Golden Bamboo Tai Chi club
        

Men are born soft and supple; 
Dead, they are stiff and hard.
Plants are born tender and pliant;
Dead, they are brittle and dry.
Thus, whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life.
The hard and stiff will be broken.
The soft and  supple will prevail.

Lao Tsu