Vol 5, Issue 3/2001

Dr. Tao - Master of Water
Experiences with an impressive teacher.
By Detlef Klossow

One of the few direct pupils of professor Zheng Manqing who visits Germany regularly is Dr. Pingsiang Tao. As he is of a small and delicate stature his main emphasis in Taijiquan has always been the qualities of yielding and neutralising. Detlef Klossow writes how he makes the perception and diversion of an opponents energy the centre of his Tuishou lessons. The exact tracing of energy flows in space and time makes it possible to wait for the best opportunity to destabilise an opponent with little personal effort.

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