It's every taijiquan practicioner's dream to achieve oneness with the universe. This is not possible once we begin to imprison ourselves within the walls of separation amongst our fellow beings; for example, dividing taijiquan into surnames such as Chen, Wu, Yang, Sun, etc. The purpose of this re-classificasion of taijiquan into the five elements is to overcome these separations. If we divide ourselves through ethnic and clan boundaries, how can we achieve oneness with this vast universe? You will find that in all styles of taijiquan there exist the five basic elements of traditional Chinese medicine. In order to break down our self-contructed barriers, it is better to re-classifiy taijiquan into these five elements: Metal (jin), Wood (mu), Water (shui), Fire (fuo), and Earth (tu). For example, the saber belongs to the metal group, the sword to water, the cudgel to wood, the spear to fire, and all bare-fist styles to earth. We hope that with this re-classification, there will not be unnecessary criticisms, misunderstandings, and quarrels over which style is the best. Rather, the present classifications of taijiquan (Chen, Yang, Wu, Sun, etc) will become elemental forms rather than styles. The only style of Taijiquan is Taijiquan itself. This is the main reason for this re-classification into the five elements.