The Eight Basic Maneuvers of Taijiquan

The eight basic techniques of Taijiquan?

The eight methods are:arrow-quiver, stroke, squeeze, press, pick, hold, elbow, lean.

Modern Taijiquan and traditional boxing both consist of eight methods and five steps. The eight methods are: arrow-quiver, stroking, squeezing, pressing, picking, elbowing, leaning. The five steps are: advance, retreat, Gu, hope, fixed.

Eight kinds of strength:

1, arrow-quiver strength: arrow-quiver strength is upward and forward strength.

2. Stroke strength: in Taijiquan, it is called the "transforming strength".

3. Squeeze: Squeeze is an offensive force.

4. Pressing force: offensive force at the right time.

5. Picking up strength: picking up the opponent's strength.

6.挒 strength: a kind of outward horizontal push or horizontal picking strength.

7. Elbow strength: striking with the elbow.

8, leaning strength: to use the shoulder and back to hit people outward as a leaning force.