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In this lesson, Susan Thompson demonstrates how a gentle, non-contending touch combined with Song, fascia connection, and Yi (intention) can move an opponent with surprising ease. By changing the touch, redirecting force, and adjusting intention from arms to spine, Tai Chi transforms effort into effortless influence.

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These demonstrations show how lightness, structure, and awareness merge into practical application. Instead of struggling against resistance, Tai Chi principles reorganize the body to make movement efficient, responsive, and functional.

📌 Light Touch in Tai Chi
A gentle, expansive quality of contact which prevents resistance and redistributes force through alignment and redistribution of force rather than effort.

🨲 Intention (Yi)
When a partner collapses or resists, intention is directed deeper into the spine or structure, restoring connection without pressure.

🧠 Definitions Within the Practice
Song — A released, expansive state of joints and fascia that disperses force and connects the body as one.
Yi (Intention) — Mental direction that guides structural and energetic outcome.
Fu (Surface Connection) — Contact at the body’s outer layer where fascia interlinks, creating internal linkage.
Light Touch — Contact that does not contend but influences through structure, fascia, and intention.

🎯 Effortless EffectivenessTai Chi teaches how to move without struggle. Light touch combined with intention creates power that feels effortless yet undeniable—demonstrating why Tai Chi is both an internal martial art and a method of refined body awareness.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:07 Force versus sliding connection
00:24 Light touch instead of resistance
00:54 Pressing angles and inefficiency
01:21 Rolling the ball with ease
01:41 Partner collapse and adapting intention
02:20 Directing Yi toward the spine

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