- Single & Double Push Hands Workshop
6-9 pm on Friday, May 16th, examine the martial cycles of pushing hands.
Tai Chi Chuan, an internal martial and healing art, develops inner power and strength using a training drill called Pushing Hands. Gain and develop coordination, balance, and timing by Pushing Hands. Learn to interact with sensitivity, grace, and power!
Pushing Hands using Pressure the Old Way. The way of Old Yang’s Tai Chi Chuan: use pressure to wring awareness into spines and squeeze weakness out of arms. Get “attacked” by someone who pushes using pressure. Watch your self-defense skills evolve into easy, powerful, quaking, shaking attack-counter-attacks: Fa-Jing!
These methods are great for developing relaxation and intention, good for:
- Reflex development for all martial arts — grappling, karate, kickboxing, wing chun, more.
- Core strength coordination for all movement arts — dance, pilates, yoga, all.
- Relaxation and sensation for everyone — me, you, everyone.
We utilize the methods and teachings from the World Taiji Boxing Association. These abstract and repetitive processes build competence into our reflex-response systems and develop confidence in our bodies and minds. When we learn, deep down, that we can cope with stress and violence using reflexive methods, we naturally enrich our capacity for compassion, calm, and kindness.
What will we do?
Pushing hands, done well, helps us discover self-defense. The more cycles we pursue, using the proper methods, the deeper and faster our reflex becomes. It’s intense work and it’s delightful training.
- Single Push
- Double Push
- Single Push Attacks
- Opening & Closing
- Square Pushing
- If there’s time: Small Circling or Dim-Mak Applications
Where is this Real Taiji Pushing Hands happening?
This one’s at…
- Salt Lake Community College, South City Campus, Room W111-A.
- South City Campus is on 1700 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Parking is on the South Side of the Building
- Please call me at 801-363-5757 for details.
Sign up for Pushing Hands Self Defense…
Monthly workshops are limited to 18 practitioners. I certainly reserve the right to modify this limit, though odds are low that I’ll change it much.
Keep in mind that I hold no responsibility for your life or well being and when you sign up and/or pay, you consequently assume all responsibilities for your life and well being and you therefore will never sue or in any way hold anyone, including me or my associates or anyone associated with me or my associates, responsible in any way, shape, or form for any injuries or harm that you may incur through association with me or my associates or our associated associates.
Pushing Hands for Self-Defense is May 16th 2008, 6 pm - 9 pm.
It’s over.
Call Steven at 801-363-5757 and get the next workshop.
See you soon.
Jason Socci
April 28th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
If this year’s push hands workshop is anything like last year’s, it ought to be killer! If you want your push hands to go deeper, you can’t miss this one!
Jason Socci
May 18th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Just as I foresaw, this year’s workshop was killer! We progressed through the different movements involved in double push hands and before we knew we were fitting all the pieces together. Even practitioners with no double push hands experience were able to “get it.” Once we had that, we were taught some strikes and soon we were getting a taste of combative double push hands! Throw into the mix some square and small circle double push hands, and, damn, we were all sweating! Thanks Steven for another great workshop and an awesome workout to boot!
Steven Smith
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Jason,
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate your involvement in the workshops. And I’m glad (for me and for you and for all involved) that we’re able to go deeper internally. That it feels good and that it’s fun to fight, those are great benefits.