Tai Chi Level 2: Review for the First Test (part 6)
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We are reviewing for the first test in our Intermediate (Level 2) Tai Chi program. We are covering a lot of ground very quickly here because it is a review session. This should give our students a good idea of the kind of skills you will need to demonstrate in order to pass the test. If you haven't worked the material yet you should go back and watch the earlier videos in the series for deeper instruction.
Tonight we reviewed the kinds of Push Hands we play in Clear's Tai Chi. We do play some "tournament style" push hands, we have a more free flowing game, and of course we primarily use the Clear's Internal Push Hands method.
We begin all of the training stationary, and in our system we will focus on stationary push hands for building internal skill. However, we do play fixed step and moving step versions of all of our games. After the internal skills have been thoroughly developed, we will graduate to free-sparring/fighting methods.
Tonight we al...