Tai Chi Hermit Deep Interpretation of Traditional Internal Energy – [Quiet Movement]
Let's talk about 'quiet movement' from Tai Chi Hermit 2011's Martial Arts Notes
What is 'quiet movement'?
This article explores 'quiet movement' to deepen understanding of Tai Chi Chuan's internal energy and movement.
'Quiet' refers to stillness without displacement, 'movement' generally refers to limb displacement. Ancient China already believed that movement could occur in the 'quiet' without external movement, so I call it 'quiet movement'
Standing posture is a typical example of quiet movement, where internal movement can occur while external movement is maintained, which is a sense of flow within the body. This can be self-experienced through systematic training, this is what the ancients referred to as 'qi sensation'. The learning process: movement seeks stillness, stillness seeks movement.
1. Movement seeks stillness, outer movement leads to inner movement; large movement leads to small movement → invisible movement; first seek connection of each joint, seek to connect.
2. Seeking movement in stillness. Able to transition from large movement to small movement, from small movement to no movement, then actively seek the continuous life and movement.
Tai Chi Chuan is a movement that is both internal and external, you must first seek internal movement, then achieve both internal and external movement. If you only perform external movement, that's because internal movement hasn't been learned. Tai Chi Chuan's inner power hasn't been entered.
