Wardoff

Every counter begins with soft meeting, using wardoff.
Wardoff allows you to make contact without banging or jarring.
Without wardoff, contact is external.

Qualities of wardoff:

1. keeps the distance
2. ‘feeler’
3. soft meeting
4. springy
5. ‘hug tree’ qigong posture
6. exists within every taijiquan posture to some extent

The use of wardoff will feel imperceptible to the attacker, with the defender skilfully moving into another jing immediately.
There is no one-two rhythm. The moment must flow.