Level I Basic Tui Shou

Student should complete Qigong Form and Ma-Bu sets before beginning Level I Tui Shou.

Basic Push Hands Exercises:

1. Polish Urn
2. Entanglement
3. Yielding with Shoulder
4. Sticky Hands #1
5. Yielding at Corner #1
6. Single Hand Ward off

Tui Shou Level II

Student may begin Tui Shou Level II after completing Section #1 of Long Form and Level I Tui Shou.

Intermediate Push Hands Exercises:

1. Open and Close
2. Yielding at Corner #2
3. Ward off the Corners
4. Double Press
5. Single Whip
6. Clean and Push

Tui Shou Drills

(Push Hands Techniques)
In order to avoid developing bad habits, Push Hands Drills should be supervised until all preliminary Tui Shou Exercise have been completed by the student.

1. Hauling the Cart
2. Stand Like a Mountain
3. Cross Step Push #1
4. Cross Step Push #2
5. Forward Push
6. Round Push
7. Recoil and Rebound
8. Press
9. Slow Double Push
10. Fast Double Push
11. Rotating Push
12. Roll Back
13. Roll Like Ball
14. Wave Hands Like Clouds #1
15. Wave Hands Like Clouds #2
16. Single Forearm Roll
17. Double Forearm Roll
18. Roll Downward (Chop At Back)
19. Single Whip #1
20. Single Whip #2
21. Single Whip #3
22. Pull down
23. Parting Wild Horse's Mane

Level III Preliminary Freestyle Exercises

Student may begin Level III Tui Shou after completing Section #2 of the Long Form and Level II Tui Shou.

Intermediate/Advanced Push Hands Exercises:

1. Single Hand Freestyle Ward off:
2. Sticky Hands #2

Level IV Fixed Step Freestyle Tui Shou

Student may begin Level IV Tui Shou after learning the Long Form once and competent at preliminary Tui Shou Exercises.

Level V Restricted Step Freestyle Tui Shou

Student may begin Level V Tui Shou after completing the review of the Long Form and proficient at Fixed Step Tui Shou.

Level VI Moving Step Freestyle Tui Shou

Student should be proficient at Ta Lu Sets 1 through 5 before learning Level VI