Rou Shen Fa: Methods of Softening the Body
Relaxing and becoming loose are words often heard while learning Taiji Quan, Xingyi, Bagua, and Liuhe Bafa. Becoming loose is also required in the Shaolin arts, since being loose promotes efficiency which increases speed, and increased speed equals greater power. In Taiji Quan in particular, softness, which is not to be confused with being limp,…