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Tai Chi Push Hands From Taiwan

The original film by Oleg Tcherne, founder of INBI World (see site: at http://www.inbiworld.com/ for more info) is around 35 minutes long. I’ve broken it down into 4 sections to meet YouTube’s 10 minute limit for uploads. I’ve had this video for over ten years and was granted permission by INBI World to post them on YouTube for your enjoyment. These are amongst my favorite films on Tai Chi’s Push Hands.

Posted by Fernando Bernall, DOM, AP, CPT on 07/03 at 09:46 AM

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Tai Chi Pole Work for Push Hands - Part II

Three components make up the Tai Chi Pole Work practice. One is the moving, circle walking, palm changing routine you saw on Part I. The second component includes the martial application of the routines and the third, the one on this video, covers the Zhan Zhuang or Standing Post practice of the training.

This type of Standing Post practice, is usually learned after the practitioner has already invested a considerable amount of time practicing empty handed. This is the same idea behind learning the spear, the staff, sword, or any other weapon found in Tai Chi. First spend several years doing empty hand training and then later pick up a tool

Posted by Fernando Bernall, DOM, AP, CPT on 06/24 at 05:45 AM

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Tai Chi Pole Work for Push Hands - Part I

One of my Tai Chi teachers was very fond of training with whatever tools were available to him at the time of practice.. From his village in China, the local Gong Fu players developed several training methods using tree branches, poles, stumps, and even twigs.

This video is an attempt to practice a method of training Master Sun shared with me several years ago.

Posted by Fernando Bernall, DOM, AP, CPT on 06/23 at 08:08 AM

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Tai Chi Push Hands

Within the martial arts, as practiced in the West, Tai chi has not received the respect it deserves. This may be due in part to the association of Tai chi with other systems of health such as yoga, and meditation. While these systems share similar goals, mainly to enhance the practitioner’s well-being, Tai chi stands apart when viewed as a system of kung fu.