When the fist and elbow are connected they cannot be resisted. The fist can blossom like a flower. The chopping of the fist is extremely fierce. When the Six Techniques (Lu, Ji, An, Lie, Cai and Peng) are thoroughly understood its functional use is unlimited. The Eight Basic Energies are the Six Techniques with Zhou and Kao. All Tai Chi Chuan postures are combinations of the Eight Basic Energies utilized ten thousand different ways throughout its forms and applications. Dug Corpolongo explores some of the various ways the Eight Basic Energies are expressed in Guang Ping Yang Taijiquan.
