The I Liq Chuan system follows six principles and cultivates five qualities of movement.
Five Qualities
- Absorb & Project
- Open & Close
- Condense & Expand
- Three Dimensions That Arise From The Point Of Contact
- Concave & Convex
Six Physical Principles
- Center of Gravity Force
- Alignment
- Center of Mass
- Relaxation
- Looseness
- Softness
- Elasticity
- Fa Jin
- Fending Force - Internal & External Spheres of Offense & Defense
- Spiraling Force of Coordination
- The Four Stages of Relaxation

