Subtlety is the key
In autumn 2001, just before master Yao Chengguang's trip to Italy, I visited him in Beijing. When we met at the western side of Nanguan park, master Yao started from checking my exercises. I did mo jin (seeking force) in hunyuan zhuang posture and zonghe shi li (improvised form, mixing basic shi li movements randomly). Master Yao said: "Young Xie, you've been learning with me for two years. You are in the amateur group, but because you are studying wushu at the Academy of Physical Culture, you have good basics, and you are making fast progress. But while learning yiquan, you must remember, that if you want to achieve something too fast, you will not be able to achieve it at all. You shouldn't think only about learning as much as possible and as fast as possible. And during the exercises, there shouldn't be any haste. You must concentrate on feeling and experiencing everything very carefully. In yiquan we stress mind, spirit, feelings, development and ...
