"Master Hao Weizhen has researched the art for many decades and has a deep understanding of the true method of it. I was taught by master Hao and have been practicing the art day and night for many years. Now I have gained some understanding of the essential philosophy. Taking these findings further afield to compare my studies of xingyiquan and baguazhang, I find that the three belong to one family and this family divides into three different styles of forms. Although the three styles have different postures, they share the very same philosophy."
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Sun Lutang in his book Taijiquan Xue, 1919 - quoted in T’ai Chi The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch'uan Vol.22 No.2, April 1998
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