“松” A word so often mentioned,little understood.

“松” "Relaxed" - Much have been discussed but little have been understood. Within "松" itself , there is also "轻" lightness and "柔" softness . These 3 elements goes hand in hand to complete a wholesome presentation of " 松 ".By nature, humans have this learned resistances,tension ,retaliation instinct due to constant struggles with nature , society, or humans themselves. As a result , we tend to resort to using brute strength and reverting back to the form of natural subtle strength is extremely difficult. So what is “松”Why do we pursue it so relentlessly? and Whats the criterion for the state of "松".



"松" or a state of total relaxation is an infinite pursuit for a taijiquan practitioner. Quote from my Grandmaster , Zheng wu qing,""song" is a life long pursuit for a taichi practitioner, to pursue a further “松" within a ”松", a further lightness"轻" within a lightness "轻", it is infinite ".
The state of song is to a point where , not only is there no strength in your muscular groups, there mustn't be any strength in your bones as well. Not even a drop of hardness should be found in your bones or rather skeletal structure . But "松" musn"t be misinterpreted as sluggishness nor lethargy . Such state should be perceived very much like the how the branches of willow trees embracing the wind , zero resistances yet constantly embracing it and not moving ahead.To attain such sensitivity is eaiser said than done . Only through this state of relaxation can a rebouncing force travelling from the ground be transmitted to one"s opponent via the contact point.

Anyone out there have reached such state of " 松" ?


Taichibug .