Full Description
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 important for knowing ourselves. By develop tai chi push hand skills, one begins to obtain a profound sense of feeling of your own body and mind. This ability aids greatly in regulating and 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."
This book is complemented by two companion videos sold separately.
Tai Chi Pushing Hands 1 - Yang Style Single and Double Pushing Hands
Tai Chi Pushing Hands 2 - Yang Style Single and Double Pushing Hands
Available wherever DVD and Streaming videos are sold.
Contents
Chapter 1: Theory of Taiji Pushing Hands
Introduction
About Pushing Hands
Taiji Pushing Hands Training Contents
Rooting, Uprooting and Centering
Yin and Yang, Insubstantial and Substantial
Six Turning Secrets of Taijiquan
Chapter 2. Taiji Qigong Practice - Foundation
Introduction
Rooting
Centering (Central Equilibrium)
Heng and Ha Sounds Qigong
Martial Grand Qi Circulation
Taiji Ball Qigong
Taiji Yin/Yang Symbol Sticking Hands Training
Chapter 3. Taiji Jing Practice
Introduction
Injury Prevention
Basic Jings for Taijiquan Pushing Training
Coiling and Spiraling Training
Listening and Following Training
Controlling Jing Training
Borrowing Jing Training
Chapter 4. Single/Double Pushing Hands Training
Introduction
Stationary Single Pushing Hands
Moving Single Pushing Hands
Stationary Double Pushing Hands
Moving Double Pushing Hands
Peng/Lü/Ji/An International Double Pushing Hands
Chapter 5. Taiji Rollback/Press Pushing Hands Training
Introduction
Small Rollback and Press
Large Rollback and Press
Mixed Rollback and Press Training
Cai/Lie/Zhou/Kao International Routine
Free Style Moving Pushing Hands
Chapter 6. Examples of Martial Applications in Taiji Pushing Hands
Introduction
Kicking in Taiji Pushing Hands
Striking in Taiji Pushing Hands
Wrestling in Taiji Pushing Hands
Controlling in Taiji Pushing Hands
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Appendix
Translations and Glossary of Chinese Terms
Index
