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"Pliability in Taichichuan is to loosen all the joints in the whole body as if they were not connected. For example, when a hand is being pressed upon, the hand yields but not the elbow. When an elbow is being pressed upon, the elbow yields but not the shoulder. When a shoulder is being pressed upon, the shoulder yields but not the waist. When the waist is being pressed upon, the waist yields but not the legs. This way, you are as stable as a sacred mountain.

"When you attack your opponent, every part, from your feet to your legs, waist, shoulders, elbows and hands, becomes integrated so that you may shoot out your hand like an arrow.

"If you cannot become pliable, the whole body is fused into a solid mass. It is strong. But if a stronger person presses upon any part of your body, you will not be able to stand stably.

"In Taichichuan, you must be able to disintegrate, be able to integrate, be able to be soft, be able to be hard, be able to retreat, be able to advance, be able to be light, and be able to be firm. These are the subtleties of Taichichuan."