Photo taken by Chiu Yin
Occupying the Centre (Part VI)
This picture was taken in front of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Can you see a windsurfer sculpture in the middle of the photo?
Windsurfing appears to be a good illlustration of what it is meant by borrowing an opponent's power to our advantage in Taiji martial art. A windsurfer takes advantage of the wind to drive his surf board forward. Likewise, instead of countering an opponent's positive force with positive force, a proficient taiji practitioner makes use of the force of the opponent to increase his momentum.
The increased momentum serves to increase the power of the taiji practitioner It also serves to break the opponent's balance and take all his power out - in their extreme forms, the Yin force will transform into the Yang force and the Yang force will transform into the Yin force.
The positive force generated as a result of the increased momentum will be directed back to the helpless opponent, who has been deprived of his power, and destroy him,
(Links to Part I, Part II , Part III , Part IV , Part V and Part VII)
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