After many months of hard but fascinating study of Tai Chi Chuan we got to the summer vacation and not by chance that I opened this discussion with two characters.
Perhaps in this way do not tell you much, but the words "Jing Li" certainly are not new. These characters identify a gesture that opens and closes each lesson; simplifying what we define as "Greetings."
In fact, as everything about other cultures, the meaning is much more complex. The first character for "Jing", refers to the concept of respect, of offering something so polite. The second, "li", expresses the idea of \u200b\u200bceremony and courtesy in the present.
summary we can say that means the "Ceremony of Presenting Respect".
respect for the discipline that studies, which the instructor teaches, the fellow student regardless of his level of ability, the room where you study, what surrounds us if we are outdoors.
A totally foreign concept of respect arrogance or false humility, which comes from the knowledge of themselves and everything around us, knowing the value of each of these components.
The Chinese characters have undergone several changes throughout history. The traditional version of these two characters gives us further food for understanding:
The ruling does not change, remains "Jing Li," but the second ideogram assume a different graphic form and more complex. 
With the help of fantasy I like to see a man in front of a altar. So the concept of ceremony takes all his strength to higher energies with respect to simple materialism.
As we remember every lesson begins and ends with "Jing Li" to remember the capacity of Tai Chi Chuan to absorb once more philosophical and cultural expressions of the time. This ceremony expresses in the sequence of gestures that make up the precepts of Confucianism (V century BC), principles that still mark strongly Chinese culture beyond the historical events. The observance of rites and the encoding of each gesture in order to achieve the perfect balance is an integral part of the social life of any Chinese.
Now the lessons are completed and start a period of well deserved rest, if you ever need a rest from the Tai Chi Chuan and it can be set aside with a single gesture of our discipline.
E 'was an incredible sequence of months devoted to the study of martial arts.
The road traveled has been long and those of you who chose to share their time with me knows how much energy, focus and passion we had to put in play. Sometimes literally stealing other professional and family commitments. Commitment to equal pay me back the results we have achieved together.
"Li Jing."
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