Rooting Technique : The art of non-contention

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In martial arts, we know that holding a strong stance is extremely vital, especially in a fight or confronting a grappler (Jiujitsu style for example). Rooting Technique is a method of develop your external body coordination and internal balance of Yin and Yang to withstand any strong force. It does not mean holding a low stance and having strong legs. This clip is a nice demonstration of a Taiji Master Chen Xiaowang on Rooting Technique. Unfortunately I could not understand Chinese to translate the audio part, it’d be great if someone does. (more…)

Pushing Hands in Chen Taichi

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Pushing your enemy without using too much force is a Chen principle.

Without learning pushing hands, you cannot say that you know Taiji very well. So pushing hands is very important in Taiji. Why? Because Taiji concerns itself with the centre, using a centralised energy to make others lose their centre. When a person loses their centre of gravity, although they may possess great physical power, they still cannot use it. So pushing hands is a basic Taiji technique used to make others lose their centre of gravity. Of course, whatever you do must conform with the principles of Taiii and apply the principles of centre. (QI Magazine)
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