The combination of rigidity and softness in Taiji is in line with Laozi's Taoist thought. Laozi thinks that water is the weakest thing in the world, and the lowest thing is water. However, the strongest winner is also water. Laozi once said: "The world is the softest and the world is strong. Nothing is infinite, and I know that it is beneficial to know nothing. Teaching without words, benefiting without doing anything, the world is looking forward to it. " Gas and water are the weakest, but they are everywhere and cannot get out. Therefore, nothing is weak and nothing can't be poor. Be soft and uncompromising, that is the advantage of inaction.

What is softhearted? That is to say, when interacting with people, follow the strength of the other party, bend and stretch, people are just soft, and I follow people's backs. Although the changes are endless, there is no resistance at all. The key to softness is not to contradict each other, but to let its power melt in my circle, so that its introduction will fail. If you exert yourself on the other person, you think you can knock him down, and then you enter the other person's circle and feel that there is nothing, just like an empty city, suddenly losing its direction and light, exposing its own defects and defeating the enemy without fighting. In pushing hands, I am afraid of meeting such a master. His inner strength is flashing. If you have something, you can see it tangible, but you can press it without trace. The harder you use rigidity, the worse you fall. Therefore, the author and Mr. Hou Chunxiu didn't dare to push hard at all, because the greater the force, the greater its reaction and inertia force, and finally hit me back.

Flexibility is infinite and inexhaustible; On the other hand, the stiffness is limited. No matter how powerful the power is, its energy is limited and fragile. "Boxing Classics" said: "Let him hit me with great strength, which will affect four or two times." That is to say, it is not empty talk to overcome the big with the small, to avoid the real and to be empty, and to combine rigidity with softness.

Second, be bright and dark.

What does "bright versus dark" mean, that is, "people don't know me, I know people alone". Through long-term practice of Tai Ji Chuan's walking and pushing hands, we can gradually realize his understanding of power, from his understanding of power and God, that is, his kung fu, to his understanding of power and himself. Kung fu comes from listening, and only by listening can you understand it. The so-called weigh, know yourself and know yourself, and fight every battle.

Tai Ji Chuan's understanding of Kung Fu is the result of long-term training. Pushing hands is specially used to train this kind of listening ability, which makes it feel particularly sensitive and can understand the movements of the other side's strength. The so-called "listen to his heart, doubt his ears, act his anger and transport his hands"; "Do what you want, do what you want, do what you want, do what you want, do what you want, do what you want, and then do what you want." . If you listen accurately, you can control each other if you can understand each other's strength, so that "people don't know me, I know people alone", and the target of the attack is particularly accurate. If you can't detect clearly and judge wrongly, your attack can only be blind and dangerous.

Third, the latecomers come from the top.

The latecomers are waiting to move, not standing still, but waiting for an opportunity to start. The so-called late arrival means the accuracy of action, the certainty of time, place and degree. When two people fight, "he didn't move, he didn't move; He didn't move, he moved first. " Tai Ji Chuan, based on the principle of "urgency is urgency, and slowness is slowness", kept a cool head, watched the enemy's situation, waited for an opportunity, and kept his hands, eyes and footwork consistent. When the opponent can't hit you, the distance is not enough, so you can't start, make mistakes, waste energy, and easily fall into passivity or be knocked down by your opponent. "Teleology" said: "If you don't fight when you see the sky, you can't see people. Boxing is not played in the air, nor is it thrown in the air. Hands fall when you start, feet fall when you start. The mind should take the lead and the intention should prevail. Attack others with your body, but surpass others. The front legs are like bows, and the rear legs are on the ground. The head should be raised, the waist should be raised, and the abdomen should be transported from top to bottom. " When the distance and time between the enemy and you are enough to threaten your safety, that is, when the other party can hit you in an instant, your intention comes first and your speed is faster. The so-called lightning, like thunder, can knock down the other side in a shorter distance and time, that is, the latecomers come to the top. The key is the trinity of weather, geographical location, harmony with people, sensitive posture, appropriate speed, brisk movements and subtle changes.

Being late is also manifested in the fact that when both sides push their hands, the other side will send it to me hard, and its flaws will be exposed. I will take immediate action, that is, when the other party does not send it, I will attack first and knock it down.

Fourth, with static braking.

