Pushing Hands
Tui Shou - 推手
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Pushing Hands (Tui Shou) serves as a vital bridge between solo Taijiquan forms and their practical applications. This traditional, partner-based, and dynamic exercise focuses on sensing force, maintaining balance, and responding softly to pressure.
In Pushing Hands, practitioners explore the principles of Tai Chi through live interaction: listening, yielding, leading, and releasing.
More than a martial drill, it is a space for cultivating internal responsiveness, developing Ting Jin (Listening Energy), and harmonizing body, mind, and partner.
Course Structure
This foundational course introduces the essential concepts of Pushing Hands, including:
- Basic postures and stance in relation to a partner
- Introductory circular drills (single-hand and double-hand circling)
- Transmitting and redirecting force without tension (Yielding and Redirecting)
- Developing sensitivity to incoming force (Ting Jin – Listening Energy)
Learning Objectives
- Understand the practical foundation of Tai Chi through partner interaction
- Improve stability and balance in dynamic conditions
- Cultivate skill in receiving and redirecting force
- Prepare for advanced levels, including free-style push hands
Benefits and Values
- Deeper insight into Taijiquan: moving from form to application
- Development of internal-body awareness: learning to respond softly to force and change
- Real experience of balance and center: not as theory, but through live engagement
- Collaborative learning: principles are embodied through real-time interaction with a partner
Who Is This For?
- Taijiquan practitioners from beginner to intermediate levels
- Those interested in the practical and internal aspects of martial arts
- Anyone seeking to cultivate calm response, bodily awareness, and inner control in real-life interactions
Why Learn With Us?
- This course is grounded in the teachings of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and the educational system of YMAA. Our approach offers:
- Safe, step-by-step guidance for entering partnered practice
- Philosophical and practical context for each technique
- A structured path into advanced Pushing Hands, martial Tai Chi applications, and internal development
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