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In order to build a strong foundation in both theory and practice, please refer

to the books Tai Chi Theory and Martial Power, Tai Chi Chuan Martial

Applications, and Tai Chi Chuan Theory of Dr. Yang Jingming.

For more related Tai Chi training, please refer to the Tai Chi Ball Qigong,

Tai Chi Yin Yang Symbol Sticking Hand video series, available from YMAA

Publication Center.

Zhong Ding Tai Ji Quan Tai

Ji Tui Tui

Tui

Push the basic bow.

Finalize.

Lower the bow, set the root.

Lower the bow, turn the circle.

In this training, there are two major purpose.

The first one is to circle your waist and your knee and also ankles.

When you do that, the other one is circling and the other one is twisting.

Circling is simply very simple.

The leg you move and circle the other side and put the weight on this side so

you have a strength on this leg and also on this side. You can see the ankle and

the knee and the waist has to be loose so you can stretch very easily.

and circle very easily.

The second one, actually the body you turn.

So in this case, you can see the body how it twists to the side and circle to

the other side. You twist it and turn and circle.

This kind of exercise will help you to build up the foundation of these three

sections, your ankle, your knee, and hip joints.

When these three sections are strong, their foundation, your routine will be

strong. Okay, next we're going to add the...

few people to perform this and I'll try to point out if they make some mistake

turn

body to the side

And the other side.

Okay, so in this movement, you can see the way they are doing that is not

complete. Go, you see, all the way, almost all the way here. And circle as

as you can. That's why you have the strength.

The second, this one should not be backwards.

Like this kind of strength is not as good.

So this kind of stance is good. So the body continues upright until the butt,

you know, the hip area gets out.

Okay. Then also when you see the second one, when they do that turn, this one

should be turned as far as you can. So as far as you can. Then you turn, and

this one has to turn as far as you can.

That's why you can build up those three sections, your ankle, your knee, and hip

joint very nicely.

Okay. The same thing for this one.

Okay, so you can see it's not easy. It takes a while for you to build up these

strengths. Once you have these three -section strengths, very strong, you

very good routine.

Dan Zhuang Bricks have been commonly used in Chinese martial arts for

routine and centering training.

The reason for that is so simple. Because usually you stand on the ground,

mind, the root, is built from the bottom of your feet to the ground.

But once you stand on the top of the brick, your mind cannot be between the

brick and your feet. It has to be under the brick.

Because if your mind is here, it can easily fall.

Because the reason the mind has to be under the brick is to build a connection

between the brick and the ground.

So that means the feeling will get deeper.

Once you can go like this good, then you start learning to do this way.

If you can go this way good, then you can try to do this way.

When you go here, you can see the mind has to be here.

If it's really still very good, then you can go two bricks this way.

In this case, that means the mind has to be on the bottom of the brick while you

stand on the top of the brick.

Really, really good, then you go to the three.

But if you can stand on the three bricks, at the same time you can

kinds of movements, then that means the mind is very deep all the way to here.

but of course that's very difficult it's very dangerous because when you fall it

can injure yourself easily because the reason i highly recommend the beginner

start with a brick like this it's easier and without too much danger

so once you practice that on the ground for example

you practice on the ground for the circling training this one you shift the

here and you shift the leg here and shift the leg here I shift like here for

this kind of circling training, and also for the body twisting training.

After you finish on the ground, you can feel such a good foundation, then you

start to stand on the brick.

The same thing, stand on the brick, this is the easiest one.

Okay, so you stand like this, you get down.

Again, you have to shift it, move to this side, and slowly go to this side,

go this side. Again, you can move back the other way around.

see it's very dangerous if you don't know how to feel the bottom and then you

lose concentration so you turn the body turns and body turn and body turn

so when you do this kind of training the mind has to be all the time on the

bottom of your brick so in this case you can build up the connections okay so

let's uh if you can do that with brick

That was this way, and then go this way, and go two or three.

Then get harder and harder, okay?

That'll be the first section for this.

Before you stand on a brick, the first thing we try to do is try to practice

standing on the ground.

The first time, try to build the endurance of your hip joints, your knee

and also your ankle joints.

So this one very commonly called horse stance, or called ma bu.

So this stance is very simple. Two feet parallel.

face forward the same time you can see body is upright the head head is

suspended the butt has to The butt has to tuck in. So in this case, that means

this stands.

You should be able to stand there for about five minutes to ten minutes

moving. So in this case, you build up the endurance of these three sections.

Endurance training in Tai Chi training is so important, especially these three

sections. It will help you to build up a very firm root on the bottom.

So first, I press this one for about five, ten minutes, and later you learn

stand on the brick.

So next, we're going to show you how to stand on the brick.

For the endurance training, remember, this is a whole stance.

This whole stance, we try to build the endurance of the hip and calf, and also

build the strength for the ankle, for the knee, and hip joints.

After you train this one for a long time, become so strong, the feeling is

deep, then again you stand on the brick.

Again, you build this kind of strength and go all the way down until your body

can stay forward and body upright.

If you can do this right, then start going this way.

Of course, this way becomes harder.

So when you do this one, you try the one leg first until you feel comfortable.

Then go to the other side.

When you go here, just squat down.

Again, now the mind has to be on the bottom of the brick. The body stand

Stand there. Start with five minutes to ten minutes first.

Slowly until you can increase for half an hour.

Okay? Again, once you finish this one, then you can start going.

This way.

And after that, it's this way.

Okay?

In this training, you need two

persons. From the two persons, you can sense each other's center.

At the same time, sense his root.

The whole purpose of this training is just like competition.

You try to destroy each other's center and root. At the same time, you try to

protect yourself.

so you need a partner to practice this one for example now i practice with a

machine

So, from this kind of training, you can see both sides have to protect the root

and the center at the same time. And you have to sense each other. At the same

time, you cannot resist.

Once you resist, it can be easily used for your partner to take you off

Okay, so this exercise is very important.

Once you finish it with the pulling with the opponent like this on the ground,

then you start practice on the brick as well because this one more like a

competition. The mine has to be on the bottom of the brick.

Your mine is on the top, the brick is going to fall.

Okay, because the reason is so important.

If you can play with partner with the brick go this way or two, then both of

got to be very, very good.

Because otherwise it can fall easily.

Okay, now let's show a little bit on this kind of easy one. So go here.

No, no, even that still not easy.

Okay, so from here, that's why it starts searching for each other.

Yeah, he got a good root, good center.

I'll try to get him off.

Body.

More.

Okay.

Yeah, so this kind of training, you have to really concentrate.

Yeah, but sometimes it's like a game.

It's for fun, but be careful.

In this training, it's very important that you learn how to lose up the waist.

And in order to lose up the waist, the first one you have to lose up the hip

joints area.

So because this reason, this kind of exercise is important.

The first thing you learn how to move your lower back backwards.

At the same time, you learn how to circle.

While at the same time, keep your head suspended, the body upright.

So from this kind of movement, you can see my waist area, my hip area become

very loose.

So usually you train this one for a long time.

And you go the other side.

Every time you learn how to lose this area, then this area can neutralize your

opponent's power coming up, try to destroy your root easily.

So this exercise is important.

After that, the body starts rotating to the side way.

We rotate to the side way, you can face this side.

At the same time, continue to lose up these two joints area.

