Taiji Pushing Hands is a kind of pushing hands, and it is a training method to train Tai Ji Chuan learners to enter the stage of "understanding". We use two main training methods, namely "pushing hands at a fixed pace" and "pushing hands at a moving pace". Through the practice of pushing hands with each other, we know how to control our own balance and destroy the opponent's balance. Here's what I've compiled for you: Three Essentials of Pushing Hands by Tai Ji Chuan.

Three essentials of Tai Ji Chuan's pushing hands: First, he should be good at conception and exert himself reasonably.

"Being good at conception and making reasonable efforts" is the first prerequisite for Tai Ji Chuan to suppress others with small strength and to suppress others with clever strength, and it is also the greatest feature of Tai Ji Chuan.

People's actions are dominated by "will" and thoughts guide actions. This is what "will follow the shape" means. Intention is attention and practice. In the process of pushing hands, we should always pay attention, relax our mentality, be "loose and unremitting", have moderate intentions and let nature take its course. This is good at heart. "Force" refers to the force produced by the contraction and relaxation of breathing and muscles under the guidance of ideas. Tai Ji Chuan followed Tai Ji Chuan's theory and combined the corresponding actions in an orderly way according to certain norms. The strength it forms is overall strength, ingenuity and vitality, which is called internal strength or Taiji strength. In the process of pushing hands, under the guidance of correct thinking from beginning to end, try to exert as little force as possible, maximize efficiency, and achieve the ideal effect of "four-two exertion", which is reasonable exertion. In Tai Ji Chuan's classic works, the importance of consciousness is emphasized. In Ten Essentials of Tai Ji Chuan, Yang Chengfu's father emphasized that "the meaning is not hard", which I think is incisive. Because in general, when pushing hands against competitions, people are more accustomed to using clumsy strength, regional strength, especially the strength of upper limbs and arms, which can be said to be an instinctive reaction of people. Overcorrection must be overcorrected. We must strengthen our ideas in pushing hands and make correct and reasonable responses on the premise of perceiving each other's momentum. Be calm, flexible, light and flexible, and rotate freely. With long-term practice, you will gain real inner strength, that is, vitality, dexterity and overall strength. When pushing hands, you will not blindly use dead strength, clumsy strength and regional strength to form bulls, so as not to cause stiff limbs, poor breathing, poor hearing and slow response. This is the true meaning of "don't push" in Yang Chengfu's famous saying. In a sense, practicing pushing hands means practicing this thinking function of the human brain, practicing wisdom, dexterity, sensitivity of touch, flexibility of limbs, winding of movements, enrichment of inner strength and integrity of whole body strength. When pushing hands, we should pay attention to the action guided by consciousness, and the action should be coordinated with breathing and strength, intention, qi and strength. So "goodwill" is the premise and guarantee of "reasonable play", and "reasonable play" is the practice and effect of "goodwill". To get twice the result with half the effort, you need to do the following five things. First, we should make use of the principle of taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of it. "Four Liang" is an image metaphor. We often say that stealing happiness is the truth. Second, we should make use of the rotational force to give full play to the functions of turning the upper limbs into wrists, the lower limbs into ankles and legs, and turning the body into the spine, so as to achieve smooth force and strength, without falling off the top and giving the other side a focus. This is the principle of circular motion in mechanics. Third, we should relax more and less, give priority to softness, be gentle, lingering and relaxed, take the lead, "give yourself up and follow others", don't attack indiscriminately, and make yourself strong, cheap and durable. Fourth, we should make use of the gravity reduced by the sinking of the human body, convert potential energy into kinetic energy, exert waist and leg kung fu, cooperate with breathing, connect one after another, combine inside and outside, and be a family. Fifth, we should make use of various techniques of Tai Ji Chuan's Thirteenth Five-Year Plan to work alternately in all parts of the limbs, and achieve skilled operation, flexible transformation, rational distribution of physical strength and reduction of energy consumption.

Tai Ji Chuan's Pushing Hands Three Needs Two. Combine rigidity with softness.

