Learn the basics

Tai chi teaches certain basic skills:

1. How to connect the limbs to the torso
2. How to yield
3. How to create space
4. How to be flexible
5. How to work without tensing-up
6. How to be composed
7. How to move your whole body
8. How to be loose and heavy
9. How to go with the flow
10. How to respond without thinking

These skills are accomplished by implementing the key principles.