So you can see, in order to build up this good root, you have to have this

place. The hip joints, the knee, and also the ankle, three sections, have to

very strongly supported.

At the same time, the waist area has to be completely loosened. So in this case,

you can easily move.

So of course, you try to move the other side.

The same concept. After that, you move the other side. The whole concept, you

try to recondition all the muscles and tendons here to support the whole

So you look at the front side. Usually I practice with one hand on the front,

one hand on the back. So it is easier for you to feel the waist movement.

So from this kind of movement, you can see that's how I move.

And then throw it into the front.

And go to the other side.

Okay. Now we try to see, have a few people, a few students demonstrate for

one and see.

and even if they make some mistakes.

Good, now move to the other side.

Continue to give your waist loosening.

Good. Now turn the body to the side, to the right hand side.

Again, do the circling.

Okay, and then circle to the other side.

Good. Alright.

So you can look at, among these four people they demonstrate, only one, the

really turns, and they turn to the side.

It's important when you turn to the side, you don't turn halfway. That means

never develop the muscle and tendon here.

So when you circle, you have to turn all the way to this side. So in this case,

it's still this way, so you have to turn this side. Actually, only one person

inside. Later, when you watch the videotape again, try to point out, see

the one. I don't want to tell you who.

So you can see from here how you turn the body completely to the side.

So instead of just like that, that means you never have training for the

twisting. Because a lot of times in the pushing hand practice, you need this

body twisted as far as you can. So it cannot just go halfway, because in this

case your body is still locking.

Only in this place you can turn easy, like this angle, then you can neutralize

the coming power.

One of the main purposes of the training in the Tai Chi pushing hand is you have

a firm root, has the loose and the waist is loose and the spine is soft.

So because this training, so remember, this training on the ground and this

spine movement, the same time you have a firm root on the ground.

After you practice for a while, you have all the requirement criteria needed.

They stand on the brick.

We stand on the brick, the same concept.

You have to stand on the brick at the same time move the body, the same time

root has to build all the root to the bottom of your brick.

And this one becomes much harder. So you have to stabilize yourself first.

And at the same time, you have to concentrate.

It's very difficult that you are talking at the same time if you're doing this

one because the mind starts not concentrating.

So from here, the first one is this kind of movement.

You can see I can move this one much easier.

So why is this much easier? Because I still have a firm root. But at the same

time, my body, my spine can move soft. My chest can act in easily.

Then the hardest one is this one.

because when you do this one you can see the weight is not evenly distributed on

both bricks so that's why i have to be very careful and still have the same

you have to put the

feeding on the bottom of your brick all the time at the same time you can turn

the body to the side and go to turning

You have to be careful when you practice the horn, be careful.

When you stand up, it's very comfortable.

It's only when you squat down, then your body's distribution on the weight

becomes uneven.

That's the reason you have to bring up that kind of sensitivity, so you have

good sense.

Stand back, or kicking

back, has been commonly used in Chinese martial arts.

even the western boxing that's because this one can be imagined as part of your

opponent your enemies so from here you learn so for example this one's for the

waist twisting training it's very important to build up the foundation of

good root and with a good twisting power and manifest into opponent of course

when you use that this one of course dead it's not alive so because recently

it's easier for you to practice without worry too much this is the beginning

steps So all the idea is to try to build a good firm root and good ways of

twisting power and manifest in the back.

So one of the exercises is so simple. Once you go here, twist this like an

enemy's elbow or his shoulder or even the body. So from here, the body, you

twist it. Then you twist it. Then you twist it. At the same time, you can use

this one called buckling. This buckling. Once it's up on the bottom, so it's

hard to make him fall.

So at the same time, you go this way or go this way.

so treating this like a really enemies so usually kind of exercise they call

body twisting of course this hand can be here can be higher it can be low so

depends where you are so like this one your your opponent's waist area then the

chest area or elbow this one can be on the head or on the bottom of your elbow

and this one from here you can twist it so from here you build a good firm root

After you finish this kind of training, because this training is easier, then

you start training with the leg this way. Because when you are in a push

situation, encountering enemies, your leg, always one leg forward, one back,

backwards.

So because of this reason, again, you have to learn how to twist this one, or

bend it, and turn. The whole body has to twist it, and twist it, and twist it.

Then while you practice, make the back heavier, and heavier, and heavier, until

you become very firm.

the waist power because the waist remember tai chi classic they say the

generated from the leg controlled by the waist and manifest in the fingers so

that means the waist area is very important which direct and which control

entire body's function in the tai chi pushing hands so you have a chance go

find a bag and practice and until you feel so comfortable it can control the

easily by yourself

Bump in training.

Bump is one of the Tai Chi 13 postures, 13 major training for Jing pattern.

So bumping is use your body to bump the opponent or when your opponent bumps

you, how do you handle that?

So usually for this kind of bumping, probably 70 % of the time you use the

body. So this becomes a very important upper body painting.

For example, this opponent, what you do is you use the whole body, you bump, and

you bump,

and you bump, and you bump, and any way you want to bump, you bump the whole

body, the upper body, you bump, and you bump.

The second thing, if someone bumps your back, for example, they bump back, you

have to know how to do it with the timing.

when your timing is right you can easily do that with a good power so this kind

of bumping training is very important in the tai chi whenever you can again

after you can do this one easily and start going this direction because

a support the opponent with your leg forward and backward again this one

back you can bump bump then bump bump bump any way you want to

bump But at the same time, continue to keep a good firm root instead of

uprooted. This uprooted is not quite good.

But you can keep it stable.

Settle down, settle down, and settle down, whatever you can.

Any angle you come, you have to bump it. You can use the forearms.

You can use the elbow, use the shoulder, use the chest.

Until later, you can use the back. Again, use the back to bump. Use the

bump. And then you can use the butt to bump either.

So any kind of this kind of bumping exercise is important in the Tai Chi

-in situation.

Peng Jing Lian Xi In the Peng Jing Lian Xi, word of

practice, there are two options.

One you can practice with a partner. The other one you practice with the same

back. So now let me demonstrate with a partner.

So in this exercise, what you do, you ask your partner to lock your elbow.

and right leg forward so what you try to do you try to push your center and try

to once you lock your center and try to push off balance that whole concept in

order for you to release this pressure you have to use a pong jing this is

called pong pong that's mean both of them arc outward the back arc backward

chest draw in so this kind of power called pong jing is existing everywhere

the tai chi so it's very important because in the 13 postures this is

is a major major major crucial points of the Tai Chi training.

So when you practice this one, ask someone to try to lock you, and try to

the center, and you should use a Peng Jing to neutralize it.

So this kind of practice is so important.

Then after you practice a while, then again you practice the other partner.

Again, use a Peng Jing, then you can neutralize it.

Okay, so one thing is that when you do Peng Jing, don't...

get in too close you get too keen to cross the body you allow your other

to get into the center so in this case you can lock so that means you have to

move back aggressively the first thing is that gently when you gently move out

you rotate let me try again that you can see for example you try to get in here

and try to open you already lock yourself so slightly then you already

instead of allow your partner get in too much for example when i get in See now,

that's too much now. When that's too much, then it will take a hard time for

to open up because I already reached the center.

So because the reason, just a little bit, body already turned. So in this

nobody finds, nobody centers.

It's very important for you, for this training.

Once you know how to train this one, you learn how to protect your center and

how to protect your root.

The pong jing training.

Pong lets me roll up.

