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

抱

有三抱，即
一。丹田要抱，氣不外散，擊敵必準。
二。心氣要抱，遇敵有主，臨變不變。
三。兩脅要抱，出入不亂，遇敵無險。
是謂之三抱。

李存義

"Embrace. The three things that must embrace are:
a) The dantian must be embraced, the qi is not let out. Stricking the opponent needs precision.
b) The emotions must be embraced. When meeting the opponent, have self-control. Don't change when facing change.
c) Both ribs must be embraced. Then leaving and entering is not confused and meeting the opponent is not dangerous
These are the three things that must be embraced."
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