As quoted on How Taiji Lost Its Quan:
“Hong’s system amalgamated gong and fa. This means the form that is learned can be directly applied in push hands or real fighting situations. Students no longer need to practice Gong for dozens of years in order to extrapolate the fa from these gongs.”
– Chen Zhonghua on “Gong Fa as one” in Hong Junsheng’s Chen Style Taijiquan
To realize the value of ONE YEAR
Ask a student who has failed his final exam.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH
Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realize the value of ONE DAY
Ask a daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
Ask a person who has missed the train.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND
Ask a person who has survived an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you Share it with someone special . . . special enough to have your time. . .
– Unknown Author
Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon:
Don’t think…FEEL. It is like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory…you understand?
Let us pair the above quote with the following from TT Liang:
If you only learn from teachers, better not have teachers. If you only learn from books, better not have books. (Previously posted: Value of Self Learning)
And finally mix it all up with the key to taiji:
Practice.
Practice.
Practice.
And you will have a recipe for success.
If you require an opponent, I will fight you. If you want to taste the ground, feel free to attack me.
Tai chi is simply not for the impatient person.
If you are restless and desperate to possess fa jing, you are learning the wrong martial art.
This is a scholars art.
You must be slow and patient, calm and methodical.
