Last night you spoke of some basic principles that you keep in mind when confronting a new situation. One of them was “The way into danger is the way out of danger.” I know the others (you’ve said them many times), but can’t recall them in this context – can you repeat them for me?
Thanks, Mike
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Hi Mike,
A general rule for Tai Chi is to “Absolve yourself all thoughts of trying to WIN…rather you should just try to DO WHATS CORRECT and let the win happen by itself”. In a world where Eye of the Tiger is thrust in your face constantly it’s hard to do, but necessary. This concept has personally saved me many times versus skilled and aggressive opponents.
The most important thing is to just BE in the moment and "FOLLOW". You must listen and follow / react to what is given. It's sometimes very hard to curtail yourself and sit back....waiting for the other guy to give you some energy but that's really the best way.
I have however, gone against this and on rare occasion we worked on how to be the attacker but that is frowned upon in Tai...
