Tai Chi Push Hands: Mastering Energy Control

You may have heard of Tai Chi Push Hand practice, and you may have learned that it is a partner practice essential to Tai Chi. But why is it uniquely important? The answer is that while form and qigong practice helps you master YOUR energy, Push Hand extends your skill beyond yourself, to control the energy in ANOTHER person's body.

As you learn to control an opponent's energy, you transcend the limitations posed by struggling against their force. Their opposition becomes a resource for you. You may have already begun to imagine how this can be useful in any conflict, aside from combat.

What would your interactions be like when you can freely guide any energy you encounter? And how can a movement practice like Push Hands help make this mentality a part of your daily life outside of Tai Chi practice?

We will continue to explore the elegant purposes of Push Hand practice, including what it really means to be centered, to control the center, to use Ting Jin, any of course, how to control Qi itself. These understandings will form the foundation to become skillful in mastering the energy of Tai Chi. Stay tuned!