With static braking, when encountering the enemy, it is not chaotic, calm and witty. When you walk, your mind should be like no one before; When fighting or Sanda, put your hands in front of you, but not your hands, and put your elbows on your chest. In other words, when fighting, your hands are not empty, and you will be beaten if you don't send them. Such as "he doesn't move, he doesn't move; In the tactic of "move first, then move", we must wait and see the enemy's situation and find the right time to attack. When braking statically, it is not static. As the saying goes, all limbs move at the same time. It's best to start with the person who gets it, not the shape. Waiting for the plane, such as cat and mouse, eagle and rabbit, tiger and leopard chasing sheep, is thrilling and quiet before moving. Using static braking is mainly to observe the upcoming opportunity and infer the enemy's shortcomings, so as to wait for the move, and the move will be static. Quiet as a mountain, moving as a virgin. At the touch of a hair, a blow will win, which is the effect of static braking.

Fifth, it is expensive.

Whether it's expensive or not is mainly because when the other side attacks me, I use the method of resolving, so that the attack power of the other side can't act on me. My strength is scattered, which weakens the attack power of the other side and does not pose a major threat to me.

Using chemical weapons as weapons is an advanced defense method. The pushing technique of Tai Chi Chuan is mainly based on the minimum movement and strength of oneself at the moment of contact, which consumes the opponent's offensive power in time. If you don't resist expensive, don't lose, instead of blindly resolving. People who change cannot act rashly. The solutions of Zhao Bao's Taiji transmission are mainly semicircle and semicircle, that is, transient. If you don't send it, it will still be pinned down by the other party, leading to failure.

Turning force is an important means for Tai Ji Chuan to push hands. When pushing the frame, it is required that "people follow me, and I follow people's backs, which is called sticky", and there should be folding and reciprocating in the conversion of advance and retreat, so that the other party can't know my movements and strength, and is in a passive state, that is, half winding and half winding, which is neither thorough nor early nor slow, and should be accompanied by changes and both offensive and defensive. Only knowing how to resist ignorance is not the true meaning of Tai Ji Chuan.

Six, abide by the inverse

Tai Ji Chuan's movements are mainly to draw a circle and walk an arc. Every movement is full of circles, yin and yang, and Tai Chi, forming a natural law, which is the universal law when Tai Ji Chuan pushes hands.

Tai Ji Chuan Pushing Hands is an antagonistic martial arts competition, which takes destroying the balance of opponents as the standard. The traditional Tai Chi tuishou is popular because it does not advocate combat effectiveness. The performance of both sides is adhesion, no loss, no introduction, and leverage. Tai Chi is spread by pushing the left and right hands with an arc to achieve the purpose of being obedient and rebellious, and then achieving the purpose of being obedient and rebellious. Therefore, Tai Chi Pushing Hands is a round contest, not a strength contest. Dissolve each other's strength from pushing hands, test each other's strength, and fight each other, so as to realize the change of strength in the human body. Let people find fun in pushing hands.

To conform to the opposition, we must sacrifice ourselves and follow the crowd, with bow, blow, squeeze, press, pick, slap, elbow and * as the main means of attack and defense. Sticking, receiving, sticking, following the principle of not losing, not sticking to the top, obeying, extending with the bend, and combining rigidity and softness, so that the opponent can't advance and retreat, which is completely controlled by my strength, so that "the enemy wants to change but can't change, the enemy wants to attack but can't succeed, and the enemy wants to escape but can't get rid of it", which finally caused a very passive beating situation.

Seven, the whole strike.

I want to break up with the whole, mainly because I use my whole body as a whole to attack the fragmented and scattered rigidity of the other party. I don't give up my strength, and the enemy troops don't disperse, so I blow them all with one blow. When the other party loses power and the center of gravity is unstable, I follow behind others, and if the other party shows flaws, I can attack the other party with all my strength. As the beater's song says, "Be careful when touching and squeezing, it is difficult for people to follow you up and down, so letting him hit me with great strength will affect four or two kilograms." If the import fails, it will be hit and the adhesion will not be lost. "

How can I feel at home? "Boxing Classic" points out that it is necessary to combine inside and outside, that is, external triad and internal triad. Inside and outside, up and down, let it run through. The external triad is not only to ensure the correct posture of the action, but also to concentrate the whole strength. No matter what kind of Tai Ji Chuan you practice, you should do it: hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips, mind, energy and bones. The inner trinity leads God with intention, promotes strength with God, and means that God arrives, and God arrives. Although Tai Ji Chuan's actions are external, they are actually internal. The accumulation of appearances must be the accumulation of mind, and it is the application of meaning, qi and strength in Tai Ji Chuan. If you are like a family, you should fight with all my strength. With the size and dispersion of that strength, all those who don't respond to your hand will be servants. This is the scattering effect of the whole strike.

