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| Push Hands - Da Lu |
| DA-LU OR MOVING PUSH HANDS The four corners are practiced in Da-Lu and the mind must act very quickly. In an advanced stage the Da-Lu becomes Push Hands and the Push Hands becomes Da Lu, so the same points apply as for Push Hands. At a very advanced stage the Push Hands becomes totally free and any technique can be used at any time. Loose the shoulders, keep the chin in and sink the energy to the tan-tien. Know where the energy is coming from and how to use the whole and every part of the body to your advantage. |
| Pao Chui and San Shou |
| PAUCHUI FORM AND SAN-SAU The fighting arts of t�ai chi ch�uan PAUCHUI In pauchui (old Yang and Chen styles), make sure that the fa-jing movements are totally subconscious, like sneezing. Use the technique as if your life depended upon being able to issue absolute and full power the moment that the technique is released. Never have any tension before or after the technique. When executing the slower full techniques have internal power and breathe out with the technique. Always balance the fast with the slow � this way we use up less energy. In most cases, the attack is like a whip; there is a great deal of power behind it but it is concentrated in one small point of impact. RELAX. Whip the wrist. Whip the foot. SAN-SAU When we put the pauchui forms together in a two person sparring match we call it san-sau or free hands. In the beginning it is not totally free because we must first learn how to use the techniques. Keep it slow and see how each technique is used to either attack or to defend. After some time speed up the movements and introduce some more power. This is not a contest so keep it easy. After many years you may put some of the techniques out of sync until it becomes a free sparring match. The free fighting part must not come too soon as you will forget all about the technique and it will become a brawl. |
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