Softness is just the strength of two different properties. It is generally believed that rigidity is hard, brittle and decisive, while softness is soft, open, sticky and light. Tai Chi tuishou is a technique of combining rigidity with softness, hiding needles in cotton, and giving priority to softness. Muscles and joints are often in a state of high relaxation without slacking off, which keeps bones and limbs relatively stable. Use the opponent's strength, not the hard top confrontation, and use the flexible Taiji strength of "sticking" to combine rigidity and softness to defeat the enemy. The combination of rigidity and softness is a pair of complementary forces. No matter what moves you use, you need both rigidity and softness. Some people think that Tai Ji Chuan's pushing hand is a competitive skill of combining rigidity with softness, and Taiji strength is soft strength, that is, it should be light and loose, and loose to the end. Who knows that pure softness is not rigid, it will be too soft but not tough, too weak and not strong, forming a loose, weak and easy to collapse soft fist. When you meet an opponent who is both rigid and flexible, you will be frustrated by the explosive force of the other side's waist-axis silk winding and the strength from your feet because of your "soft plaque". This is the universal phenomenon of "combining rigidity with softness". Some people rely on their height and strong weight to win by force when pushing hands, but they don't know that if they are purely rigid, they will be too rigid and not tough. Their strength is not only easy to break, but also dull and fragile, rigid and inflexible, with poor listening ability, poor power and slow change. They can't concentrate on mobilizing their overall strength, and they are easily frustrated by each other's efforts and the use of high-tech tricks. It can be seen that the pusher of Taiji Chuan is not "being soft", but the opponent scene of "being pure and not soft" conquered by the master who combines rigidity with softness. The so-called "fighting with strength" is also common. Although both sides also use some tricks, they are eager to win and rely on strength to make up for each other. Although it can also be compared with the outcome, it is not worth taking for the improvement of physical and mental health, self-cultivation or the level of pushing hands. Someone asked me, who will win if both sides are soft when Tai Ji Chuan pushes the hand? See who has high fitting quality, who has better listening ability and who has better soft and hard adjustment. It turns out that the combination of rigidity and flexibility is not always presented in equal proportion in application, and the ratio of the two is not constant from beginning to end. Instead, it must be adjusted at any time according to the situation and needs in the process of pushing hands. A good adjustment is better than a poor adjustment, that is, it presents a wonderful scene of "combining rigidity with softness". Generally speaking, when introducing Zou Hua, it is mainly a combination of hard and soft, and the other party's introduction is unsuccessful; If you have the opportunity, you can strike hard, that is, make full use of the principle of "starting first, later, later being soft and just starting" and let the enemy out with the explosive force of silk winding. I remember once, a tough middle-aged man took the initiative to push me. At first, the two sides joined hands and stuck together, which was very smooth to use. The cooperation and coordination between the two sides are very serious. Later, he controlled my right elbow with both hands, just to subdue me with strength. At this time, I calmly responded, at the same time, my shoulders relaxed, my hips sank, my elbows circled, I turned back, my hands were strong, and I sent each other out in one go.

Tai Ji Chuan's Three Essentials of Pushing Hands: Braking with Static, Seeking Static in Motion.

The famous saying "Stop by static braking, seek static while moving" scientifically and dialectically expounds the relationship between static and dynamic contradictions in Tai Ji Chuan's push, which is an important theory and law guiding Tai Ji Chuan's push to win. A quiet person has a quiet mind and a balanced mind. When pushing hands, we must first establish a correct view of victory and defeat, and have good quality and martial arts. Don't aim too high, be eager to win. You just want to overwhelm each other, impatient and impetuous. You should have a good mentality of learning from each other, learning skills and improving together. If you adjust your mentality, you will be calm, get rid of distractions and ideological burdens, and always keep a cool head and a highly concentrated state of preparation. Calmly observe, perceive * * * and listen to * * and analyze each other's key points, strength, direction, length and characteristics of reality and falsehood, foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and take countermeasures to ensure that the limbs are relaxed, light and flexible, and the whole body is in a state of combat readiness. "Quiet as a civet cat catching mice, set out for standby", "He doesn't move, I don't move, he moves a little, I move first", and the ancestors arrive first, take the lead and gain the initiative to control each other. In this way, according to the opponent's dynamics, the use of skills reduces blindness and is easy to hit the opponent. In case my moves fail, I won't fight back because the other side is passive. For example, when the other person pushes my chest with both hands, I consciously sit loosely on my hips and turn the other person's strength away with both hands. When the other person is uprooted by me and leans forward, I want to withdraw my hand and adjust my center of gravity, I immediately send out a resultant force with both hands.

Quiet is for better exercise. In the process of Tai Chi pushing hands, both sides are striving for initiative and are always in a state of exercise, but the exercise should be moderate. To move reasonably, we must master the law of "seeking quietness while moving" and never act rashly. "There is stillness in motion, and there is stillness in motion". When you want to move, you must first devote yourself to silence. In the case of dynamic changes of the pusher and the pushed person, we must be clear-headed, have a dominant consciousness, assess the situation under the guidance of our own passion, and adjust our center of gravity. Only in this way can we distinguish between the real and the false, have corresponding priorities, seek stability in the movement, seek change in the stability, be orderly in the change, coordinate internally and externally, and know ourselves one after another. Neutral equilibrium says, "the spirit can bear it" and "God should restrain it". "If you don't move, you will be", "If you move, you will be like a river tsunami, if the waves fly, you will be like an eagle catching a rabbit, which is quick and accurate." If you have a chance, lose it and take the initiative. If you get the chance but haven't got the motivation, you should attack even if you get the stupidity of the other side. That's what boxing means when it says "it's not practical, it's difficult to be clever". If you don't have a chance to gain momentum, you can generally attack. When you are in a losing situation, you must analyze and master the other side's situation. If the other person has good hearing, quick reaction and good waist and leg skills, you can't make a move. If you want to make a difference, you must not go all out, put all your eggs in one basket and fall into passivity. The purpose is to test each other and get information before making a decision. Once, a tough middle-aged man and I pushed hands to learn from each other. After the melee, both sides held each other's right wrist tightly, and my left hand was placed behind each other's left shoulder. In order to test each other and force them to respond, I suddenly made a move first, and my right hand picked him, and he used it as soon as he entered. At this time, I had the opportunity to turn left immediately, and at the same time, my left hand hooked his left shoulder, and my right hand cooperated with me to press him hard. When I have no chance and no potential, I must not attack blindly. Instead, I should adopt the methods of introducing failure, resorting to tactics, waiting for the arrival of standby potential, or creating favorable opportunities to attack. "Boxing Classics" says: "The kinetic energy is static, the boxing way is sacred, the movement is not static, and the boxing way is sick." . "Tai Chi is extremely static, static is vivid, and dynamic and static are mutually rooted." Only when motion and static complement each other can we deeply understand the true meaning of "braking by static, seeking static while moving".