Relaxation, tranquility and the state of being natural

Mental State or Readiness for Playing Taiji Boxing

The player should first of all have a peaceful state of mind,feeling calm and relaxed and putting aside sundry thoughts having nothing to do with Taiji boxing so as to concentrate wholy on Taiji boxing.

Requirements for the Right Pose of the player

The Head

Erect the neck naturally so that the head keeps erect upward as if against something on the top.This must be done relaxedly,unstrainedly and naturally.Do not shake the head casually or have it inclined to the left or right..Keep the head right in the middle.Try your best to keep a straight line from the head top to the middle of the hip in all playing movements,with only a few exceptions of forward bending poses out of the 24 postures.

The Body

1. Set the body in an upright ,natural pose.Do not incline the body forward or backward,nor to the right or to the left Do not strafighten up the back or throw out the chest.

2. Note the important role or function of the Waist in directing every movement of playing. Every turn of the body relies on the waist,which determines the overall changes in the movements of the body,the hands and the feet as well.The waist regulates the centre of gravity of the human body or the point of balance in process of playing different 24 postures continually. It is the waist that conducts the movements of the arms and the hands through delivering energy to them in the form of Qi,which means flow of energy inside a human body.

3. Keep the body upright comfortably;avoid the sticking-out of the belly or the hip;do not swing the hip right or left.