Wudang Zhaobao Tai Chi’s ladder level, not to be ashamed of its shallowness, is divided into three levels: Deep proficiency is divided into three segments:
One is knowing weight in one breath, two is crotch and hip conversion, and three is lightness and flexibility; “Zhe” is the cell of Tai Chi, and “Zhe” is the basic unit of Tai Chi. “Familiarity” is the foundation of Tai Chi practice, and it is the inevitable road to Tai Chi, the right way. Without familiarity, all the connotations of Tai Chi practice will lose their place of attachment. From nothing to something, only after being familiar with the posture can you know the inner strength and understand the strength.
Understanding strength is divided into three stages: one is knowing strength, two is being free, and three is keeping the center. “You must know yin and yang, sticking is moving, and moving is sticking. It is not immobility, but slight movement. Yin is inseparable from yang, and yang is inseparable from yin. Only when yin and yang complement each other can you understand strength.” From knowing weight to knowing strength, conversion to being free, and flexibility to keeping the center.
When you have achieved accomplishments in “internal strength” and mental skills, it is divided into: entering the inner, agile, and divine will. Further advanced: holding the remnant, keeping the white, and the void. Finally: perfection. Divine, meaning that it is wonderful and brilliant, doing whatever you want, forming a conditioned reflex, the whole body is full of hands, and you get carried away.” “The general meaning is that after you are proficient in kicking, hitting, falling, throwing, grabbing, etc., you will gradually realize the skills of “strength” penetration, not for the sake of firing, but as fast as possible, not seeking to use it, but using it naturally and skillfully, and finally reach the level of “magic hands everywhere”. “The process of entering the Tao with the cultivation of the mind as the top priority. Perform the Tao with martial arts, and the Tao follows nature, naturally.