五指各分其形似鈎 虎口圓開似剛似柔 力須到指不可强求。

李存義

"The fingers are all spread apart
and the shape is like a hook.
The tiger’s mouth is rounded and open,
and there seems to be hardness and yet softness.
Power has to reach the fingers,
but must not be forced to be there."

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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