Echoes Of Taijiquan

 "The 'yao,' usually translated as 'waist,'...the Chinese concept of the waist is different from that of the English: 'yao' refers to the whole midsection of the torso, including the all-important kidney and dantian areas." Barbara Davis in the preface to Chen Weiming 'Taiji Sword and Other Writings', p.xv

 "The 'yao,' usually translated as 'waist,'...the Chinese concept of the waist is different from that of the English: 'yao' refers to the whole midsection of the torso, including the all-important kidney and dantian areas." Barbara Davis in the preface to Chen Weiming 'Taiji Sword and Other Writings', p.xv

  "Therefore, the application of Taiji Sword is not in one's ability to hit or thrust, but rather in hitting but not hitting, and thrusting but not thrusting. Its subtleties lie in this: hitting by means of not hitting, thrusting by means of not thrusting. I should control the sword to the extent that I don't need to strike others." Chen Weiming 'Taiji Sword and Other Writings'. Translated by Barbara Davis, p.12.