First of all, the practice forms are different.

Tai Ji Chuan pile mainly makes the two arms draw an arc from bottom to top through the drooping movements of the shoulders and elbows, and slowly lifts the two arms, with the height at the chest level. Pole-less piles mainly stand naturally through the body, relax the tongue and touch the gums, so that the vitality slowly flows into the abdomen and enters the realm of ecstasy.

Second, the stage is different.

Tai chi pile was built on the basis of pole-less piles, and tai chi pile means that on the basis of pole-less piles, the qi in the abdomen is fuller than in the previous period, Guanyuan and Zhongji points in the lower abdomen are restrained and absorbed, and Mingmen points are shocked. Rodless piles are used for driving Tai Ji Chuan. When practicing this pile, the body is in a state of high relaxation, which is a balanced and harmonious internal health-keeping exercise.