Give Him What He Wants

A simple lesson, but important nonetheless. If your opponent wants something, let him have this way, give him what he wants. He wants to pull, let him pull. He wants to push, let him push. The important thing is not to resist him.

After letting him have his way, the next step is to use what you have learnt to change the direction of his force (without going in the exact opposite direction, since that becomes resisting his force). For example, if he pushes towards you, you can direct his force upwards and then away. If he tries to push you down, you can direct the force towards him.

Give him what he wants, put yourself in a seemingly disadvantageous position to lure him towards committing himself to using more force, and then redirect that force to your advantage. That will allow you to turn what seems like defeat into victory.