Many people practicing Taiji are not actually training gongfu, but rather impatience. So what is gongfu? Simply put, it is the ability to stay calm, be patient, and do ordinary things well. If you can resist impatience and persist in doing the simplest tasks with full attention, that is gongfu.
But many Taiji learners are anxious for quick results. They chase good-looking forms, chase “having gongfu,” and many instructors cater to this mentality by promoting “learn gongfu in a few days” methods. The entire environment exaggerates this atmosphere, and students become eager to imagine that they’ll soon gain real skill. Some people jump straight into learning striking techniques or pushing hands; others hear Taiji can both produce gongfu and improve health, so they keep learning more and more sets.
In the end, practice turns into “exercise anxiety” — tasks to complete each day. If they don’t finish their checklist, they feel uneasy.
So how do you truly train Taiji gongfu? You train awareness and non-attachment. You train harmony and balance. You train central alignment, ease, lightness, agility, calmness, and a peaceful heart. You train to correct the unhealthy habits and errors of both body and mind.
功夫都在普通生活行为中
要从最普通的地方耐心的体会揣摩，把普通的事情做到极致就是功夫
Gongfu Exists in Everyday Life
Real gongfu comes from observing and refining the most ordinary behaviors of daily life — doing simple things with extraordinary patience and precision.
什么是太极的功夫？
很多人练太极拳练的不是功夫，而是迫切，什么是功夫？简单讲就是耐住性子做最平常的事情，你能耐住性子，坚持把最普通的事情做好就是功夫，但很多练太极的都急功近利，追求好看，追求出功夫，很多人为了迎合大家这种心态，就推出几天出功夫的方法，整个大环境就渲染这种气氛，学拳的人也迫不及待的幻想着自己尽快的有了功夫，很多人上来就学怎么打人的技巧，练推手，也有些人听说太极拳又能出功夫，又能养生，于是就左一套又一套的学习，结果变成了运动焦虑和任务，每天不完成几个任务就心不安，太极的功夫怎么练？练的是觉知和不执，练的是和谐平衡，练的是中正安舒，轻盈灵动，练的是心平气和，练的是纠正身心的不良积习和错误，
What Exactly Is Taiji “Gongfu”?
Many people practicing Taiji are not actually training gongfu, but rather impatience.
So what is gongfu? Simply put, it is the ability to stay calm, be patient, and do ordinary things well.
If you can resist impatience and persist in doing the simplest tasks with full attention, that is gongfu.
But many Taiji learners are anxious for quick results. They chase good-looking forms, chase “having gongfu,” and many instructors cater to this mentality by promoting “learn gongfu in a few days” methods.
The entire environment exaggerates this atmosphere, and students become eager to imagine that they’ll soon gain real skill. Some people jump straight into learning striking techniques or pushing hands; others hear Taiji can both produce gongfu and improve health, so they keep learning more and more sets.
In the end, practice turns into “exercise anxiety” — tasks to complete each day. If they don’t finish their checklist, they feel uneasy.
So how do you truly train Taiji gongfu?
You train awareness and non-attachment.
You train harmony and balance.
You train central alignment, ease, lightness, agility, calmness, and a peaceful heart.
You train to correct the unhealthy habits and errors of both body and mind.
功夫都在普通生活行为中
要从最普通的地方耐心的体会揣摩，把普通的事情做到极致就是功夫
Gongfu Exists in Everyday Life
Real gongfu comes from observing and refining the most ordinary behaviors of daily life — doing simple things with extraordinary patience and precision.