When I started training the internal arts of tai chi chuan, I found that my
previous experiences within external arts actually hindered my
progress.
It took a long time to lose the old habits of trying to use force
against force, strength against strength, I was so tense in the beginning.
The thought of mixing external martial arts with the internal art of tai chi and
baguazhang is counterproductive. How can you mix external with internal
when the principles are so different?
You must become soft and relaxed in body and mind to allow the incoming
force, not hard and blocking your opponent.
Mixing internal with external, there will always be an element of tension,
so you will never be completely soft. You will never truly let go of the old and
embrace the new.
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