What is Tai Chi Push Hands?
You can start with push-hands training right away, although we recommend studying forms parallel with it. At Ji Hong Tai Chi Forms and Push Hands are integral elements of studying and practicing Tai Chi. Push Hands is a fun training activity between two cooperating partners with the objective to experiencing a higher level of self-control and at the same time attempting to controlling an opponent. It functions as a gate to understanding Tai Chi as a martial art by safely studying relaxation, sensitivity, timing, coordination, balance and how to generate, leverage, neutralize and redirect various types of forces. Push Hands is also a competition sport where two opponents try to unbalance each other within a ring and governed by competition rules. This type of activity requires a high degree of physical and mental fitness.
