Sticky Hands

[Kong]

I studied Tai Chi for a year, until the instructor moved, but she wouldn't teach it even to her senior students (5+ years)

Is this common in Tai Chi? I`ve only been training Tai Chi for a few months now, and our instructor has us doing push hands every session, he also shows martial applications to the form from the getgo!
Granted I joined the class a little late, the others have been with the instructor for about a year, most of them at least, but he (our instructor) seems to be very open about martial applications and focuses alot on push hands.

 

[7starmantis]

Originally posted by Kong

Is this common in Tai Chi? I`ve only been training Tai Chi for a few months now, and our instructor has us doing push hands every session, he also shows martial applications to the form from the getgo!
Granted I joined the class a little late, the others have been with the instructor for about a year, most of them at least, but he (our instructor) seems to be very open about martial applications and focuses alot on push hands.

It is fairly uncommon to find a teacher that focuses on the Martial application as much as your's does. Stay with him and learn, its worth it.

7sm