活者,靈活之謂。無笨重遲滯之意。上述各節貫通後,則伸屈開合、進退俯仰,無不自由。所謂能呼吸,而後能靈活也。

"Lively means agile. There is no clumsiness to block the intention. As mentioned in the paragraphs above, after every segment is linked up extend and bend, open and close, advance and retreat, lower and raise, will all be done freely. This means that from the ability to breathe comes agility."

By Wú Gōngzǎo (吳公藻), based on the translation by by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) presented in the book Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu Style (太極拳吳氏先哲秘要).

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