Li T'ing-ch'un believes that the old-style education by the stick may seem harsh, but that it does make the basic movements become instinctive to a child. "Only then can you go on to talk about 'performing,'" he said.
由此想來，這個棒子，吃得其實不算冤枉。李桐春認為舊式科班的棒頭教育，看似小題大作，卻能把孩子的每個基本動作，都訓練成本能反應，他說：「唯有如此，才能進一步談『表演』。」