Encore Workshop - Taichi Push Hands and Yang 9 Duel - 25 May 2025

Wulong Tai Chi Kung Fu is pleased to announce our first special workshop for 2025.

By popular demand we will revisit our biggest workshop yet, and Professor Lily will teach the martial arts techniques of tai chi Push Hands or tui zhou, and the corresponding Yang 9 Duel Routine.

Encore Workshop - Taichi Push Hand Techniques and Yang 9 Duel Routine

Push hands is a two-person training routine practiced to enhance students understanding of martial applications, of attack and defence. The duel routine allows students "hands-on" experience of theoretical implications of the Yang 9 solo routine.

“Push hands is very important for tai chi students to increase their understanding of the martial applications of tai chi.” says Professor Lily,

"Push hands practice will improve your tai chi foundation and practice through increasing reflex, reaction, coordination, strength, and balance. Energy flows throughout the whole body, with benefits for cardiovascular health and circulation.”

It is the perfect opportunity for new participants to gain an understanding of push hands in practice, and for returning participants to refresh their skills and deepen their experience.

Join Professor Lily Sun on 25 May 2025 to learn:

• Clear and easy to follow instruction from Australia’s most accomplished taichi teacher – a rare and not to be missed opportunity

• Foundation skills and techniques for push hands and the Yang 9 Duel routine

• Strengthen theory and martial applications for Yang 9 Duan Wei Level 1 and understanding of defensive and offensive application principles

• Improve balance, quicker reflexes, sensitivity to the intention and movements of another, and the capacity to create a state of relaxed alertness.

The workshop is suitable for all ages and skill levels from beginner to advanced.

Places are limited and registration is essential. Please register via our event page for a unique opportunity to learn this versatile and beneficial taichi application while enjoying Professor Lily’s warm, generous and exceptional teaching skills.

Push Hands - Our biggest Wulong Workshop ever!!!

Wow! What a powerful and skill enhancing experience! Wulong’s biggest workshop yet was fully booked almost immediately by participants from across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and interstate - one passionate student coming from as far as Western Australia to learn from Professor Lily.

Thank you Professor Lily! for teaching workshop particpants the martial arts techniques of tai chi Push Hands or tui zhou, and the corresponding Yang 9 Duel Routine.

Two-person push hands is a thought provoking training method practiced to raise tai chi students’ understanding of facing an opponent, and the interaction between attack and defence. Push hands helps us sense our partner’s movements and intention, the transition between attack and defence.

“Push hands is very important for tai chi students to increase their understanding of the martial applications of tai chi.” says Professor Lily,

"Push hands practice will improve your tai chi foundation and practice through increasing reflex, reaction, coordination, strength, and balance. Energy flows throughout the whole body, with benefits for cardiovascular health and circulation.”

Professor Lily also introduced chai zhao into the practical application of tai chi, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and improving combat skills. Chai zhao is the process of breaking down, analyzing, and training response techniques for specific movements. It involves specific offensive and defensive techniques, methods to neutralize our opponent’s force, change the angle of their attack, and pick the right timing for a counterattack.

These experiences created the foundation skills for the Yang 9 Duel routine. The integrated movements of the duel are an enlightening uplift of the solo routine learnt in class. Feeling and responding to the direction and strength of a partner's intention brings greater alertness, concentration and mindfulness to our practice. The Yang 9 Duel brought us a new beauty and flow as we practiced.

As always, Professor Lily’s training included correct foundation and technique - the martial applications of each movement were fully demonstrated, and errors corrected in the workshop. Special thanks to Candice and Helen for demonstrations and assistance.

Professor Lily was very impressed with our dedication and enthusiasm for more Push Hands and Duel routine training. So we are busy planning another push hands workshop for early 2025. Please follow our social media and website to keep up to date with the details as they are released.