{"id":8651,"date":"2012-12-05T17:35:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T22:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=8651"},"modified":"2012-12-05T17:35:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T22:35:29","slug":"push-hands-a-means-to-increase-your-gong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=8651","title":{"rendered":"Push-hands: A Means To Increase Your Gong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?cat=103\">From The Master<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c7376b;\">Push Hands: A Means For Increasing Your Gong<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c7376b;\">by Yang Yang, Ph.D<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; color: #000000;\">Push-hands is a measure of a person\u2019s gong. In the meantime, push-hands can also be a safe and efficient means to enhance the gong. Below are a few suggestions to reach this goal.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_8652\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8652\" href=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?attachment_id=8652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8652\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8652\" title=\"increasing your gong\" src=\"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/increasing-your-gong.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/increasing-your-gong.png 492w, https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/increasing-your-gong-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Yang and Bob Schlagal in single-hand push-hands <\/p><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clarify the role of giver and receiver of energy. For      the giver, think about applying your whole body\u2019s energy rather than a      single source (like your arm) to your partner. For the receiver, use your      whole body to neutralize the incoming energy from your partner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stay engaged throughout the circle&#8211;both partners.      Consistent engagement provides functional strength training needed to      execute and neutralize a partner\u2019s push throughout the circle. It is easy      to engage when your arms are close to the center of your body. It is not      easy when your arms are away from your body. Challenge yourself by working      through a wide range of motion. (See #5.) You need to learn to stay      engaged at any distance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Engage and disappear. After a significant amount of      engaged push-hands practice to improve gong, you can try alternating      between engaging and disappearing: an excellent example of the interplay      of yin and yang practice. One partner may extend force while the other      practices disappearing. Or each partner can experiment with alternating      between engaging and disappearing. Bring your partner close to your body.      The closer you bring your partner in, the more challenge you generate for      yourself, and the more you can improve your core strength, relaxed energy      and central equilibrium. I often see people keep too far away from each      other. Although this might serve to improve agility, it might delay the      development of real gong. Of course, you need to do this training with a      trusted partner to avoid awkward, chaotic or overly aggressive pushing      from an unfamiliar partner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultivate mental alertness and relaxation      simultaneously. Stay focused listening to your partner\u2019s energy. In the      meantime, relax your mind. Mental and physical relaxation and tension are      correlated. If you are relaxed mentally, it will lead to your physical      relaxation. Similarly mental tension fosters physical tension.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Start with a big range of motion. Avoid physical      discomfort, pain, and bad structures while the range of motion is as big      as possible. We do not use most of our range of motion in our daily      activities. If we don&#8217;t use it, we will lose it. Push-hands gives us a      chance to maintain range of motion or even restore range of motion lost in      the past.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Exert less than 80% of your maximum force production      during your push-hands training. If you go over this intensity, you are      more likely to tense up your body and lose agility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn to control your force production. Most of the      time, there is a disparity of strength between partners. The stronger one      should learn to gauge and adjust his energy level. The ability to control      the intensity of force production is an important skill, too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><div style=\"padding-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;font-weight:bold;\">Do you like this? 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