沉肩墜肘

沉肩者,肩鬆開下垂也。若不能鬆垂,兩肩端起,則氣亦隨之而上,全身皆不得力矣。墜肘者,肘往下鬆墜之意。肘若懸起,則肩不能沉,放人不遠,近于外家之斷勁矣。

楊澄甫
"Sink the shoulders means to loosen the shoulders so they hang down. If one is not able to loosen, the tip of both shoulders will raise, therefore the Qi will follow and also rise and the whole body is not able to generate power. Drop the elbows means the elbows point down with the idea of loosening and weighing down. If the elbows seem raised or suspended, then the shoulders cannot sink. Therefore the ability to release (power towards) the opponent does not go far. This is similar to the external styles discontinuous power."

By 楊澄甫 Yáng Chéngfǔ, based on the translation by 楊俊敏 Yang Jwing Ming presented in the book 太極拳楊氏先哲秘要 Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style and various translations on the internet

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