Partner work

Pushing hands enables a student to train a wide variety of skills without the danger associated with combat.
There are many different kinds of pushing hands exercises, including:

1. Single pushing hands
2. Double pushing hands
3. Da lu
4. Monkey paws
5. Central equilibrium: maintain the centre
6. Yielding exercise
7. Yielding basic skills
8. Pushing legs

All of these exercises are variations on a theme; teaching similar but different skills.