Tai Ji Quan Treatise Quotes

“most importantly, the entire body made light and nimble.”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng

“movements must be like a long, flowing river, continuous without jerks or stopping.”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng

“Ideally, only 10 percent of Taijiquan movement is expressed externally, as 90 percent of the true functioning occurs internally and is unseen by others.”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng

“Applying these ten Tai Ji Quan Principles of Movement can be seen, in analogy, as if a person were floating in mid air—from”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng

“Lightness brings about nimbleness, nimbleness results in movement, and movement results in transformation.”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng

“14) Use the mind-intent, do not use muscular force. 十 四) 用 意 不 用 力; Shi si) Yong yi bu yong li. 15)”
― Stuart Alve Olson, Tai Ji Quan Treatise: Attributed to the Song Dynasty Daoist Priest Zhang Sanfeng