I don't know which school of Tai Ji Chuan you are practicing. Tai Ji Chuan is a family-run boxing method, so you don't have to pay attention to how high your legs must be kicked and how deep your waist bends. In Ten Essentials of Tai Ji Chuan, Yang Chengpu only said that attention should be paid to the virtual collar, the transformation of the virtual and the real, the chest, the back and the waist. Never heard a real Tai Ji Chuan teacher say that Tai Ji Chuan must kick his leg over his waist.

I think, maybe you are practicing the national standard Tai Ji Chuan, so let's talk about the national standard Tai Chi exercise compiled by people in the physical education department.

It has been said before that the waist, hips and legs are the engines of Tai Ji Chuan.

Aside from God's will, I think the requirement of waist, hips and legs should be the main difference between traditional Tai Ji Chuan and national standard Tai Ji Chuan.

First of all, the traditional Tai Ji Chuan requires "strong heels" and "knees together"; However, the national standard Tai Ji Chuan contradicts the requirements of traditional Tai Ji Chuan. When lunges are formed, "heel off the ground" and "knees and toes aligned", which are extremely inconsistent with the offensive and defensive requirements, run counter to the requirements of traditional Tai Ji Chuan.

Secondly, the traditional Tai Ji Chuan requires "loose hips and round hips"; However, all athletes in the national standard Tai Ji Chuan are "knees soft and hips pointed", and when they form a pattern, they press their hips hard, giving people the feeling of ups and downs when practicing.

Furthermore, the traditional Tai Ji Chuan requires the tail to be upright, the hips to sit on the hips, and the chest to be straight back; National standard Tai Ji Chuan all athletes hold their chests and abdomen, flash their hips and waist;

In addition, the traditional Tai Ji Chuan requires the whole body to relax, the shape is not broken, and the strength is not sharp; The athletes in Tai Ji Chuan are all stiff and deformed, of course not;

Traditional Tai Ji Chuan requires that the legs should not exceed the waist; Athletes in Tai Ji Chuan, the national standard, all practice their legs into ballet feet, all of which are over the waist: one kick kicks the sky. What is even more frightening is that during the competition, the judges will judge which athlete's leg is high or not.

The best destruction is not strangulation, but mutation, in the name of promoting development.

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Boxing should be comfortable, don't make yourself uncomfortable.