So what does pushing hands actually teach you?
Does it teach you how to relax? No. What it actually teaches you is whether you are really able to relax.
Through taiji practice, you learn to relax. But how do you know if you are really able to relax? You don't, not unless you actually try to apply taiji. And that is when you know whether you are really able to relax or not.
And that is actually what pushing hands is for. It tells you whether you are really able to relax. Whether all that practice is actually in the right direction.
Pushing hands doesn't teach you how to relax. You can't learn how to relax from pushing hands. But it does tell you if you are able to relax or not. And that tells you whether your training is leading you in the right direction or not.
Does it teach you how to relax? No. What it actually teaches you is whether you are really able to relax.
Through taiji practice, you learn to relax. But how do you know if you are really able to relax? You don't, not unless you actually try to apply taiji. And that is when you know whether you are really able to relax or not.
And that is actually what pushing hands is for. It tells you whether you are really able to relax. Whether all that practice is actually in the right direction.
Pushing hands doesn't teach you how to relax. You can't learn how to relax from pushing hands. But it does tell you if you are able to relax or not. And that tells you whether your training is leading you in the right direction or not.
2 comments:
Where can I learn push hands in Singapore?
Hi,
I have created a post on where Master Kwek teaches pushing hands in Singapore.
http://mytaijijournal.blogspot.com/2014/05/pushing-hands-classes-in-singapore.html
As far as I know, Master Kwek is the only one teaching pushing hands at community centres in Singapore.
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