!! It is a privilege to study under such teachers as Grand Master Chen Zhenglei and Master Tsao! Please give my thanks to Chen Zhenglei for his willingness to share his extensive knowledge with usÖ" -Sheryl W.

Click here to browse 100 photos!

Tai Chi Tour Trip to China
August 18 - 28th, 2005

The trip was an incredible Tai Chi experience for all who attended.  We visited the Chen village, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, the Shaolin Temple, terra-cotta soldiers in Xian, the Yellow River...See below for comments and photos about the trip (more to come)!

Dear Jesse, Thank you for a wonderful journey.  You are an example to all your students for patience, consideration and tolerance.  A very special man.  We had a great adventure and will cherish the memory. It was the most wonderful experience of our lives. Bob said he felt such love and peaceful chi the most of his life. It's true, Jesse. I know you could feel it too. --Pat & Bob

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for giving me the opportunity to experience the unique people, culture and history of China. It was a journey full of moments and memories that I will remember and treasure for a lifetime. I really appreciate all the hard work you put into giving all of us such a remarkable, memorable adventure. Once again, I am struck by what a good and generous person you are and how much we can all learn from you. Tai Chi is not simply a method to study martial arts or even to improve health Ö it is truly a way of life Ö and you exemplify that way of life. We are lucky to have you as a teacher.--Sheryl

Click here to browse 300+ photos!

There were 4 students who participated in this year's San Diego Grand Nationals: Sheryl Wilde, Karl Newmeyer, Yibin Wang, and Shirley Gao. They won 13 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal collectively. Sheryl Wilde won Women's Grand Champion, Karl won Men's Grand Champion.  Congratulations to all of them!  

his student Karl Newmeyer with 2 gold medals and 5 silver medals, men's Grand Champion (2005)

his student Sheryl Wilde with 7 gold medals and 2 silver medals, women's Grand Champion (2005)

In any action, the whole body should be light and agile.
One should feel that all of the bodyís joints are connected with full linkage.
Qi should be stirred. The spirit of vitality, or shen, should be concentrated inwards.
Do not show any deficiency, neither concavity nor convexity in movement.
Do not show disconnected movement.
The jin is rooted in the feet, bursts out in the legs, is controlled by the waist and functions through the hands.
From the feet to the legs, legs to the waist; all should be moved as a unit.
By moving as a unit, one can advance or retreat with precise timing and have the most advantageous position.
If precise timing and good position are not achieved and the body does not move as a unit, then the waist and legs need more development; they may not be strong or flexible enough.
This often shows when moving up or down, backwards or forwards.
Where there is something up, there must be something down.
Where there is something forwards, there must be something backwards.
Where there is something left, there must be something right.
If one intends to move up, one must simultaneously show a contrary tendency (downwards) and loosen the roots, so that it can be easily pushed off.
One must distinguish substantiality from insubstantiality.
Where there is substantiality, there must be insubstantiality.
In all ways, one has to distinguish one from the other.
The whole body should be linked together through every joint; do not show any interruptions.

(Another Version)
At the start of any movement, all parts of the body are called upon to move and act agilely.
They should be functionally and sequentially linked through out the body.
The chi should be stirring, and vital force is concentrated inwardly.
There should be no deficiency nor pitfalls; no concavity nor extension.
The strength is rooted in the feet, bursts out the legs, is dominated by the waist, and exhibited in the fingers.
Only when the feet, the legs, and the waist are organized as their functional integrity,
you are then able to catch the optimum moment and advantageous position whenever you are confronted with an opponent.
If you fail in holding the optimum moment and advantageous position, your body will be in disorder, and strength will be dispersed.
The cause of this fault must be sought from the waist and legs,
whether the distortion is on top or below, in front or behind, or to the left or right.
And all of these use the mind, not in the outward forms.
If there is something on the top, there must be something below;
if there is something in front, there must be something behind;
if there is something in the left, there must be something in the right.
Like pulling a tree out of the earth, it will be much easier if the root has been shaken and loosened first.
The changing of solid and void must be distinct.
There is solid and void in any movement, and any movement consists of void and solid.
The chi and strength link throughout the body without interruption.

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