That's why I try to train both your arm arching and then shoulder.

forward, and the chest draw in.

So this is the Peng Jin training, it's very important in Tai Chi, number one.

So because the reason the first one you train is actually this back, you learn

how to circle on this.

So until you have this wrong feeling.

Again, you can circle the other side until you have this wrong feeling.

Once you get that, then you start using this kind of Peng Jin. For example, this

back or this opponent.

Then use this one, you go out the way, and go away.

then use this part of the body to bounce it off balance again this part you can

use it for defensive if someone really push you then you can use the side way

bump it away so watch my chest it's very important for the chest to build the

foundation so if someone come in the chest have to up in in order to be of

strength we don't do that if someone come in you try this push your body

backwards that it's not good so because this reason give you The body structure

gives you a very firm foundation to bounce people away.

So from here you can see the body this way.

Help you to stabilize yourself.

Again, then up there you practice the leg forward.

Then they will come in, walk away. This actually becomes easier because it

allows you to twist further. It's easier to bounce people.

So this whole twist is important for this part. For this part. For this

So this one, the more you practice, the easier you become.

Have good root, at the same time good waist control, and good power

manifestation for the walling off.

In Tai Chi, simple stick hand training is very important.

It's the foundation of Tai Chi pushing hand training.

But unfortunately, in the last 50 years, not too many styles emphasize that.

The whole concept is following the Tai Chi symbol, and you try to use your hand

and body movement to trace the Tai Chi symbol. From there, you build up your

root, and build up the whole body's coordination.

From the root until your hand becomes one unit.

So, solo practice without the leg first.

You can see I use the right hand. When you use the right hand, you can see, now

I use the chest in, there's a pong.

Circle the palm in, and the face out.

When you press out, don't turn.

It's very important.

Don't turn out before you pass the center line.

So when you go here, you pass the center line, and you turn down.

So when you go in, you can see this is the Tai Chi symbol.

Then, in order for you to repeat, you have to cover this side for solo

So in, and out, and in.

So you try to coordinate breathing.

Again, breathing is so important in the Tai Chi Quan practice.

So once you make a pattern become so smooth, then coordinate with breathing.

Inhale, then this exhale, and this inhale, and this exhale,

and this inhale, and this exhale, and this inhale, and

this exhale, and this inhale.

And exhale again.

Alright? So a lot of times, once you practice that, you become two hands that

practice the same pattern.

So this hand says inhale, and then exhale, and then inhale, and exhale,

and inhale, and then exhale again.

So again, you can do this way.

So this kind of practice, once you get without the legs, Once you can get the

upper body smoothly, with a good body movement, then you start coining with

leg. When you're coining with the leg, you can see, this is usually called four

-six stance.

It's called mountain climbing stance.

So you can follow this way. Inhale, then exhale.

Then inhale, sit back.

And exhale, inhale, and exhale. You can see the entire body coining it. It's

still just on the hands.

So you start calling with the legs. If you look at the front side, you can see

the pattern very easily.

So from here you can see this exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale,

and this exhale.

And inhale, exhale, inhale, and exhale.

Of course, when you practice, you practice both sides, both legs. So in

case, your body has built both legs equally.

Now after you finish the solo practice, then you need a partner.

When you need a partner, again, you need a partner to follow. But now when you

have a partner, you find out, remember this symbol, and then now inside have a

figure eight.

So this eight, this circle, you don't come back. So it becomes the eight. So

look at the symbol. Actually, you can see this exact Tai Chi symbol you're

looking for.

All right? So when you practice with a partner, let me demonstrate this one

Mishi.

When you practice with a partner, first one, no leg.

Because in this case, you can help each other coordinate. Remember, do not

resist. Just follow and second and follow.

It's a very simple concept.

Don't resist. So I move down.

and become inside so this and this so you watch

the breathing and this is exhale and inhale

and then I exhale and inhale

and exhale so every time you can see if I go to the big circle that's exhale

once you go to small then I become inhale

to follow the opponent.

Once you practice that, it becomes with the leg. With the leg, you can see the

performance becomes this way.

So now, I move forward because I'm aggressive.

Then I exhale, then follow me.

Then from here, now, I follow him, then step forward.

You see the body movement? And so it's simple. It's the waist area, have to

as well.

So it's very good if you use the left hand to touch the waist area, you have

this feeling.

the body movement So this one is not only build up the body movement and also

build your ankle and your knee and your hip joints Okay,

this is the yang side of the Tai Chi symbol of course you should practice the

other side as well

When I say stop, then you preach the stop. Continue, continue, continue.

Okay, yeah. Here, earlier I see she changed the hands too early.

The first one, don't change hands here. You have to pass the center line.

When you pass the center line, then you change. So this one is very important.

It's very easy for anybody to make the same mistake.

The second thing, one part is missing.

Which part is missing?

This part.

So that means they just turn the body without this part. So you watch it

carefully. This one is in and out and in and out. So a lot of time once you

practice a while, then this hand touch here. So you have this feeling.

Still early. Okay, still early. You have to pass the center line.

Continue. Let me see.

Good. After that, now you can turn. Okay? So remember that point.

Okay, now, right leg forward.

Remember, don't make the same mistake.

Okay.

Watch your chest.

The chest is still not there.

Good. Alright, now, you can see now.

she corrected this hand the one thing she made a mistake is when you move back

the butt you can see the butt the butt cannot stick out the butt has to be

continue upwards yeah because it cannot go this way because in this case it's

easy for you to fall these directions so and we can put your root but both of

them commonly both of them make the same mistake let me show you okay this

mistake all right you stand face this side you can see all right don't move

Watch it. This one, the center, this is open.

Okay? Now, then this side.

Now, you can see, my leg, I can go straight to the groin. I can kick the

Remember, one thing is very important.

Tai Chi chain belongs to short -range and long -range fighting.

So, because this case, every time someone sticks with you, if your groin

exposed, they're going to kick your groin. Because the reason, this leg has

the toe and the heel have to line up.

And not only that, the toe has to be slightly locked in.

If this toe doesn't go slightly locked in, then when someone kicks you, you

cannot block yourself.

For example, you face like that, you can't because this one's leg can come in

kick your groin. Because this reason is so important for anyone, you are

learning Tai Chi chain for defense.

You have to learn.

This one, the toe and heel line up. At the same time, the knee lock in, the toe

slightly in. So in this case, it's a good position. So when you practice, it

a position.

Don't go this way.

Okay? That's an important concept, so everybody should watch it.

In this exercise, that's the most basic in the single pushing hand exercise.

What you do, you neutralize the coming power horizontally.

So when you practice this one, the first one you should practice without the leg

first. Every time you practice without the leg first.

In this case, it will help you to concentrate on your waist area, your

area, your body's rotation.

A lot of people, they start with the leg. Then find out, because the leg, and

then lower, the upper body becomes tense.

They can never get loose.

So because this reason is so important for you to practice this one without leg

first. So first one is the Peng.

You can see my body again.

Lü.

And after Lü, they neutralize and An.

It's very calm.

It's simple, but at the same time, you can see it's complicated as well because

everything is so detailed.

You can see my body up again.

Turn to the side. You neutralize the power and coil on the top.

So this kind of practice is important.

Do it by yourself whenever you can.

That's and .

