Wu style Tai Chi Chuan is a complete system of training designed to develop health and well‑being for both mind and body. It is a soft-style martial art, requiring the muscles to be relaxed, while the mind is alert. As opposed to hard-style martial arts which meet incoming forces with hard muscles and brute force, soft style martial arts meet incoming forces with softness, yielding and neutralizing, using circular techniques and straight lines to take control, re-direct, and transform the incoming forces. When training Wu style Tai Chi, our biggest physical enemy is stiffness. The process of learning how to achieve and maintain softness in the face of incoming forces (physical, mental, or emotional) leads to a profound understanding of physical and mental well-being, including stress management, healing, and self-confidence.