Jin Gang Dao Dui

Author: Jie Kong

Jin Gang Dao Dui (金刚捣碓) is a Taijiquan movement form, which translates as “Great Knowledge Is Pounded in a Mortar,” or “Diamond Power Is Pounded in a Mortar.” This form is also called “Center Protection Form” or “Buddha’s Warrior Attendant Pounds Mortar.” The movement embodies the support and escape from disorder that fills you with inner strength.

This is the first movement of thirteen conditions that make up the art of comprehending one’s own form, where the Yin–Yang ratio seeks support in Wújí (literally, Without Ultimate). The Jin Gang Dao Dui form contains the concepts of depth, location, and proportion. This is the first of the Thirteen Taijiquan forms and the first condition in building body geometry where we can find the five paths of force (the winding silk thread) and collecting strength in the center (pounding the mortar).

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