Of course you should practice the other side as well. So this one we consider is

large circles because what you do you use your body to neutralize the coming

power go to this side but in the Once you reach a high level, this circle

becomes smaller and smaller. Instead of use the body, use rotation and arm

movement. Actually, you can see by body twisting.

When body twisted, you can see misaligned already. Like that, you're

against you. Once you turn like that, it's misaligned, but you can see my arm

doesn't move.

So here, it becomes small circle.

So when you practice, you should practice big circle first, slowly, and

the small circle.

Once you get this good, then start with the leg. Again, as pointed out before.

Your knee Lock in and your toe and the heel you lined up.

So this hand I always like a student touch here or touch here So in this case

you can feel this part moving this part moving.

So from here, it's in, it's pong You can see this is straight in, this is called

yiling. That means allow your enemy come in. So once they come in then you lead.

It's neutralizing. This is called lu, roll back.

Once you're here, you coil and un.

There's a pong, ru, and an.

There's a pong, ru, and an. So now from here you can see how important for this

way of turning, as we explained earlier.

It's very important. This quad cannot be locked. If this lock can see everything

locked like that, you get very bad disadvantage position.

But once you turn, this one is okay.

So from here you can see it's so important for you, this quad has to be

turn if they're locked this way.

so watch that part this and this again you should practice both side but you go

to the side way maybe help you understand the body turning turn and

long time i asked you in the corner with this hand because allows you to have a

body's arching position so and

Good. There's a few things I want to point out. For example, for her, she go

like this one. When you push it, you can see she shift the weight from one side

to the other side, instead of keeping the center.

Because once you shift it, that means it's very easy because you lose your

center and easy for your enemy to pull you. So watch, when you rotate, don't

shift it. That's one thing. And for you, the body, this tense.

You drop it, but don't arch it. You slightly arch in.

Okay, that's the two things you have to watch out for at that point. And the one

point is this one.

Rotate. So this one, you just press it by yourself.

When you press it by yourself, it becomes, you rotate, and this, and this.

Okay, try to see if you can follow me for this one. Follow me for this one.

This,

then, arch in, and up, and up.

push forward so this row circling this is called coiling

here and forward again turn and coiling and circle

the elbow should be down that's it if you elbow like that that's arm pushing

elbow should be down okay

Okay, watch it. When you push it, at that time, the body don't stand up.

Because when you push it at that time, you get to be rooted.

So when you do neutralize, your body push down, you're uprooted.

So because really it's very important to watch it. When you're down here, you

push it, the body actually try to get slightly down instead of getting up.

No, when you push it, don't get up.

Those are small things, so watch it.

Okay, now try to see your right leg forward.

No matching, right leg forward.

single foot without this hand okay this hand just touch here good watch your

chest much better than earlier okay now in

that's good you can turn quite a little bit more okay that's good now only

slightly make big difference okay yeah all right so like this one solo form is

not bad only one thing don't move yet hey now he said just hey you know i'm

going to correct him because the leg again his leg have a habit open this one

going away exposed so it's important for this one okay right otherwise they did

pretty good even that take a while to practice the body is so soft now a lot

things now his elbow start dropping and the shoulder drop it's good one earlier

the first one you have is a horizontal neutralization

actually this one you lead it down so lead it down the power downwards and the

same time the body turn so when you practice solo form again it's very

from here always here So when you do the Pong, the chest arching, you neutralize

first. When you neutralize, you can see the upcoming power has been redirected

to the side way. Once you go here, the hand climb over.

So now you can see this horizontal.

When you're horizontal, your opponent's hand becomes downward, going downwards.

So that's become very important. Turn, and once you go here, downwards, and you

push.

Okay, now in, turn, downwards, and you push.

Now again in turn and downwards and push So when you push you

remember when you push again, don't uproot yourself.

So again hóng lú neutralize and un Again

you have to do the other side as well. You have to do both sides because when

you're pushing the situation You don't know which side you need it to push in

again. So after that again, you can use

the leg forward and backwards from here again this is Pong this is Lü and An

this is inhale and this is exhale

every time you attack it's exhale every time you neutralize it's inhale so watch

your Kua turn and move forward and inhale the Kua turn and

sideway and forward

okay now inhale turn and downwards and forward and now in

sideways downwards and forward so you look at sideways you can see it's a

different angle for you to see this form you in and rotate and downward and push

forward in and downwards and push forward

in rotate and downward and push forward okay this one can also practice

with the other hand for example this hand supposed to be assume that your

opponent hand he push you then he pushes you then you just you rotate and

sideways downwards and after it push forward again this one and

this arm

So a lot of time you can practice this direction and the push and this

direction, push this direction, practice for this kind of coiling exercise.

So this kind of exercise when I learned in the past, that's all we practiced,

all these horizontations. See the hand, I climb over like a snake, climb over

and climb over and climb over.

So when you practice,

With the stance, the same thing.

Peng. Lü.

And on.

Peng. Lü. Direct downward. On. So you can see the difference of this one and

previous one. Actually, moving down and downward.

Then I got in.

So this will give you an advantage. You can pull your opponent down and expose

this angle for your attack.

Okay, so from this exercise, I can see the two person demonstrate.

Okay, she still have a habit.

She shift from one leg to the other leg. That's one thing she had to learn to

keep the center.

On the bottom, this part, sometimes I see they have it, sometimes they don't

have it. It's important for this, the chest is arching. You turn neutral, it's

open, and go in.

Okay, so this part is missing a little bit on the leg. Otherwise, it's pretty

good. Okay? Now, we try to see. Use the other hand.

You can make it.

Okay, now I can see she still have a problem for the elbow.

Elbow is not sunk in. When you want to push something, this part is good. But

when your elbow go up, let's use the arm this tense.

So because the reason the elbow has to be down.

Okay, that's the one thing is important.

And the second one both of them is missing. This one is climb over.

This climb over. They turn over. No, it's climb over. See this like a snake.

climb over. So here is climb over. Here is climb over.

This kind of neutralization is very small.

Usually, only people reach advanced level, they can have this feeling.

Usually, it's hard for them, for beginners.

All right, now right leg forward.

Now, stop there, watch it. The one thing is, in both of them, the quads, this

quad, didn't turn.

This quad is very important.

You go here, you push like that, it's still exposed.

In this case, there's no firm foundation.

So when you push it, this has to be square.

So this part has to watch this part, okay?

Again, you need to neutralize. It's not soft, because that means this section

and this section doesn't coordinate. This section and this section is the

time. That's why you can neutralize.

so a lot of time we press it much better now see from here you can see a lot of

time I teach students to touch here and at the same time this press move this

press move at the same time that's how you can neutralize okay now with another

hand let me see okay watch the body the body waste some good good go

don't

stand up turn the body first before you circle

body rotate first rotate first

okay

now stop there don't move okay for example watch this hand the hand like

not quite good okay like that is good okay so it's very important for you to

This is the part where the power comes from. It's not this part.

So you push like that, this place tense.

You push like that, this loose.

It's not only that. This finger try to touch your opponent as much as possible.

The more you touch, the more you control.

The more you have feeling.

Because the reason when you push it, you have to reach this way. Don't go this

way. The hand do not open.

Okay? So watch that part.

And also, what she did, she didn't turn first.

