Tactical skills

There are many tactical skills that must be applied in combat, including:

1. 3-D
2. 4 ounces
3. Balance, rhythm, timing
4. Becoming the centre
5. Disintegration
6. Energy drainage
7. Entry methods
8. Everybody falls
9. Finishing off
10. First hand, second hand
11. Floor work (control)
12. Folding
13. Holding down the pillow
14. Kinetic pathway
15. Large rhythm, small rhythm
16. Latent movements
17. Mutual arising
18. Neutral state/composure
19. Newton's Laws of Motion
20. Overwhelming attacks
21. Penetrating defences
22. Sparing yourself
23. Unite upper & lower
24. Yin body
25. Yin/yang 

Proficiency in these skills will radically alter the effectiveness of your tai chi.