Tuishou
| Tuishou | |
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| Chinese language | |
| Long characters | 推 手 |
| Abbreviation | 推 手 |
| Pinyin | Tuīshǒu |
| Jyutping | Teoi 4 sau 2 |
| Yale | Teui Sáu |
Tuishou ( Chinese 推 手 , English pushing hands , push hands - " pushing hands ") is a basic partner exercise in the Chinese martial art Taijiquan .
Tuishou is comparable to partner exercises in other styles of the internal martial arts , such as the Panshou ( 盤手 / 盘手 , pánshǒu , Jyutping pun 4 sow 2 , English Winding hands - "Wind hands") in the Baguazhang or " sticky hands ", and " Chishou ”called ( 黐 手 ) in Wing Chun . Opposite to this is the Sanshou ( 散 手 ) of the external martial arts , for example as a two- way exercise " Sanda " ( 散打 ) in the modern Wushu sport .
Principle and technology
In Tuishou you learn to implement the principles developed by practicing the form in contact with a partner; it trains perception and a firm stance. The partners stand opposite each other and touch each other's arms and hands. In a continuous movement loop, one of the partners exerts pressure on the arms of the other practitioner, who tries to give in and neutralize the pressure and then apply pressure himself.
In the free Tuishou, which no longer follows a prescribed sequence, but in which every movement of the form may be used, the practitioners can demonstrate how they have internalized the principles of Taijiquan. This exercise is considered a preliminary exercise for the application of the martial art and trains both perception and technique.
- Tuishou training
Tuishou exercise, Czech Republic 2008
Tuishou demonstration - video
Web links
- What is Pushing Hands or Tuishou? (English)
- Classics of Taijiquan - Touishou - Research by Lee N. Scheele - Translation of the classics