（一）虛靈頂勁 Empty Butting Force
虛靈頂勁即“頂頭懸”。練拳時講究頭部的頭正、頂平、項直、頜收，要求頭頂的百會穴處要向上輕輕頂起，同時又須保持頭頂的平正。要使頭正、頂平，就必須使頸項豎直、下頜裏收。頂勁不可過分用力，要有自然虛靈之意。做到虛靈頂勁，精神才提得起來，動作才能沉穩、紮實。
The empty butting force is “pull head up straight with one's intention，as if the hair were hanging up to the ceiling”.The head shall be upright，then the top of the head shall be flat，next the nape shall be straight，and the mandible shall be withdrawn.The butting force cannot be too strong，but shall be natural and empty.Only keeping mind empty that the spirit can be raised and movements can be stable and strong.
（二）氣沉丹田 Gathering Qi into Dantian
氣沉丹田，是指身法端正，寬胸實腹，“意注丹田”，意識引導呼吸，將氣徐徐送到腹部臍下。太極拳在運動時，一般都是采用腹式呼吸，同時“意注丹田”，這樣才能達到太極拳“身動、心靜、氣斂、神舒”的境地。用腹式呼吸來加深氣息的深長，應自然、勻細、徐徐吞吐，要與動作自然配合，不能用強製的方法。要求整套動作都要與一呼一吸結合得非常密切，應根據動作的開合、屈伸、起落、進退、虛實等變化，自然地去配合。一般地說，呼吸總是與胸廓的張縮、肩胛的活動自然結合著。在一個動作裏，往往就伴隨著一呼一吸，而不是一個動作固定為一呼或是一吸。這種與動作自然配合的方法運用得當，可以使動作更加協調、圓活、輕靈、沉穩。
Requires the upright body techniques with wide chest and the solid abdomen.“Filling mind into Dantian”means the consciousness shall guide the breath，gently send Qi to be under the navel of abdomen.During the movement，Taiji generally adopts the abdomen breath.And“filling mind into Dantian”，so as to achieve the circumstances of“moving body，quiet heart，constricting breath，and extending spirit”.Abdomen-style breathing is adopted to deepen and prolong the breath which shall be natural，equable，slow and coordinated with the movements.Forcibleness shall be prevented and the whole set of movements，including opening，closing，bending，stretching，rising，falling，forwarding，re-treating，feinted moving，intended moving etc.，shall be in good and natural coordination with breathing.Generally speaking，the breathing is always naturally in coordination with the pumping of the chest and the movement of the blade bones.The completion of a movement is usually accompanied with a round of breathing instead of inhaling or exhaling only.Such a good command and application of this breathing method as in natural coordination with movements is necessary to make the movement coordinative，flexible，agile，light and steady.