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~  We offer Online Lessons via Skype as well as Group Workshops and Private Instruction!!!  ~
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Tai Chi Pushing Hands is The Perfect Exercise to:

Improve your Health, Balance, Strength, Coordination, and Flexibility as you Have Fun and Socialize all at the same time!

One of our missions here at TaiChi-PushingHands is to Promote Pushing Hands as a Healthy Activity that anyone can Learn Quickly enough to Enjoy The Health and Performance Benefits Right Away!

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As a Fun and Healthy activity, Pushing Hands can range from Very Gentle (suitable for aging seniors) to Very Athletic (suitable for the most experienced players).  Each partner only needs to communicates their desired intensity level as they get started. 

Aside from the fact that Pushing Hands offers a Fun and Healthy way to Exercise Both Body and Mind at the same time, one thing that makes Pushing Hands so exciting is that each unique combination of partners offers an entirely new set of possibilities for all to enjoy.  In the following video, I work with a partner to demonstrate a more advanced form of Tai Chi Pushing Hands.  Then, (below) Andreea and I demonstrate just one example of what Tai Chi Pushing Hands can look like at a much lighter intensity level.  As we post more videos, you'll see how different styles
and experience levels (between partners) have creative power to generate the variable results that make Pushing Hands such an exciting experience!  Naturally, in all of our videos you'll see that your partner's safety always comes first!  

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Tai Chi Pushing Hands is a Fun "learn as you go" Healthy Activity...  
This means that anyone can Get Started Right Away and Generate Instant Results!

- Contact Us to  Join Our Pushing Hands Club (more info below)!

- Contact Us to Book A Pushing Hands Workshop for your organization!

- Contact us for Online Lessons via Skype to Learn The Solo Exercises/Concepts you need to Improve Your Pushing Hands Skills! 

For many, our Workshops and Online Lessons provide the No-Nonsense, Plain-Language Approach they need to Get The Benefits of Higher Level Training with the Ease and Confidence needed For Beginner and Intermediate Students to Make Lasting Progress! 
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Click Here To Learn About Our Tai Chi Pushing Hands Workshops! ~PageLink
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Tai Chi Pushing Hands for Greater Health - Discover The Hidden Health Benefits!
As a fun and healthy activity, Pushing Hands is an invitation to coordinate your body and mind in dynamic ways that help you learn to Relax, Improve Balance, Increase Strength, Increase Flexibility, Improve and Maintain Fitness Levels, and Increase your Physical and Mental Ability to Perform Confidently even as you Overcome Challenges In Daily Life!  

In addition, Pushing Hands provides a Fun and Healthy way to socialize with a new set Activity Minded Friends...  Contact us to Book A Workshop for your organization!


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Taijido is the name of our Freestyle Pushing Hands Club...  Please feel free to Join The Fun!
In Chinese "Taiji" translates into "The Ultimate", and in Japanese "Do" translates into "Way".  Thus, Taijido (pronounced ty-gee-doe) becomes "The Ultimate Way" and invites people of all backgrounds and experience levels to come together for healthy exercise and play!

Taijido is your valuable invitation to enter the fun and rewarding sport of Freestyle Pushing Hands!

Taijido's internal approach to Freestyle Pushing Hands is like a physical and mental game of chess where meditation, mindfulness, relaxation, structure, and strategy all come together into one fun and rewarding experience!

In other words, Taijido's gentle and internalized approach to Freestyle Pushing Hands makes it simple, safe, and easy for everyone to learn and practice regardless of background and ability level! Beginners are welcome and encouraged!







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Level Two - Advancing Concepts for Freestyle Pushing Hands...
This video is from our second level Tai Chi Pushing Hands workshop...  Take a look!

BASIC TAIJIDO RULES AND GUIDELINES...

Basic Rules
1. Protect and preserve the safety of your partner.

2. Match the tempo and intensity level of your partner.

3. No hitting or striking.

Three Basic Modes Of Taijido.
1. Fixed Position.
2. Switch Stance.
3. Moving Postures.

