<span class="chinese-post-title">敏</span> Agile from the <span class="chinese-post-title">形意八字訣</Span> Xingyi Eight Characters Secret

敏

有三敏，即
一。心要敏，如怒狸攫鼠，則能隨機應變。
二。眼要敏，如饑鷹之捉兔，能預視察機宜。
三。手要敏，如捕羊之餓虎，能先發制人。
是謂之三敏。

李存義

"Agile. The three things that must be agile are:
a) The heart must be agile like an angry cat catching a mouse. Then you will be able to change according to the situation.
b) The eyes must be agile, like a hungry eagle catching a rabbit. The you will be able to examine in advance what to do.
c) The hands must be agile, like a hungry tiger snatching a goat. Then they can issue first to control the opponent
These are the three things that must be agile."

From the book Xingyi Connected Fist (形意連環拳), by Lǐ Cúnyì (李存義), and from Xingyi Mother Fists (形意母拳) by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵) based on the translations by Joseph Crandall