Slow breathing In taijiquan, physical strength and inner qi are built up hand in hand. Hsiung Wei's method, however, is for beginners to work on the rotation-based yin ti exercises, performing repeated stretches, contractions and rotations until they develop the necessary inner flexibility and pliancy, before moving onto the dao qi exercises, by which qi can be guided into and around the body.
太極拳講筋骨與練氣雙修，對熊衛來說，他的指導方式是，讓初練者先練以旋轉為主的「引體」，等身體內部因不斷伸縮旋轉，產生彈性、韌性之後，再練導氣，將氣引體入骨。