Body Movements – Part 1 Chén Shì Tàijíquán 陈式太极拳 – Chén Style Tàijíquán has eight body movements or eight kinds of body energy or body skills. This means that is has eight kinds of body movement that each have an energy, attitude and meaning. They are : 縱 Zòng 橫 Héng 高 Gāo 低 Dī […]

Tuī Shǒu 推手 Training – Part 8 Once we have become familiar with Huó Bù Shuāng Tuī Shǒu 活步雙推手 – Double Hand Stepping Pushing Hands, we can begin to use almost all the skills of Tàijíquán 太极拳. Now when we train with our partner, we begin by go through and drill the Péng 掤Lǚ 履, […]

Tuī Shǒu 推手Training Part 6 When we begin to do Huó Bù Shuāng Tuī Shǒu 活步雙推手 – Double Hand Stepping Pushing Hands in Chén Shì Tàijíquán 陈式太极拳 – Chén Style Tàijíquán we must first start in the correct position. We face our partner and begin by measuring the distance as we did before. This time […]

Tuī Shǒu 推手Training Part 4 Once we are in the correct position for Dìng Bù Shuāng Tuī Shǒu 定步雙推手 – Double Hand Stationary Pushing Hands, we need to perform four movements, and in each movement one partner attacks on the other defends. First, Partner 1 pulls the Partner 2’s hand and attempts to break their […]

Tuī Shǒu 推手Training Part 2 In Dìng Bù Dān Tuī Shǒu 定步單推手 – Single Hand Stationary Pushing Hands, when we have finished with our right hand and right foot forwards turning, backwards and opening, which was then practise on the other side, so that the left-hand and the left leg is forwards. This is exactly […]