As most people have realized that the Tai Chi Chuan is a kind of sport which needs the corporation of the whole body. Besides the footwork techniques and leg techniques, the learners will also need to pay attention to the hand techniques.
As most people have realized that the Tai Chi Chuan is a kind of sport which needs the corporation of the whole body. Besides the footwork techniques and leg techniques, the learners will also need to pay attention to the hand techniques.
1. Ward off: Curve the arm, move the forearm forward from below to block and ward off, and place it in front of the body, palm inside at shoulder level. Focus the force on the outside of the forearm.
2. Stroke: Bend both arms slightly, palms oblique facing each other, and curve the palms while turning the waist, from in front of the body backward to the sides of the body, or to behind the sides of the body.
3. Push: Push both arms forward together, with the rear hand close to the inside of the front hand. After pushing, form the arms into a circle to a height between the shoulder and the chest. Focus the force on the palm fingers of the rear hand and the forearm of the front hand.
4. Press: Push and press both palms forward from behind. After pressing, keep the wrists at a height between the shoulder and the chest, palm forward, fingers up, arms slightly bent and elbows relaxed and dropped. The pressing should be coordinated with the bowing of the legs and the relaxing of the waist.
5. Thrust fists: Turn and thrust the fists forward from the waist. After thrusting, keep the fist eye and the thumb at a height between the shoulder and the crotch, arm slightly bent and elbow not too stiff. Focus the force on the fist face.
6. Plunge downward: Plunge the fist from above forward and downward. After plunging, keep the fist face forward down, with the thumb to one side. Focus the force on the fist face.
7. Sweep the fist inward: Sweep the fist horizontally from sideways below oblique upward. Bend the arm slightly, fist eye oblique up. Focus the force on the fist face.
8. Chop the fist: Chop the fist from above forward, fist center oblique up at head level. Focus the force on the fist back.
9. Thread the fist: Extend the fist forward from the inner side of the other hand or the thigh.
10. Swing the fist with bent arm: First bend the arm and stretch it to raise the fist from below forward or forward down to strike. After striking, keep the fist center down, not higher than shoulder level, or lower than crotch level.
11. Hold the palms: Keep the palms facing each other or stagger them slightly as if holding a ball in front of the body or by the side of the body, upper hand not higher than the shoulder and lower hand about waist level. Keep the palms in a round shape and arms curved. Relax the shoulders and drop the elbows.