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The Wu style has very prominent characteristics. Every mcMement strictly follows the sequences of the^comm^ice, sue* 以sion, open and close". By lookir^ at te mo沱ybu can easily discover that although there is a coreistent intermission between every major connection of movements, the rnonwtOm is not in broken but carried through witfi the special emj^a- sis on the internal movements and tfie internal strength, Sooier times a few complete movements are grouped into one cornttna- tion but it stiU foilows the sequence. This is the distinctive oharao teristic of Wu style.
It is important for you to avoid the amtriguous and incorrect display of tiie movements and the oiTHSsion of the necessary sequences in case losing the color of Wu style Tai Ji Quan. When practicing, it is advisable to practice them separately by breaking the external movements into 4 sequences before connecting them up.
Another one of the characteristics of Wu style is never let your hands extend over your feet.Wu styly has the strict requirement that the hands should be corresponded with the feet by not extending over the toes. Many practitioners who are used to prac*- ticing other competition routines are not used to this requirement .
Methods to overcome such obstacles： Understand theJchar- acteristics bf Wu style Tai Ji Quan first and try to fbid out the ways in technique l ： The main method is to practice tiie angle of the joints, portray it onto 由e body postures through tiairling and gradually fomA
It is also a difficult skill for the beginners and many practhiorF ers of Other Tai Jj Qi@n styles iri not being altowed to ovierlap the left aid hands. The key is the movement of the waist. You can startrfran ^tralning your body movements such as usm^^signs to guide the tnaH of the . The 轲is can be the zip jof thewat of your ch硕 where you ran refer to 1或 ttegil of ya^ he^ds .
厂"Ih&fcharact^istics cf the body movements in the eompeftifen routine oft Wu ^style is very promhent^ The key pdints^^te as 也e feltowings： Keep you* chest in, stretch the back, wtind tfie croteh> protect the wrist, lift yair head, hold 1he crotch/drop the shoulders and elbows, jump, defteot, the coocy%, sink toe wQiMdown towDan Tien", and clarify the emptiness aid solichras;
2. llie cxxnpettion routine of Wu style（吴式）Tai Ji ?uan
Tte axripethidn routine of Wu style Tai Ji Quan tes the nificant characteristics mainly portrayed in its body posture*4upright when slanting”. It anphasizes the bow stance while having the weight leaning forward such as"brush knee and twist step”，“st* back and whirl arms”，“step forward to grasp the peacock's tail” and"fly obliquely"etc. For the posture, it seems that the body is
leaning forward while actually, from the head to the heel through the buttocks, the 3 points form a straight line slanting towards the ground which is known as the Mupright when slanting”.
In footwork, it focuses on stance of the Chinese character "HI". Both feet are paralleled with the tips and ttie he^s fa^ng the same direction. The footwork in bow stance requires 际knee of the front leg in alignment with the toes. Both feet in bow stag is aKke ste^ng on the edges of the Chinese charaofcet W. The requirement for the footwork in empty stance is：ateo珈 geharact"川“by having the empty foot placed onto the center line of the character. ArKStter cl^racteretic inV/u style Tai Ji Quan is its horse &?nce”, in another mme known as the 4
When practicing, try to avoid the moveironts of leaningithe body , folding in the waist and push腕 buttocks out切 姓king the'-upright when slant桐“postu修.Don,t extend the knete beyond the tdes of lift up the heels wither keeping the bsrtaBce be* tween botf)feet etc.
Methods to overcome such obstacles： Und^stend the^harr acteristics of Wu style Tai Ji Quan first and after that, add the practice of the single movements and use the guiding 宛Is for training when necessary. For example, the training in footwork of Wu style Tai Ji Quan can be done by drawing 2 parallel lines according to the width of the shoulder and place the feet onto each of the lines. Do the supplementary exercises such as stretching the ankles for accompanying.
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