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Interview with Master Huang
Questions:
- Are there different schools or sects of Taiji?
- How should we practice Taiji in order to reach accuracy?
- There are different forms of Taiji? Are the principles different?
- Is it better to practice Taiji more frequently or less frequently?
- Is it correct to practice the art fast or to practice it slow?
- Is it correct to have either high or low postures in the set movements of Taiji?
- How can substantiality and insubstantiality be distinguished between left and right or between top and bottom parts of the body?
- How could the movements be practised in order that they can be usefully applied?
- What is the rationale for relaxing the abdomen and withdrawing the coccyx (or tailbone)?
- What is the true spirit of Taiji?
- How many times must we practice the set movements everyday?
- Some students have been learning and practicing Taiji for several years and are yet unstable. Why is this so?
- How should a student relate to his teacher?