A Clear’s Internal Push Hands Instructor is well versed in the fundamentals building internal skill and the application of that skill for health, healing & self-defense.
- Prerequisites: None (Tai Chi Level 1 recommended)
- Study Materials: Internal Push Hands Instructor Course – Available on DVD Feb 18 or Live at a workshop.
- Estimated Time to Complete: 3 – 24 months depending on previous experience.
- Test: Live
Clear Internal Push Hands Level 1 Instructor Requirements
- Able to distinguish empty & full at the legs / waist (Not Double weighted)
- Whole Body Breathing & Using breath to defend or attack
- Sinking your Qi & Rooting
- Able to sink your root at least 3 body lengths down (18 – 20 feet)
- Able to feel your partner’s root at least 3 body lengths down (18 – 20 feet)
- Able to feel where your partner is targeting inside of you
- Find & Push / Pull or Move (then troubleshoot / help fix) your partner’s
- Imbalance
- Structural Errors
- Tension Errors & blockages / tension
- Partner’s Root bottom / Lack of depth
- Move your partner’s Line of force by Pushing
- Internally redirect incoming force
- Demonstrate a minimum of 5 Internal Operations per second
- Demonstrate the ability to work push hands Against Shoves
- Capture an error then -Capitalize on it -Just Hold it (& them in place)
- Ability to successfully play against a bigger & stronger opponent
- Play against a partner grabbing your forearm / wrist
- Wiggle / wave (with any body part) out of opponent’s incoming force
- Able to give a practical real world example of how to apply any skill in Clear’s internal push hands (against grapple or strikes & for health etc)
Begin studying now with the Push Hands Instructor Certification Package