Three Basic Intensity Levels.
1. Light - Internal or soft energy only.
2. Medium - Internal energy with a light influence of external energy.
3. Medium / Heavy - Internal and external expressions of energy.

Q&A DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TAIJIDO!

Q... Is Taijido suitable for complete beginners? I've never tried Freestyle Pushing Hands.

A... Yes, Taijido is simple and easy to learn. With just a quick tutorial, compete beginners can get started and have fun right away!

In addition, beginners offer a unique opportunity for more advanced players to measure their progress. Plus, more advanced players always push into a state of deeper understanding each time they help another beginner get established and gain confidence within the sport!

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Q... I'd like to learn more advanced techniques. Do you offer private lessons?

A... Yes, we offer private and semi-private (study with a friend) lessons at our studio, through workshops, and online via Skype...

Please feel free to call or email us to get started... ~n.

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Q... When I push with more advanced players, it feels like I'm the one who is pushing myself out of balance. It almost feels like magic, but it's really happening. How can I learn to advance to this higher level?

A... The sweetest victory in Tajido is an effortless victory! Yes, I agree that this pushing hands phenomena often seems like magic. Barring the classic "fake" demonstration videos, there is a simple and easy explanation for this. Every person has a center of balance. When your opponent aims to push you, simply direct their push down into your center of balance while you aim their pushing energy to move around their center of balance. This is much easier to demonstrate in person. Next time we push together I'll be happy to show you. Or, stop by for a private lesson and I'll be happy to help you master some of these skills before the next Meetup! ~n.

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Q... This Taijido is intriguing but I'm not a real rough and tumble kind of person. If I join this club is it possible to play Taijido in a way that is relatively gentle and safe?

A... Yes, the first rule in Taijido is "Protect and preserve the safety of your partner.". In fact, good Taijido players know that the real internal art of Taijido is only expressed when the victory is effortless. This means that the best players know how to be light and regulate power according to each partner's preference and ability level. ~n.

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Q... Is Taijido for women too, or is this just a guy thing?

A... Taijido is definitely a coed sport! A good Taijido player knows how to match the strength of their partner and then play based on the manipulation of strategy and structure. ~n.

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Q... Is there a secret behind why smaller players can still push me around even though I'm stronger? Some times when I push them they feel like a spongy rock that is impossible to budge. How do they do this?

A... Yes, there is a secret... It all starts in your ability to maintain a good stance. From a good stance you can learn to transfer and store all of your opponents pushing energy into a what feels like loaded spring. This spring will release your opponent's energy back to them as soon as you find their weak angle (sort of like overcoming voltage to charge a battery). I'll be happy to show you at our next Meetup. Or, feel free stop by for a private lesson and I'll be happy to help you master some of these skills before the next Meetup. ~n.

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Q... I've studied some Tai Chi in the past. Is this a good way learn Tai Chi applications?

A... Yes, Taijido is a fantastic way to learn and practice the secrets that give Tai Chi applications their unique power! ~n.

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Q... I used to study and practice Aikido. I don't know much about Tai Chi Pushing Hands. Do I need to know anything about Tai Chi to become part of this group?

A... With Taijido's "freestyle" approach you can simply jump right in and begin to express and expand what you already know even without previous Tai Chi knowledge or experience. ~n.

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Q... I've studied Tai Chi long enough to learn a couple forms and a handful of basic pushing hands applications. I know the techniques work because they work on me, but why is it that I can't seem to make them work when I try to apply them during pushing hands? Am I missing something here?

A... One of the greatest reasons why internal arts like Tai Chi and Aikido are so much fun to practice is the fact we must learn to express internal secrets of the body and mind in order to be truly successful within either art. The good news is that these secrets are simple, easy, and fun to learn. The next time you are playing with someone who knows how to apply proper technique, simply ask them to show you (from time to time) how they were able to make a particular technique work. This is a great way for another player to help you become a more interesting partner for them to enjoy (win, win)! Naturally, you are welcome to book a private lesson with me so I can help you master some of these secrets before our next Meetup! ~n.