Push Hands is the "other" part of tai chi that makes your practice a true living art
Tai chi push hands practice is a necessary next step for tai chi practitioners who wish to make their art come alive. Push hands practice requires two people to engage in a variety of "light touch" moving and walking routines. By practicing these movements, practitioners begin to develop tai chi's sensing, listening, and yielding skills. Combined, these skills are the first step for developing your tai chi as a martial art.
The Dao De Jing classic reminds us that knowing others (an opponent) is required for knowing ourselves. By develop tai chi push hand skills, one begins to develop a profound sense of feeling of ones' body and mind. This ability aids greatly in controlling body, balance, health, perseverance, compassion, and overall spirit.
It is no mistake that tai chi offers a lifetime of continued learning and progress; the goal is a deep understanding of yourself and your role in nature.
In this book, you will learn
• The theory of tai chi pushing hands
• Tai chi qigong foundation practice
• Tai chi jing (power) practice
• Two-person stationary push hands practice
• Two-person moving push hands practice
• Tai chi rollback and press push hands practice
• International standard push hands routine
• Two-person free style push hands
• Martial art applications in tai chi push hands practice
Dr. Yang reminds us "tai chi chuan was created based on the martial applications which were used for self-defense. Every movement of tai chi chuan has its unique martial purpose. Without this martial root, tai chi chuan practice will limited to a dance, lacking a deeper meaning or a deeper feeling
Author(s): Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and Grantham, David
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Year: 2020
Language: English
Commentary: Tai chi, push hands, advanced tai chi practitioners
Pages: 320
Tags: Tai chi, push hands, advanced tai chi practitioners
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Foreword by Pat Rice
Foreword by Nick Gracenin
Preface by David Grantham
Preface by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
How to Use This Book
CHAPTER 1: Theory of Taiji Pushing Hands
1.1 Introduction
1.2 About Pushing Hands
1.3 Taiji Pushing Hands Training Contents
1.4 Rooting, Uprooting, and Centering
1.4.1 Rooting and Uprooting (zha gen yu ba gen, 紮根與拔根)
1.4.2 Central Equilibrium (Zhong Ding, 中定)
1.5 Yin and Yang, Insubstantial and Substantial
1.5.1 Insubstantial and Substantial (Xu, Shi, 虛、實）
1.6 Six Turning Secrets of Taijiquan
CHAPTER 2: Taiji Qigong Practice—Foundation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rooting
2.3 Centering (Central Equilibrium)
2.4 Heng and Ha Sounds Qigong
2.5 Martial Grand Qi Circulation
2.6 Taiji Ball Qigong
2.6.1 Self Practice
2.6.2 Freestyle Yin-Yang Circling while Rocking and Stepping
2.7 Taiji Yin-Yang Symbol Sticking Hands Training
2.7.1 Yang Symbol Training—Solo (Yang Quan Dan Lian, 陽圈單練）
2.7.2 Two-Hand Yang Symbol Training
2.7.3 Yin Symbol Training—Solo (Yin Quan Dan Lian, 陰圈單練)
2.7.4 Two-Hand Yin Symbol Training
2.7.5 Mixed Training—Yin-Yang Two-Hand Training
2.7.6 Two-Person Single-Hand Yin-Yang Symbol Training—Yang
2.7.7 Two-Person Single Hand Yin-Yang Symbol Training—Yin
2.7.8 Vertical/Horizontal/Two Hand Training—Two Person
2.7.9 Freestyle/Mixed Training
CHAPTER 3: Taiji Jing Practice
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Injury Prevention
3.3 Basic Jing Patterns for Taijiquan Pushing Training
3.4 Coiling and Spiraling Training
3.5 Listening and Following Training
3.6 Controlling Jing Training
3.7 Borrowing Jing
CHAPTER 4: Single/Double Pushing Hands Training
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Stationary Single Pushing Hands
4.3 Moving Single Pushing Hands
4.3.1 Basic Step Training (Ji Ben Zou Bu Lian Xi, 基本走步練習）
4.3.2 Stepping (Zuo Bu, 走步）
4.3.3 Sense of Distance (Ju Gan, 距感）
4.3.4 Sense of Angling (Jiao Du Gan, 角度感）
4.3.5 Basic Self Yin-Yang Neutralization Practice
4.4 Stationary Double Pushing Hands
4.4.1 Elbow Neutralization
4.5 Moving Double Pushing Hands
4.6 Peng/Lü/Ji/An International Double Pushing Hands
CHAPTER 5: Taiji Rollback/Press Pushing Hands Training
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Small Rollback and Press
5.3 Large Rollback and Press
5.4 Mixed Rollback and Press Training
5.5 Cai/Lie/Zhou/Kao International Routine
5.6 Freestyle Moving Pushing Hands
CHAPTER 6: Examples of Martial Applications in Taiji Pushing Hands
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 The Three Different Fighting Ranges and Circles
6.1.2 Sky and Ground Windows (天窗、地窗）
6.2 Kicking in Taiji Pushing Hands
6.3 Striking in Taiji Pushing Hands
6.4 Wrestling in Taiji Pushing Hands
6.5 Controlling in Taiji Pushing Hands
CHAPTER 7: Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix: Translation and Glossary of Chinese Terms
Index
About the Authors
