Teachers of internal arts are never in a rush. This will frustrate impatient students, but there is a taiji saying that until 10 years of practice, the student is still a beginner. Teachers don’t rush because they have a long view - an understanding that skill comes from practice and the important learning is done by the body not the mind. When teachers rush, the impatient mind is rewarded but learning becomes shallow.

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