She already moved. Like this one, very easily, it can be locked.

so because the reason that your body want to turn first to neutralize the

before you can turn because you neutralize then you turn it's a much

before right away you lock yourself in

the

single pushing hands i learned from my master there are four basic single push

hands or single push -hand and the double push -hand there are six

options so now this is number three after that we're going to practice

two for double push -hand utilization single push -hand practice okay so this

number three what you do the enemy come in or your opponent come in the power

you redirect to this angle remember earlier we go to this side and then we

this side now we're going this side so from this reason again you can see now

first one if someone push you Always very important to re -establish your

foundation by this awesome exercise.

When you ask it, the body turns. When you turn right away, you can see I

redirect the power on this side and upwards at the same time. When you go

pass the center line, then you push down.

And again, pass the center line, and then push down. You can see the body

directs the hand. The body moves, and the hand just follows.

So from this kind of exercise, you can see the body can turn to the left and

neutralize easily.

Okay. Again, you want to practice with this hand. It's so simple. You can

practice this one again. It's the same exercise.

Use this hand, assume that this is your opponent's hand. Then from here, you can

neutralize. You practice by standing this way.

Again, this. You see, this one allows you to have body healing.

When the body heals, it allows you to have more space.

the withdrawal to neutralize opponent's power so you in remember pass the center

line and out and this in and this exhale

this inhale and this exhale again this

inhale and this exhale okay you go the side way you can see this is the side

inhale and this exhale inhale

And this exhale.

Remember this kua has to turn. As I mentioned all the time, this inhale, the

body turns sideways. When you push it, this is strong, this is not good. When

you push this way, you bounce your body backwards that way.

You can practice this hand as well. Turn and down.

So turn and down. On this hand, remember, don't go this way.

okay yeah it's not bad it's okay again the same thing you watch her she always

shift from one side the other side that one will take a long time to be able to

have it but it will okay the one thing that's slightly missing is to go here

there's a coil in this one so this is the coil it still go push down this way

there's a coil on the top so because recently you can see up on this coil

tiny coil on the top and move down so that part have to watch it okay now

leg forward let me see yeah now actions

watch the chair

hey everything is good go continue

and watch the quad have to turn quad have to

turn watch this quad some more a little bit more yes so this one you push it has

to turn more in and this side that's good okay continue

in chest in and

that's very good in one more time neutralize

and up that's good okay but the one thing i want to point to you is that

When you go up here, don't move your hand back.

When you move here, your hand still continues to contact your opponent.

Stay here and down.

You move up here, you neutralize, you move back and move. This one, you lose

connection. So watch this part.

This is number four, neutralization

angle. Because a lot of time when you're pushing with your opponent, either your

right leg forward or left leg forward.

So with your right leg forward, this angle is bad angle to against you.

Because this angle we call empty door.

When someone push against here, there's no good reaction force to against the

push. So because this really is easy to push off balance.

So in order to avoid this problem, that's why this technique designed.

So that means when someone push you this way, you cannot resist.

If you try to push back, you resist. When you resist, you build a firm root

your partner to push you off.

so because reason what you do is just follow so when you push this angle

when you follow just slightly forward early later when i practice with partner

you can see what's the reason for that it's very simple when you go here you

neutralize when you neutralize he push you no you follow to neutralize further

and after they become number three so only difference of the number three and

number four is the number four you added this part to lead opponent force

further away then after that you can neutralize by number three that's only

difference so from here you can see going this way and turn and going up

okay so this way and up forward because this reason then there's no sense for

you to practice with this one because there's no angle for you so the right

you practice with the leg forward because this is a bad angle so we go

angle you can see this enemy can push you no i move away from here but a lot

time people say When you push this way, then you expose yourself to your

opponent. It is true.

But you should remember, single pushing hand is a fundamental drill, fundamental

practice. It's designed to practice for the double pushing hand. And the double

pushing hand is designed for the moving pushing hand. Because in the real

situation, when you're pushing with your opponent, you're not staying there

stationary. Because the reason, don't worry about your sports, because your

is going to be repositioning yourself.

So don't worry about that. So later when we come to double push in, you'll

understand what I mean.

Okay? So when you practice, turn this way, and then up, and then forward.

Watch it. My body is still square, and then forward.

So you're going to do it that way. This angle, up, and now this way. So from

here you can see this kind of training is so important for you.

That's the beginning. In this tape, we introduce all this kind of exercise.

the hip joint, the knee, your ankle. It's so important for all these pretend

exercise. Forward, in, and down.

In.

neutralize more to the side to the side to the side

yeah

last one is the best okay now from here you can see the difference if i

use this gentleman to to watch it practice with me you can see number

can see number three is this angle So the first couple of times they did this

angle, it was wrong. It should be when someone pushes you this side, because

this one is strong.

But once your hands go here, he's weak because nobody can push him with a long

arm extended.

So because the reason this one is rude to push you, when you go here, it

disappears. So when you disappear, that's the way you go in. So when you

practice, you have to watch it. This one, you need it. This part first.

this is the Yi Ling only this they can turn instead of right away and move up

then then they become the number three so watch the point in

this exercise it's not one

of the original single pushing hands it's supposed to be part of a double

pushing hands so you still have to use the right leg forward because you try to

neutralize the side way so what you do is if someone push you you go in this

angle this is a pong once you get pong this hand right away neutralize and move

back and forward again this neutralize and this take away and right away this

forward you watch carefully again this one you leave the power to the side in

the double pushing later we talk about you can see how this one neutralize when

you go here you neutralize sideways and this hand take over right away this take

away and push forward and seal him so this one and right away he's still and

pushing forward again this inhale and this exhale

and this inhale and this exhale okay

you look at the sideways the same thing you can see from here there's a body's

angle when you angle for this one this hand right away you take over don't turn

palm face in it's a common mistake people can make so don't turn some wood

because this is already neutralized you go here they call double neutralization

you don't need that it takes time it's not only that when you every time you go

this way your enemy push you you're going to steal you so when you go here

away you want to take away and forward in and then take away and forward

and this in and take away and forward and in and take away

and forward

Okay, good.

Stop there.

Okay, so watch the knee. Is it open or not? If it's open, it's not good. So

watch this part.

Okay, that's good.

Okay, one thing both of them make the same mistake is this one.

This is tense.

Not only that, that's too far.

Because when you go here, opponent tense here. Don't go all the way here to

here. Because this one just only allows him to...

Lock you so because reason when you go here the hand immediately over this area

So you watch the carefully you can see later. You can see this point in both

hands. This is neutralized already So your hand don't want to go here when you

go here you push this down you lock yourself No, you go here right away. You

want to go here. So immediately immediately this on this part So watch

and you still so this part gotta watch and the hand they push back that's tense

When you tense you lose the sensitivity of the hand finger so because the reason

you try to get as soft as you can so watch this part right away you go

don't lock this

technique the

sounds are very similar to last one but eventually it's a different application

so this one sometimes when i learn from my master he say for smearing because

both the hands look like it's me on the wall okay so when you press this one

again to right leg forward because this for double pushing practice with a

partner so when you go here again when someone push you you push it the hands

the top this one right away you can see i turn and neutralize so when you try

again i go here push forward again here and then you catch from the top remember

earlier we go here but now you got from the top so from here you catch it and

then turn you lock it and then you roll back because this all roll back again

you come in here and then neutralize and from here on the top you catch over

and coming down once you come down again become this and turn again

and this one neutralize and coming down this roll back again you neutralize and

coming forward okay so you look at sideways again Very simple. The first

neutralize. Very similar from the other one. Because remember, the other one go

to under. Now this one from the top.

