"Between the first and second level, the requirement is to get rid of the stiffness in the body. Only when one has completely gotten rid of that tension does one pass through to the second skill level. Passing through to the third skill level is the time a person passes through the "tai chi gate". Without going through this process a person could never go through the gate because it is not easy. That is why you have ten thousand people and maybe one or two are really good."
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Chen Zhenglei, Chenjiagou instructor - T’ai Chi The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch'uan Vol.21 No.5, October 1997
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