When an architect designs a high rise building, the first stage, and the most important, is in the designing of the foundation. For the building to be structurally sound, all the beams in the building will have to be interlocked and support each other. If the architect wants the building to be a skyscraper, then the foundation has to be dug deeper and the structural detail and every aspect of weight distribution has to be examined even more carefully.

After we have learned the ten essences and understand its concepts, then we study how Tai Chi uses the body structure to produce a stronger frame. At the end of a posture, we can adjust the body to find the correct feeling. To find the feeling, adjust the body until you feel the structure is strong enough to encounter your opponent's energy. By without using muscle power, or you can just transmit your opponent's energy through your body into the ground.