When you go to the top, right away you catch it. You go to the outside of his

arm. Then there's a roll back.

Why is the roll back? Pull him this side.

But what you do, you seal it and push forward.

Again, you turn in. This neutralize from the top. Iron circle.

And roll back.

Why is the roll back? And take over.

One more time here, the hand already touch and turn,

iron coming down and take over and push him up iron.

It's not bad.

Okay, let's try to see.

I want you to watch and then you understand what's the purpose of this

both say you push it, right? That's the first time you neutralize. Remember the

hand here.

When your hand here, you neutralize. That's our hand. I'm going to the back.

When I go here, that's exactly I lock him for Dari.

But in the competition, in the practice, you go here, right away you can see

this and I seal and push him off balance.

That's the only thing we are doing.

Earlier we have a single push hand solo.

That means the body you learn to arc horizontal after the neutralize and push

forward. So this one now we practice with the partner and see how with the

partner how you practice that kind of feeling.

That kind of feeling or touching feeling in tai chi they call listening jing.

Listening, that means skin listening. It's not the ear listening.

Okay, so in practice with partner, first one, always the first one is called

horizontal neutralization.

Okay, now I use the Michi as a partner.

Okay, this hand, I still like to touch on the waist area.

So in this case, you know, this place have to move first.

Remember Tai Chi classic, they always say, the movement initiated from the

directed by the waist, and manifest in the fingers.

So from here you can see what's the width. The width is like a steering

a car.

It directs the power.

So he pushed it. Right away you can see this yin. So this one is called yin. And

it allows you to have a pong.

This is a pong.

So when you have a pong, the body rotates.

This is ryu.

And you see my right hand is circled. And this is an. So now he pong.

And the ryu.

And circle on the top. Pong. And circle on the top.

Pong. Ryu.

An. Pong.

Ryu.

An An Peng Lue and An Peng Lue and An

Peng Lue and An Turn until the body, it's very important until the body

neutralize the coming force to the side then you can turn so usually you can use

your shoulder as the standard when you move this hand lined up with shoulder

usually your opponent's power go to the side way already so you turn to the side

here and you rotate and move to this side so it's very important for you to

practice this one how do you judge your body how far you have to turn you turn

too far it's not good expose yourself if without turning far enough again you'll

be still okay so let's watch again for this one a lot of time you can practice

this one without the leg so a lot of time the leg you don't have to be there

like this you push it the same thing see you push pung elbow down and arm

eh that's good now turn to this shoulder and go this way eh turn

this way turn and this way turn first eh that's good

turn and go this way ready

okay stop here okay when you push it watch it the hands should be on the

area because every time you push someone or control someone always control the

joints if you control here it's not good he's still alive the hand still can be

moved easily if you go here you immobilize him so it's very important

two times you always got here so you got to go this part and elbow down okay now

continue again

okay yeah this one because what she's doing now she's doing like a second one

it's not really so we watch the form when she when you push it you see the

i go to sideways i'm climb over so my hand is not on the top this way i'm not

climb over and then go to the wrist and come in again now see like that you

didn't turn far enough because i'm still underneath the elbow now he try to

rotate when he rotate he still himself it's just a little bit forward a little

bit forward now i'm out then that's best you come in and go in see a little bit

forward is out because like that still line up against the elbow it's not good

can easily push up so a little bit more yeah turn a little bit more yeah

so watch that point so it's very important to see this how you neutralize

the elbow and to the shoulder here, then you can neutralize the power.

Xia Hua.

Earlier we talked about solo practice. We talked about you neutralize the body

to the side way until you reach the shoulder, then the hands on the top.

This is called downward neutralization because you're downward, so to lead your

opponent, power downward.

So now this one, see how we practice with the opponent.

Okay, I see you're using your shift.

Okay, so we push it Again your body neutralize to the side when you go to

neutralize the side you can see the power goes sideways already Then this

the hand climb over they can see this Horizontal because this allows you for

this because this one is a bad angle for him because it's easy for him to lose

balance for this side Okay, so because this reason you have to go here And

you push forward not not early turn. Yeah, then rotate.

Yeah turn first neutralize and climb over Turn and climb over. Turn and climb

over. Softer. Turn and climb over. Watch the waist. Turn and climb over.

Waist. Turn and climb over. Turn and climb over.

Horizontal. Watch this. Horizontal. Turn and climb over.

And turn and climb over. Turn and climb over. Okay, so be careful about the leg.

Don't open wide.

Okay, so you can see this is actually only application practice partner.

and earlier with other partners.

okay stop there okay again this hands again the same as first one see the

is still here still alive still a little bit on this side and that's good yeah

other than that the both of them is pretty good except sometimes your body

lean a little bit just watch it yeah always this one don't go this way watch

this part okay

yeah and also

neutralization yeah horizontal

okay actually what they do is not bad only a little bit this one is not

horizontal a little bit sideways this way because this one still sometimes can

get locked here so you can break it out so watch this part remember

earlier we talked about neutralization is a neutralize

this up and after it passes center line when we talk about center line that

means this line and this line center line up Before you turn, if you go this

way, that means you have mutual resistance.

You try to use force against force.

But when you go here, past the center line, then you neutralize. That means

lead. When you lead, you neutralize. So it's very important for you, don't turn

your hand too early. You have to pass the center line.

And then after that, you can turn your hand.

So this exercise, again, from here.

So when you push it, you push the center, then you move up.

Going up.

Pass the center line and you move forward.

Okay. So when you practice all this exercise, single push hands, the

always push this area.

This area is called center.

In all Chinese martial arts, this area is so important.

This area, if you strike it downwards, you can pull the muscle down. Then you

seal the breath. People cannot breathe.

You punch this area right straight forward, and people feel nauseous, like

throw up. You punch this place upwards, you can cause heart attack because of

power going upwards.

So because of the reason, you always practice this area. So for beginners,

you practice, you should practice only pushing this area until you are...

very good for all the options of single pushing hands and double pushing hands

after that you start pushing on this corner this corner or this corner this

corner even dan tian so you can have different varieties that means when

tries to neutralize you or you try to neutralize your opponent you cannot

neutralize the same technique because you have to use a different technique to

neutralize different way of power your opponent initiated okay so now you

practice when you practice push the center so from here you can see up I'm

the center line and go forward.

And the center line.

Hey, that's very good.

And softer and softer.

Get rid of muscle as much as you can. Call it with the breathing. Inhale.

And exhale.

And inhale.

Softer and softer.

The spine moves and chest moves.

Watch the chest.

It has to move in and move out.

So you can see, I don't care how much power you're pushing, it's right away. I

neutralize it.

Again, when you push it, the body is squared.

Actually, what they did, they did a pretty good job. Yeah, pretty good job.

only thing is the body tried to be softer and softer and softer until the

body is so soft.

When they do that, it's not. The form is very good.

It's the only thing, the feeling still feels not as soft, as deep as possible.

Okay, but of course, this can come from time.

Because only when you are soft, as soft as possible, once you start coordinating

with your breathing, coordinating with your mind, then become internalized.

Because now what you look is more externalized instead of internalized.

But they take time. So you have to be softer and softer until everything is so

soft. When you push it, your mind is so strong and qi flows.

You can see muscles get rid of as much as you can.

