What Are The Five Qualities of Movement and Six Physical Principles?

The I Liq Chuan system follows six principles and cultivates five qualities of movement.

Five Qualities

  1. Absorb & Project
  2. Open & Close
  3. Condense & Expand
  4. Three Dimensions That Arise From The Point Of Contact
  5. Concave & Convex

Six Physical Principles

  • Center of Gravity Force
  • Alignment
  • Center of Mass
  • Relaxation
    1. The Four Stages of Relaxation

    2. Looseness
    3. Softness
    4. Elasticity
    5. Fa Jin
  • Fending Force - Internal & External Spheres of Offense & Defense
  • Spiraling Force of Coordination