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Lightness brings about nimbleness, nimbleness results in movement, and movement results in transformation.
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Ideally, only 10 percent of Taijiquan movement is expressed externally, as 90 percent of the true functioning occurs internally and is unseen by others.
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Applying these ten Tai Ji Quan Principles of Movement can be seen, in analogy, as if a person were floating in mid airβfrom
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most importantly, the entire body made light and nimble.
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movements must be like a long, flowing river, continuous without jerks or stopping.
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