...it is that the surest test of the efficacy of any of the many systems of T'ai-chi...

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 "...it is that the surest test of the efficacy of any of the many systems of T'ai-chi practised today is simply to examine the postures from the standpoint of use: if they cannot be related to practical application, the system is clearly incorrect.”

Cheng Man-ch’ing & Robert W. Smith ‘T’ai-chi: The “supreme ultimate” exercise for health, sport, and self-defense’ p.90



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