Tai Chi - Steel Wrapped in Cotton

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Steel Wrapped in Cotton is one of the more famous sayings about Tai Chi that we will be teaching through or Combat Tai Chi program.

Steel wrapped in cotton is a fairly common saying, to a certain degree, amongst people who are really studying Tai Chi in depth and are interested in the combat tai chi.

Interestingly enough if you go to find steel wrapped in cotton most people either don't teach it or don't know it.

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[Far7anRAlBattousai]

Is this similar to the saying that taijiquan is soft on the outside and hard on the inside? If so, what does it mean then it's said that xingyiquan is hard on the outside and soft on the inside? Does xingyi and bagua have the steel-wrapped-in-cotton feel to it too?

[kuntaosilat]

@Far7anRAlBattousai Yes these ideas are related but there is a lot more to both Tai Chi & Steel Wrapped in cotton than that. Hard on the outside and soft on the inside is a body state where the body is soft & mobile but any contact with an opponent is hard and powerful. Xing Yi can also be soft on the outside and hard on the inside depending on how you wish to express it. Xing Yi and Ba Gua can have the "Steel Wrapped in Cotton" feel to them but it is different than with Tai Chi.

[jakoury256]

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Seriously though good stuff buddy