貝魯特的太極練習課

When I arrived at tai chi class tonight in Beirut, my teacher had herbal tea and a slice of chocolate cake waiting for me (how better to relax before class?). This coming Saturday (April 26th) is World Tai Chi Day. If you’ve never done tai chi before, why not join with others around the world and give it a try?

Diligently seek the truth in the teachings and deeply examine the internal, external, gross and fine. When the opponent approaches I draw him in; when he retreats I pursue him. If your emptiness does not conceal fullness, it is not effective emptiness. If your fullness does not contain emptiness, it is foolish risk taking. Within emptiness, adapt to changing situations; seek perfection in the principle of roundness…if offense and defense are not clearly distinguished, full and empty will have no basis. It is like the full moon of the seventh month, whose light illuminates the whole world. When your training has reached the level of emptiness, then the distinction of offense and defense no longer exists…

— Li Yiyu