Anyone who has carefully read Mi Fei's running script knows that Mi Fei's running script structure is not positive, but constantly tilts and swings from left to right as needed, and the strokes are not the center, so his pen is always in the transition between the center and the winger.
These are undoubtedly a great challenge for most beginners, but this is not what a beginner needs. Beginners need to learn a more neat and upright style of writing. The ancients said that beginners should learn to distribute, but seek fairness. This is the truth. Only when they learn to be "neat" can they write "change". This is another important reason why many calligraphy teachers don't recommend beginners to learn Mi Fei's running script.
Wang Xizhi's running script, such as his Preface to the Collection of Running Scripts, is also a copybook recommended by most calligraphy teachers. The preface to the holy teachings is stable and suitable for beginners. However, because Wang Xizhi's preface to the holy teachings is a seal cutting or a collection of words, many beginners can't understand it. They can also choose another way of learning. They can learn Zhao Mengfu's running script first, and then come back to learn Wang Xizhi's running script "Preface to the Holy Teaching". In a word, Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Holy Teaching is a copybook that can't be ignored when learning running script.
After the training of Wang Xizhi's running script "Preface to the Holy Teaching" or Zhao Mengfu's running script, you can choose to learn Mi Fei's running script according to your own preferences. At this time, with the foundation of running script, you will have a deep understanding of running script and you will not make mistakes. For beginners, the habit is unknown. Once they learn these things, it is difficult to get rid of them in the future, because these genes are injected from the beginning, which is one of the reasons why they are not suitable for beginners.