Push Hands (or Tui Shou) is an exercise used to test and develop balance, stability, and sensitivity, among other Taijiquan (Tai Chi) skills. It is a step towards sparring and fighting with actual Tai Chi Ch’uan, but martial artists from…

Grab front kicks out of mid air and easily throw your opponent on his back. Use a simple modification of this technique as a leg drag guard pass. The golf swing is one of my favorite finishes for a single…

Let’s break down my speedbag hand fighting pattern #7 in this continuing series on practical applications of speedbag patterns for real fighting. This hand fighting technique is also found in taijiquan, wingchun, and many other traditional martial arts. Here are…