Push Hands (Tui Shou)

Push Hands (Tui Shou) is a martial training practice from Chinese martial arts focusing on sensitivity, coordination, and balance. Practitioners use controlled, cooperative movements to develop awareness of an opponent’s force, intention, and timing, often in a standing, semi-contact form. It emphasizes maintaining connection, relaxation, and proper technique rather than brute strength. By practicing Push Hands, practitioners learn to respond adaptively to external forces, improve stability, and enhance their understanding of martial principles such as yielding and redirecting energy. It is both a training method and a form of moving meditation that cultivates flow and internal awareness.