Years of Practice

Many people mark the years they practice taiji and use it as a bench mark for progress of internal understanding, how good they are or should be.

Yes years can add some internal but what should be celebrated or marked of greater importance is the perseverance and perseverance will open the door to great things.

When I asked a really skilled teacher how long he had practiced he said "It will never matter how long I have practiced, my practice will benefit only me and yours will only benefit you."

It took a time to understand his response and then I got it, skill can only be obtained by how deep and diligent your practice is, years can be truly irrelevant many great players took a short time to reach what seems mystical taiji but yet is so easy to obtain with good guidance and deep commitment.