The "Magic of Tai Chi"

In the book "Movements of Magic," the author, Bob Klein, described two magics of Tai Chi. The first magic is learning to control yourself. This is the hardest magic to learn, and takes years to even be adept in it, let alone a master of it.

Self control begins with self awareness. How much of your self you are aware of is up to you, however, it is possible to be aware down to the celluar level. Once you have that awareness, you then learn control. Klein speaks of learning this awareness and control through meditation and practice of the form.

The second magic is learning to control other people. This is an easy magic to learn once you develop self control, as you will find just how out of control most people are in this world, and controlling them becomes a matter of simple re-direction. Re-direction of someone is mastered through the practice of hand-pushing.