前俯後仰其勢不勁
左側右欹皆身之病
正而似斜斜而似正

李存義

"If you lean forward or back,
the posture will have no power.
To lean to either side
is an error for the whole body.
Be upright but seem to be at an angle,
and be angled but seem to be upright."

From the Teachings of Li Cunyi on Xingyiquan translated by Brennan, and from the book Xing Yi Mother Fists (形意母拳), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall

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