E348 T'ui Shou (Push Hands)

Course Description
T'ui Shou was originally designed as a training level between solo forms and high impact two-person interaction. It offers very special attentional training which requires enough mental and physical flexibility to observe and participate in the movement and intent of another person. An integral part of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, it models fundemental Taoist and Chan Buddhist philosophical concepts in the form of a physical activity. This T'ui Shou Course focuses on Master Chen's basic neutralizing and throwing techniques as well as Da Liu, 4 forms and other basic push hands exercises. Additional techniques and concepts from Dr. Tao Ping-Siang, Peter Ralston and Don Burns are included.

Grades
Grades will be determined by in-class performance, midterm and final exams. The written paper is required in order to pass this class.

Skills portion of mid-term exam 35%
Skills portion of final exam 35%
In-class performance 30%

This page was last updated 10/03/03
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