The TaiChi Pushhands Resource on the Web!

I was very surprised to find a few days ago that the domain name, www.movingpushhands.com, was available.  I snapped it up right then and there.  I had already begun working on www.pushhands.com just a couple of weeks ago but I had purchased that domain back in 1998.  I have done things with the site over the years but nothing major for the most part.  I recently started to learn a great deal about Search Engine Optimization (SEO).  This is what lets your site be found more easily in the search engines, Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. for certain keywords.  My hope is to help popularize the great Art of Taichi Pushhands with the help of SEO.

I have been practicing Pushhands for over 23 years.  In a twist of fate, I even began practicing Moving Pushhands first and then moved back to stationary of some of the basic exercises.  At the time I started learning it, I was into other styles of Kung Fu and did not know that the Moving Pushhands was even part of TaiChi!  Over the years, I have found that a lot of people ignore Moving Pushhands in their Pushhands practice.  This is very dangerous.  Stationary Pushhands can give a person a false sense of accomplishment.  Maintaining your root while Moving around with a person is much more difficult and also closer to actual use in a real situation.

This site will be tied together heavily with the www.pushhands.com site and yet will remain separate and dedicated to the practice of Moving Pushhands.  I find it harder and harder to find people willing to practice Moving Pushhands.  The practice requires a good amount of strength, wind, speed, concentration, and balance.  This is not because it is a rough and tumble sport but because maintaining softness and yet having Peng with a moving opponent can require you to move a great deal.  Even just 3 minutes of Moving Pushhands can feel to some people like running 10 miles.  This can only be overcome by continued practice.  As you practice Moving Pushhands more and more, you will feel where you can relax more and more and then you will be able to push for longer and longer times.

You will find all over our two Pushhands site, reference to our Tuesday Night Pushhands Gathering.  This is locate in Takoma Park, MD and occurs from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.  Anyone and everyone is invited.  We regularly have as much as 3 to 20 or more Pushhers.  This is a rare find for Pushhands and everyone interested should try to attend!

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