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Conception (Opening): The opening of a form is its preparatory action, and reveals the style.? Without contents, the opening is empty of meaning ? the opening of a form should reveal the fundamental concepts of a style and its basis of action.? The beginning of an activity is of great importance.

Body Manipulation Method (Opening Method): Opening Method is language of limited thinking, based on stylistic influence.? Body Manipulation is objective, without restriction of style or school; its purpose of study is research of “movement within stillness,” i.e. inner movement based on posture and principles of motion.
               
 
              
 
  
         
 

Posture is a static point. Movement is the line of motion. The extension of a point is a line, and a line begins as a point.
Static balance
Posture
Movement dynamics
Motion
Static balance
Posture
Movement dynamics
Motion
Static balance
Posture
Movement dynamics
Motion

Center axis
posture

Straight/side
posture

Three joint
posture

Right/left
posture

Lift up
posture

Hanging down
posture

Inside close
posture

Up and Down
posture

Crossing
posture

Elbow/knee
posture

Pendulum
posture

Relative posture

  Reference of Strategic composition
  
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copyright of 蘇東成 Su Dong-Chen  2008, July
Translator: Matt Irvin <irvinstein@hotmail.com>