"Sanshou" or free hand is a Chinese term refers to free style sparring. In the past Tai Chi Chuan training will progress from learning the form, to pushing hands and finally free sparring. However, nowadays most Tai Chi people don't do sparring anymore. Tai Chi Chuan requires us to maintain a calmed mind and relaxed body when facing at attack so that we can apply Tai Chi strategy i.e. adhere, stick, follow and lead and so on. Without sparring training, how can a Tai Chi student remains calm and relax when facing an attack in real fight? Serious Tai Chi people should really consider re-introducing sparring into the syllabus so that Tai Chi student is well prepared to use Tai Chi Chuan for self defence.
I have enclosed a video here where we do what I called free style pushing hand sparring for your viewing pleasure. Have a good weekend friends. www.taichisecretmovements.com
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Hello. Could you give a lesson on "step to the left" and "step to the right". While doing free sparring and your opponent advances when is the best time to do each one? And how to keep good balance when you do it. Thank you.
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