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Dissolving the Center – Video lesson

This is from Volume 2 in our Tai Chi Push Hands series. If you have trouble with this exercise go back and work on the exercises taught on our Internal Power page and our Chi Energy page. And of course the exercises leading up to this on Volume 2 of our Push Hands series will [...]

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What are you doing when you practice Push Hands?

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To an untrained observer, push hands looks like a grade school game. simply try to push the other person until someone falls or moves.

Seems simple. However, if you are really trying to learn Tai Chi, this is not the goal. When you practice push hands, you are not trying to physically move your partner.

You are really trying to…

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Follow In Order To Lead

Follow in order to lead. One of the methods and practices for applying the idea and principle of “invest in loss”. If you will allow the other person to push you into a position without any offering any resistance of your own you will tend to find yourself in an excellent position to continue their [...]

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Internal Positioning to Respond Second But Hit First

“The Opponent initiates an attack first and I respond second but hit first.” -Tai Chi Classics Position your body according to the Tai Chi principles of Sung “relaxation” and Wu Chi so that if you raise an arm it is unhindered and flows upward easily without any unnecessary physical strength. When this is truly correct [...]

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Ma Yu Liang – Push Hands Video

Video of Ma Yu Liang pushing hands.

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