Giles Rosbander and Martin Neumann offer 2 workshops during the International Push Hands Meeting in April. The teachers and themes are published and the registration of Push Hands Meeting 2024 is ready!
TuiShou is not fighting. So what is it then?
In tuishou, practitioners often end up struggling against each other. Or it may be the opposite: they have such a soft focus that the movements lose meaning.
Practicing tuishou/push hands shouldn’t really involve these two extremes. So what should it be about?
In our view, tuishou is an exercise method which develops the tai chi qualities for martial use. And at the same time it’s a way of training good human interaction.
If we want to practice the tai chi qualities together, it’s important to recognise our own (physical) resistance, to dissolve it again and again, and to find an accepting and connecting touch instead. This always in the sense of a practical martial art. To achieve this, we support each other in a clear and generous way.
Moving from seemingly simple partner exercises to free tuishou, Martin and Giles take you on this journey. As part of this process they also demonstrate their training interactions with each other, also in moments of potential conflict.
TaiChi is round. So is TuiShou!
We all know that tai chi chuan is ‘round’. But in real-life tuishou practice we often experience a linear back-and-forth – with a lot of rough edges and friction.
If we can manage to create three-dimensional roundness and can ‘surf’ on this, then tuishou becomes more fluid, more relaxed and at the same time more efficient in terms of practical martial art
Using the partner exercises in the workshop, we explore how this roundness can be created and kept alive. We experience how we go with the flow, ride the waves, and at the same time maintain a clear focus. This gives us the ability to adapt and to transform.
The teachers and themes are published and the registration of Push Hands Meeting 2024 is ready!
