The eight methods of Taiji refer to Tai Ji Chuan's eight techniques and Tai Ji Chuan's basic skills, which are valued by Tai Ji Chuan practitioners and in-depth researchers. _, row, squeeze, press, pick, _, elbow, lean, this is called the eight methods of Tai Chi.

Tai Ji Chuan has a unique style and distinctive features in attack and defense. It requires static braking, combining rigidity and softness, avoiding reality and being empty, leveraging strength, and advocating that everything should be carried out objectively, coexist with others, and be dull. "He doesn't move, he moves first" and "the latecomers come from the top", which leads to the weightlessness and failure of the other party, or disperses the other party's strength, takes advantage of it and fights back with all his strength. Tai Ji Chuan's principle of attack and defense is embodied in the training of pushing hands and routine movements, which can not only train people's physical qualities such as reaction ability, strength and speed, but also has very important significance in the training of attack and defense fighting.