Recalibration

Notes

The mind thinks; the body does.
Synchronizing the two processes is a higher level skill.
In normal (unstressed) circumstances, there are some actions that come natural to us like this:
- Breathing, blinking, using your mouth, tongue, teeth while eating, whole body coordination while walking.
- Under stress, even these may not be able to be performed at an optimal level.
Some learned activities can be practiced to this level:
- Using a pen to write.
None of the moves in Practical Method are naturally harmonized. They must all be trained.

To enter the door means recalibration.
E.g. a rifle cannot be used for its purpose unless it has been calibrated.
The requirement is a matter of “life and death.” Without it you are not ready to learn taijiquan.
“It is up to the master to accept you into the door, but up to yourself to gain gongfu.”
The master’s responsibility is to recalibrate your body for readiness, but after that it is up to you.

Entry level knowledge is this adage from GM 洪均生 Hóng Jūnshēng
Must recalibrate our elbow and hand relationship to adhere to these requirements.
Then the skill will permeate to the rest of the body and you will have entered the door.