Sifu and the morning class demonstrate part two of the T'ai Chi Ch'uan Solo Form, from Cross Hands up to and including Wave Hands Like Clouds. (I'll be posting the entire form in 6 parts)
Lesson:
It's the adherence to the 'principles'
described in the T'ai Chi Classics (Jings)
that makes it T'ai Chi Ch'uan,
not merely moving slowly.
We move slowly
to allow enough time to adjust
the postures
and the transition,
in order to 'infuse' them with the 'principles'
and to help us Meditate
with our minds focused on our breath
we adhere to the principles
eventually....we achieve the correct 'feeling'
...and finally we forget about all that
and just dance with the universe!
Sifu