THOMAS LUPICH is a retired electrical designer from Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory. He is a
taiji
instructor with an interest in science and in health.
Many of the teaching in this book are novel since they relate to aspects of science not normally discussed in most
schools.
Taiji,
in the most succinct terms, is a way of
holistically
and
optimally
interacting with every aspect of life.
In the martial arts context,
is simply an ideal way by which the player finds comfort while efficiently propagating and delivering energy to an opponent, while simultaneously gathering intelligence regarding his opponent's every move, using his force and energy against him. It's a way to harmonize every aspect of your being - mind, spirit, body - into a unified flow, so that everything you do and think will be done more effectively, rapidly and comfortably.
To accomplish all of the above, there is a major prerequisite:
one has to be quietly relaxed. Being relaxed is the main quality that
requires.
And how does one become more relaxed?
By learning how to
not
interfere with one's self. The more relaxed one becomes, the more effective, soft, and powerful he becomes.
Taiji
is a way of life: a never-ending perfection process.