Lightness

On the principle of lightness in internal martial arts...

"The light body training has a direct impact on the health of the practitioner’s mind and body. The skill of lightness and agility stems from the training of elastic components in our bodies such that their ability to store and release energy is very refined. Further, it is the interplay of the effect of gravity on these tissues and how they store elastic energy through extension as a result. This is not possible if the joints are stiff, the tissues are brittle and the muscles are tense. Natural elasticity is a process of development that happens over a long period of time via training the connections inside the body. It is simply not possible to have lightness skills and be tense or ‘stuck’ in your body. "