Remember number three.

and number four the difference number three go this way number four go this

first and going upwards now with the partner you can see what's the reason

that okay now you can see with a partner now michi try push me this way instead

of just straight forward with straight forward no problem i can neutral up but

we're gonna push this way it's not easy because i push up it's still me easily

So once you go here, I got trouble because it still have good root, good

foundation. Now watch it. It just move this way. Now, this power disappear.

It just change of angle from this angle and this angle. That's what we call

lead. Lead the power into the emptiness.

So from here, once you lead here, now it's out. Then you move and come in down

this way. All right. So again, people argue, say, okay, if you go here, this

side exposed.

It is true. That I mentioned earlier, it's true.

The question is, when you push in with your opponent in the real situation,

you're not going to stand here.

Because when I neutralize, right away my body is moved already. Keep away from

the hand.

Or I move this side, I'm going to steal this side already. So there's no problem

for that. So don't worry. This is only a basic drill, a basic training for this.

So from here, there's some reason you can see. You turn this side way, and

that, go.

Then go here, you turn side way.

And then I turn side way, and go number three.

This.

and what you do try to steal each other with this angle so that's why you can

get out i try to see him now you get out i say go this one and go out so you can

see this out on the number three so watch this one don't turn the hand too

so this one on this one okay so you can see number three and number four

different one is up here the other is here i'm going up that's the only thing

different so in this case you can learn how to solve the problem if someone push

on this side

what you see that is good for the form but it looks like number three the

for that because when they push it they don't extinguish it so clearly because

you still push this way now you suppose circle this way so we circle this way

that's come this way now I push forward it's not okay so that part they still

miss this part so when i push him i'm not pushing this way i'm pushing this

hey that's why he has to follow me that side so when i push you go this side

that's it and come in again you push me no straight not this side yeah so this

part is missing okay so they have to think finish this one we push it this

and this angle it's different application it's different thing okay so

that part

once you finish a lot of basic drill then you start practice with partner

any combinations you want again when you practice as a beginner you push in the

center And after you train for a while, no, you should keep away from this

center. Center is only one of the options for your pushing. It can be

can be up at the chin. It can be on this side of the shoulder. It can be this

side. It can be either side or it can be here. There are many, many different

locations for you to push.

So it becomes a more advanced free -pushing hand.

So when you push a push hand, of course, this is a free -pushing hand. So you

never know which place your opponent is going to push you. So you have to listen

and follow.

And listen and follow, then you can neutralize.

okay so now you can see that the three moving pushing hands single okay

Okay, so you can see this kind of push hand, this kind of range is a middle

range. So this one is for beginners.

So this one beginner you can see the circle is big.

One day when you find out this one you can practice so smooth, then you make a

circle smaller.

The same kind of practice, you can have a different level. Can be very basic,

can be more advanced.

For example, like this one, it can become higher.

Yeah, let's become higher.

and when you practice Tai Chi, the more advanced you become higher and the

center circle becomes smaller so from here you can see, this is small, you

neutralize already and it becomes so fast then you can see you cannot find

other yeah

that's how you learn all these neutralizations and everything becomes

Because when you are in a real situation, you cannot ask your partner

down. But you can do it good, and with a good small scale neutralization, then

it becomes high level. That's because your sensitivity has to be much higher.

alright try to close your eyes both of you close your eyes

okay

so basically you see they did pretty good as a beginner they've been training

for one year two years about two years right two years

Yeah, okay.

It's not very two years. Because now it's still missing. It's body move, the

hand follow.

Because the body sometimes still, but sometimes they have it, sometimes they

don't. Yeah, because now you have a partner, a lot of time you start, the

start wondering.

But they take time. But so far, what they did is pretty good.

Except that she always have problem that she have to watch out in the future.

Always like this one, got to watch this part.

And when you push it, you always push this way, got to watch that part.

Yeah, I'll earn that then.

they'll be good in the future but you have to be picky on them

when

you

go to double pushing hands actually the first one you

should have mastered already single push hand after single push hand they start

adding the other hand become double pushing hands Okay, when you do the

pushing, it's very important for left hand side.

Now I have a partner so I can explain to you.

For example, if someone tries to push you, there are two places you can

neutralize. One is neutralized from the wrist, the other one neutralized from

his elbow.

So when you neutralize, try to watch it.

This part is easier to neutralize than the wrist, because this one is simple, a

little bit directed, already go off balance.

But here, you take a bigger pass for this one.

So because the reason the left -hand side neutralization is more important

the right -hand side.

So when you neutralize, the first thing you try, I want you to practice this

one. This one, neutralize, the hands go this way. The thumb on the top, and the

other four fingers on the bottom.

This one, you push on the top, the cavity.

This one, the bottom cavity, so you can easily lock.

So when you do this, once you neutralize, this hand has to stay on the

you don't stay on the top, this hand is easy to reverse the hand. For example,

he locks me, it's easy for me to attack.

But once this one stays on the top, it's not easy because it mobilizes him.

It mobilizes my action. So because the reason when you go here, this hand runs

away, you want to steal.

So it becomes a very important part of the training.

When you do the double push hand, the first thing you try to learn is how to

neutralize the opponent's elbow.

So he tries to push it.

You neutralize it and still. So this hand, you have to learn to still this

place. Okay. So don't do fast.

Do slow when you practice with your partner. So when I push it, it allows

have the body movement instead of fast first.

The body has to turn. The body has to turn. The body has to turn. Body turn.

Body turn.

Yeah. The body has to turn.

And slow first instead of do fast.

So in this case, allow your partner to practice slow with the body movement.

hand touch here.

So this one, comfortable.

That's how comfortable the body moves.

After you train for a long time until this hand becomes so easy, you can

neutralize the opponent's elbow. Then you go to horizontal.

So horizontal, right hand exactly the same. You see right hand? That is

the same as the single pushing hand.

Okay, now what you do is just edit this part.

When you do the double pushing, do not touch it all the time because like that,

it's not dangerous for you.

But when you go here, now elbow stops, dangerous to you. And the shoulder,

can come to attack you.

Since then, then you start intercept.

Then you neutralize and push forward.

So now there you go. Again, this one neutralize the right hand. My right hand

neutralize, I turn. The same as the single pushing hands.

So this, and I turn.

And this, and I turn.

And this, and I turn.

So it's very important for you to learn this intercept.

The body turns, you neutralize, and turn on top, and now you push down.

So this is pong,

this is lu, roll back, and this is an.

So, one again, turn, and elbow up, and this, and down.

Okay, now turn, see this hand controls the elbow, and then seal, and go

forward.

Okay, you can see both of them are not bad except only thing the one thing the

legs still open for the groin exposed So watch the point.

Okay, the second when When this hand neutralize this hand is gone this hand

don't stay here you stay here you become tense now just relax Relax when

necessary come back again. You can even come to the center protect the center

But don't stay here when you stay here your hands are waiting unless you get

tired so now just relax yeah you can put it here and find an intercept or you

can drop it just intercept Xia Hua

remember in the single push hands

we neutralize here then you turn to the side and going down now this one exactly

the same thing so when you come here you see

When you push it, remember this hand here. But now this again, elbow and

shoulder is dangerous for you. So because this reason, when I turn this

right away, this hand I intercept.

This one still turns sideways and the hand is on the top. Again, this one

me to destroy his center. Then push forward and this, and turn down.

