Master Yu Cheng Hsiang recently passed on in New York. His students, in a recent issue of Tai Chi magazine recalled some of the wisdom he shared. It is well worth reflection.
- Show up no matter what.
- Don’t be a Monchacha. Don’t be a movie star.
- Don’t be L-A-Z-Y.
- Don’t say you’re tired.
- Don’t think too much.
- Don’t talk too much.
- Don’t say “I know.”
- Just do. D-O.
- (And when you do) toil, ask, research.
- Practice every day the way you eat.
- Fold your body the way you need
- to fold your clothes.
- Sharp, Tight. Match the corners. Wipe out the wrinkles.
- Give each move everything you’ve got and don’t hold back.
- Technique is in the small details, the transitions from move to move, the end of each move.
- Learn step by step. Move step by step.
- There is no express.
- Splash your face with cold, cold water in the morning.
- Curl up tight and sleep side to side at night.
- Forget your pain. Everyone has it.
- Forget your troubles. Everyone has them.
- Remember everything.
- Position, Posture, Location.
- Stay straight. Make supple.
- Don’t grab.
- Receive. Sustain. Release.
- Learn together. Practice alone. Check yourself.
- Keep the mind in the Tantien, same slow speed, same level.
- Physical force in the lower body and only spirit force in the upper body.
- Shift the body together, as a whole.
- Meditate at night. Practice in the morning.
- All secrets and techniques are in the form.
- If you have correct form, you have everything.
- Soften your personality and become more quiet and receptive.
- Move like scissors sliding through silk.
- Discover your own techniques.
- They are waiting to be found in the transitions from one posture to another.
- Concentrate the power of arms and legs into one whole.
- Concentrate all your power into one point through the form.
- And in the end, never think you are finished.
Thank you, Master Yu Cheng Hsiang
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This post was written by Sifu Master Lu Molberg