http://www.whitedragonmartialarts.com/blog/magazine-features/soft-on-the-streets-inside-kung-fu-feb-2004 The White Dragon Martial Arts School Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 11:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.whitedragonmartialarts.com/blog/magazine-features/soft-on-the-streets-inside-kung-fu-feb-2004#comment-101 Angela Bendon Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:48:29 +0000 http://www.whitedragonmartialarts.com/blog/?p=857#comment-101 My youngest son, who is a freshman in high school, benefitted from his push hands classes during pe earlier this year. Here in Temecula, PE classes focus on 'sections' throughout the semester, and during the wrestling 'section', my son discovered just how much of an advantage push hands knowledge can truly be. In the initial days of the wrestling classes, he was the only student that could not be put to the ground because of his ability to 'root' himself. In later days, when the coaches were pairing up students by size, they paired my son ( who is about 6 ft and 180 lbs) with the largest boy in the class, assuming that he would be able to uproot Sean. He wasn't able to move him. It was a practical and memorable lesson for my son, and it drove home all of his training. Push hands is definitely an important part of any serious martial artist's regimen. My youngest son, who is a freshman in high school, benefitted from his push hands classes during pe earlier this year. Here in Temecula, PE classes focus on ’sections’ throughout the semester, and during the wrestling ’section’, my son discovered just how much of an advantage push hands knowledge can truly be. In the initial days of the wrestling classes, he was the only student that could not be put to the ground because of his ability to ‘root’ himself. In later days, when the coaches were pairing up students by size, they paired my son ( who is about 6 ft and 180 lbs) with the largest boy in the class, assuming that he would be able to uproot Sean. He wasn’t able to move him. It was a practical and memorable lesson for my son, and it drove home all of his training. Push hands is definitely an important part of any serious martial artist’s regimen.

]]> http://www.whitedragonmartialarts.com/blog/magazine-features/soft-on-the-streets-inside-kung-fu-feb-2004#comment-66 Perry Vasquez Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:50:25 +0000 http://www.whitedragonmartialarts.com/blog/?p=857#comment-66 Excellent article! Thank you for making clear the benefits and advantages of proper push hands training when facing an attack. You have opened my eyes to the value of melding push hands and grappling techniques. Excellent article! Thank you for making clear the benefits and advantages of proper push hands training when facing an attack. You have opened my eyes to the value of melding push hands and grappling techniques.

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