So when people talk about Taijiquan practice and go through the repertoire of forms they can do, sweating profusely as they complete their training, what in fact are they training? Many people practise Taijiquan forms diligently everyday but are not aware of the importance of jibengong, the fundamental mandatory skill.
How is the form supposed to be practised? Through static posture, through simple movements, and through the coordinations of different actions - in order to extract the qualities of expanded and buoyant strength (peng jin), loose and heavy strength (song chen jin) and integration of the different strengths of the body (zheng ti jin). Once the basic skills are in place, put them in each movement and posture, according to the different form in order to experience them in different settings. The actions may be different but the requirements cannot change. Only when these requirements are encompassed in every action of every form you practise, then your practice is successful and meaningful and you are in fact practising Taijiquan.
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