Taijiquan is not just soft, it can be hard too. If an art is only hard or only soft, it is not a great art. A great art has harmony of hard and soft. If an opponent is weaker than you, you may use “hard against soft”. On the other hand, if your opponent is stronger than you, you can use “soft against hard”. This video clip shows how these principles are applied in combat.
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