要訣云：發步進入須進身，身手齊到是為眞，法中有訣從何取，解開其理妙如神。
Here’s a secret: “Advancing on an opponent requires advancing with your body. When body and hands are working in unison, then it is right. The trick to this is to study the principles [specifically of unification], and then it will seem miraculous.”
古有閃進打顧之法：何為閃，何為進，進卽閃，閃卽進，不必遠求。何為打，何為顧，顧即打，打即顧，發手便是。
Previous generations had this philosophy of evade and advance, of attack and defense: “What are evading and advancing? Advancing is an evasion. Evading is an advance. It is not necessary to think about this too hard. What are attacking and defending? Defending is an attack. Attacking is a defense. Just shoot out your hand.”
Excerpt from the translation by Paul Brennan, to be found in the Brennan Translation blog.
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