So you can see right hand exactly the same as the single push hand.

Watch the left hand and turn.

So comfortable and turn.

okay so from here you can see it's important you see try to learn to use

body and try to be soft as much as you can slow down

left hand naturally drop down

Okay, so from here you can see what they did is pretty good. They did a very

good job. Yeah, the one thing is a little bit body still in this way, but

that part because it's the same old problem she had. I think it's very

to keep body this way. But they did a good job for this one. This one try to

use, let me turn, try to use more, more body for this part.

San Hua In a single pushing hand, remember the hand is

going upward, the body turn.

and neutralize, and then push downwards.

Now, let's try to use this one for the double pushing hands.

Eventually, all these techniques are very simple. Remember, this is a single

pushing hand. What are we doing?

And then, again, when I neutralize up, this elbow can be dangerous.

So right away, intercept.

When you intercept, again, I push down.

Then, this one I intercept, and I push down.

So remember, right hand don't turn too early. Pass the center line.

you turn so this intercept passing the line you turn and intercept passing the

line you turn and softer and softer yeah use more body and use more

body yeah the body very soft and then you can use whole body to neutralize

power and left hand always becomes habit

okay now for this part you can see for this gentleman he he didn't push this

up too much because one of the applications is actually this but if you

you lost it because it's actually this it's upwards to open this one that's why

you can easily control so that's the reason the hand has to be here and she

much better the lady did much better for this part so this part on you have to

turn under the tail see that's too late already because right away you have to

intercept right away hey that's it so lift up and down immediately lift up and

down lift up and down watch this part and also both in the chest

this part slowly disappear again okay so this in and out this

point has to be there

remember number four for the neutralization he pushed to the side way

exactly you move this side and after the turn and coming this way so remember

this one and this is different from number three number three is going

up and neutralize number four you neutralize here and coming this way so

go double push in the same thing once I go here now elbow become dangerous I go

to here intercept

from here and neutralize on the intercept gun down

neutralize

and turn to the number three like this

okay now you can see number three number four again only this small part is the

difference everything else remain the same

okay good yeah so sometimes they did it sometimes they didn't it just depends

and sometimes they your hands they did it but first few times they didn't so

watch their point it's the last few times was right this hand and still okay

this understand up and after that you feel hey they correct

very quickly for everything yeah so this and this

Sun Hua Number five

When someone push you, the first one you neutralize this side So this is Peng,

low power Peng So when low power Peng right away this hand push Then this one

become the left hand side of pushing hands So you can do this one for a long

time You want to change the side again This one you have to neutralize, again

this side So now you go to this side Alright, so this one, I turn this side

Right away now you want to change side immediately you can change side see

that's how you change it now I can come back to others now this one I can change

back Okay, I can come here. All right, so now we can change it again this then

I can go here Now not all the time you have to use the right hand Of course if

you use the right hand they have a good advantage for this one But if sometimes

you have to practice on this side and don't change it back on this side and

this side you have to turn how to do this now change back okay now this again

that's number five so a lot of time you can number five you can practice just

simply by this on this all right

okay so remember the hands the hand don't go horizontally this way because

this one your enemy still have a horizontal power to

get you because you still have balance. But once you go here, it's harder for

him to maintain the balance. So that's exactly how you move this way. So this

hand can easily intercept.

Okay, the same thing for this part.

a little bit slow down until the form get right

okay

now stop see watch here this shoulder is up that's not good so watch this part

so when you turn yeah that's good but when your shoulder is going up it's not

good the reason for that every time i see shoulder up then this hand i push up

Like I steal him.

If his shoulder is down, I cannot.

If his shoulder is up the right way, I push him up. I steal him. So for a good

reason, watch this part.

Yeah, you got a habit for this one. Alright, try again.

Other than that, it's not bad. You just have to practice softer and softer.

I don't do too fast. Beginning to slow, slow, allow the body movements more.

It's still too fast.

Chan Hua.

We know Chan Hua, remember, we have a low part, that's what we had last time.

But now, it's going to be this way.

From outside. This is called large roll back.

so number five number six that means the last one this one they all design

double push in to mix up with the walking with the large roll back so this

is very important for everybody practice okay so you watch the hands so we push

forward and neutralize this side instead of going down and going up this is

still pluck once you pluck i lock immediately see this for locking when i

now this will take time very quickly or i can even break easily So that's called

neutralization. For this one, also I can go this way. I can also neutralize and

take down.

So that's why it becomes large roll back.

But now, the one we're doing is on the top. Then this move up, and then circle

this side. Again, people will argue that this hand is available, it's going to

attack you. It is true, but in the real situation, I'm not going to stay here.

When I neutralize, you see my body, I turn away. I'm going away from the hand

already. So because the reason, don't worry, this is only basic.

training. So when I go here, I go to the top. When I go to here, so his right

hand should follow me. Because if your right hand doesn't follow me, when I go

up, I start locking this one. When I lock in here, that's exactly to get him

down. All right. But if he follows me, then I cannot lock him. So here, if he

already sealed me, then he sealed me already.

So I come back to the basic one. So come here again, he sealed me again, and

then he come back here.

yeah all this is only a pattern only have a pattern training it's very easy

you to understand and to put the routine now you can see how I neutralize it

okay so now I do this now you neutralize it okay now you can see now if you do

it to me you can see this one I turn let everything's gone and while I still and

move down

When you do this still, that's enough. Don't do it too much. Because if you do

it too much, actually your body starts leaning forward.

That's good. You neutralize. See this one?

I stop here. I don't go too far. If I go too far, that's not good.

Okay, so from here, it's good.

Okay,

you can see now, number five is on the bottom, number six on the top. That's

only difference.

okay all right so you can see the the first mistake they did there's a

neutralize far enough so this one is hard to grab it if you neutralize far

enough you can see so easy for the plug to the wrist if it's not the angle is

not good because in this case it still get you so because reason both of them

didn't get far enough you have to get far after that you can neutralize and

them if it's still right away it come in

okay so this part neutralize far enough and go in okay so this is the part got

to watch out in

the three double pushing hands the same as the single double pushing hand they

have a different target that means it's not only pushing one spot remember

single pushing we talked about when you push it at the beginning you're always

pushing the center When you have this center, it allows you to neutralize

horizontal, downward, upward, any way you like. But same thing for double

pushing hands. Beginning, you push only this center area.

But later, you should want to push a different way, from a different angle,

push upward, push downward, as you wish.

So in this case, you can neutralize without any problem. That's called free

double pushing hands.

But remember, you have six options to neutralize your opponent.

Once you are familiar with these six tools, then you can neutralize all the

power coming. Okay, now let me demonstrate with this.

okay not bad yeah when you practice a while then you should learn close your

eyes and do the free push hands until you can have a good feeling so close

eyes and just cut off all the eye senses and use your body's feeling

now close your eyes

okay

yeah it's not bad but there are few spots again

this shoulder sometimes still come up so this shoulder you got to watch it okay

the other thing when you try this part the hands are too close a little bit out

so when I push you should be a little bit out yeah that's out so instead of

watch that part so other than that it's not bad

Keep practicing.

The more you practice, the better you are.

Again, with double pushing hands, there's a big circle. Slowly get the

circle, smaller circle, until sensitivity is so high.

Okay, that concludes the first step, single pushing hands and double pushing

hands. Okay, and thank you very much.