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I may be stepping or kicking, sweeping my leg across, or simply raising it. If I should lose my balance, I don't get tense trying to maintain it. That seems to be our tendency: That is, we fight to avoid falling out of movement, and that is not abiding by T'ai Chi principles.
When I do my daily T'ai Chi, I'm not performing for anybody, I'm not demonstrating anything, I'm not in competition at a tournament. Rather I am simply practicing.
I work at re-centering myself, in a relaxed, natural manner. Sometimes that's all I need to keep my balance, and I go forward with the movements. But sometimes I just set my foot down, pause a moment or two, and continue on.
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