A nice poem, sent by Mike Laoshi

"Tai Chi Chuan is plain, yet rich;

Pa Kua Chuan is changeful yet subtle; 

Hsing Yi Chuan is simple yet strong.

Tai Chi is calm as an old scholar;

Pa Kua is as bright as a youth of genius;

Hsing Yi is as confident as a learned scholar.

This is to speak symbolically -- one should not be trapped by the words."

"The excellence of Tai Chi is to be smooth, soft yet not weak;

to be continuous from the beginning to the end;

to be plain and calm without a bit of temper.

The excellence of Pa Kua is to be flexible yet well-balanced;

to be unpredictable; to be in great harmony without a bit of arrogance.

The excellence of Hsing Yi is to be strong yet not clumsy;

to be distinctive in motion;

to be serious in appearance without a bit of roughness."

-T.Y. Pang