Eight, give yourself to others.

Self-denial and obedience change with the change of opponents, which makes me obedient to others. There is a colloquial phrase in "Taiji Zhuan Zhao Bao", which is "responsive". In the push-hand competition, when the opponent exerts force on a certain part of me, I will give the strength to the other side, melt it away, let the other side's strength have no influence on me, disappear instantly, let the other side fail, and then use all my strength, that is, through listening, transforming, taking and sending, to beat the opponent out of the water, let the import fail and come out. Giving yourself to others and giving whatever you want is also a competitive process of attack and defense. Self-denial is to give each other a wrong feeling and let them in and out.

Self-denial is a tactic and strategy promoted by Tai Ji Chuan. Self-sacrifice is to lure the enemy into a set trap and wait for the plane to attack and win. People with actual combat experience are bound to hand themselves over to others, be cautious everywhere and not attack easily. The so-called suppression of its strengths, attack its shortcomings. Once you have mastered the strength and flaws of your opponent, or if the enemy is strong and weak, in order to minimize mistakes, you should avoid reality and be empty, or play from the side with a flat angle, "attack what you have and defend what you have." As long as the other side attacks, I will give up who I am, follow others, and contain the opponent by sticking. If there is a flaw, I will attack the truth; Or hit it the first flaw, the other party will inevitably appear corresponding assistance because of eating hard, so I attacked its rescue office and hit it so hard that it could not escape.

Nine, what to eat?

What to eat is also the key to walking. If others give you cake, you should give them bread. Eat whatever you want, you hit me and I'll pay you back; You hit me with the bright wings of the crane, and I will give you the bright wings of the crane. You hit my stuff, I'll pay you back. This is a kind of kung fu that has been practiced for a long time, with a layer of kung fu and a layer of rules. For example, when the author and the teacher push with their hands, they can touch their elbows. When I tried to get my hair, his wrists, elbows and shoulders slipped away like loaches, which in turn exposed my hit point. Therefore, learners should exercise their wrists, elbows and shoulders first, and then their feet, knees and hips. Hip joint is the most difficult to change. It dominates all major joints and is the root of the root joint. Whether you live or not depends on it. Joints should move, like universal joints, constantly changing the center of gravity, adjusting the actual situation, so that the other side can't attack, the whole body is like a family, and the inner strength is strong. No matter what tricks the other party uses to hit me, I will walk away, that is, I will make moves, control my body and not keep it. What to eat depends on the depth and experience of everyone's kung fu. Generally speaking, the method of holding is easy to change and people should take root. Those with high skills can not only take people's elbows, but also take people's waist and buttocks, so that the other side can't change and fall into the Jedi.

Ten, the contest of circles

Some people call Tai Ji Chuan Tai Chi Circle, because when he is practicing walking in Tai Ji Chuan, he draws circles from beginning to end. Therefore, whether it is a big circle, a small circle, a flat circle, an oblique circle or a formal arc circle, it can run through all parts of the body. Pushing hands is also an arc, with circles everywhere and Tai Chi everywhere. Forward and backward also draw a circle, and persistence is also a circle. Small circles make big circles, and big traps make small circles. Go in half a circle and come out half a circle; Half a circle, half a circle of hair. No matter how powerful the other party is, after a round of settlement, you can eliminate the strength and threat it gives you. A circle is centered on a point, with a small radius representing a small circle and a large radius representing a large circle. The circumference of a big circle is longer than that of a small circle, so the route of taking a small circle is shorter than that of taking a big circle. The small circle has a small transformation action, which can quickly melt the other side's force and apply it to the other side through inertia. Because the action is small and the route is short, it saves time and makes the opponent walk and be beaten out. Of course, this is not a generalization, it depends on the strength of both sides.

There are circles in the circle, circles outside the circle, serial attacks, traps and circles; Give whatever you want, eat bread and steamed bread. There are circles on the hands, circles on the feet, circles on the forward, circles on the backward, and interlocking. Without circles, Tai Chi is not. The big circle is accompanied by the small circle, and the small circle is the big circle. If you work hard, a circle is like an acyclic circle, and an acyclic circle is also a circle. If you are satisfied with the rule, you should look for it in the Taiji diagram.