Tai Chi Chuan Book Two :Push Hands

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Now after turning to his left and sapping her energy, Tony turns to his Rt and sits back onto his left leg thus neutralizing the attack to his right. See photo Fig 7 Jeni breathes out as Tony breathes in. NB: The wrists draw a circle but never stray from the centre of the body. Tony's arm never comes in any more than 90 degs, he "protects his garden". Fig 7 Now Tony turns his right palm out and as he breathes out, he starts to push forward onto Jeni's p’eng arm. Fig 8 Jeni turns her body to her left and neutralizes the attack. She then turns her whole body to her right thus redirecting the energy to her right. This is YANG single push hands and is used when an attack of great force is being felt. After a while when each player has found an even flow the attacks can become a little harder as each player tries to catch each other off guard. When you push never forget the rear or the Yin otherwise you will be off balance. The attacked must try to 'feel’ when the attack will happen by listening with the skin. This takes many years of practice.

Fig 8

SINGLE PUSH EANDS,PULL DOWN AND ELBOW As Jeni pushes onto Tony's right wrist, this time he quickly turns it over and grabs her wrist.He then uses the power of his waist to pull her arm down to his right See Photo Fig 9. NOTE: Although I have said that the energy rises from the feet, never forget that it must first at all come down from the waist or kidney area and then rise back up from the feet. If this is not done then we only have physical power the body and not JING power.

Fig 9


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