In Tai Chi and Life
The shoulders should relax and hang downwards. If the shoulders are raised, then the chi rises, and the whole body cannot summon up its power. If this is not practiced, the weight of the whole body will be in the upper part of the body. Thus we will not be able to use Tai Chi Chuan as a martial art, and the whole body will be without root. -Tai Chi Classics
“Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.”
—Morihei Ueshiba