Tuishou
How Important is Tuishou (Pushing Hands)
2008/03/Sat 01
How essential really is push hands? Can we not learn
or advance in tai chi without it? Are we not doing
real tai chi without knowledge of push hands?
Push hands is a defining characteristic of taijiquan. Along with qigong, forms and application practice, push hands contributes to the physical, mental, spiritual and psychological development of a taiji player. It is seen as a continuation of the practical development that begins with the solo routine and qigong. Read More...
Push hands is a defining characteristic of taijiquan. Along with qigong, forms and application practice, push hands contributes to the physical, mental, spiritual and psychological development of a taiji player. It is seen as a continuation of the practical development that begins with the solo routine and qigong. Read More...
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Tuishou (Pushing Hands)
2008/03/Sat 01
Pushing hands,
(推手,
tuī
shǒu),
is a name for two-person training routines practised
in internal Chinese martial arts such as baguazhang,
Xingyiquan, Taijiquan and Yiquan.
Tuishou is the gateway to the
martial aspects of taijiquan. It teaches students the
methods and strategies for neutralising an attack
without resorting to brute force. Pushing hands
counters the normal tendency to react to force with
fear and aggression, and allows one instead to
respond with natural instinct, softness, and
emptiness.