Mastering the Art of Roll Back: Tai Chi Push Hands
Tai Chi’s Hidden Gem
Sunday July 28, 10:00am-12:00pm, Gerstle Park in San Rafael: Immerse yourself in an intensive seminar focused on the Roll Back technique.
In this game-changing workshop, you’ll learn how to:
- Harness the Power of Redirection: Learn four unique ways to transform Roll Back into your ultimate defensive shield.
- Crack the Code of the Elbow Split: Demystify the most misunderstood aspect of Roll Back. Gain insider knowledge on executing the perfect elbow split in three directions, for both front and rear applications.
- Adapt and Overcome: Discover the secrets to adjusting your technique for opponents of different heights, ensuring effectiveness in any situation.
- Turn the Tables: Master the art of countering Roll Back with precision strikes and subtle presses, keeping your opponents guessing.
“In addition to being really fun, Sifu Jensen’s monthly Push Hands workshops have greatly improved my movement and balance when practicing Tai Chi. Because of his decades of experience as a tournament-winning Shaolin fighter, Scott Jensen already brings to his Tai Chi teaching the martial application of every pose of the Yang Long Form, showing how two, or three, or more possible martial applications exist in each and every move. But the pushing hands workshops–in addition to being great exercise–return focus to postural balance, the soft heart of Tai Chi. Deflection, pushing, pulling: these are the primary movements of the art, brought fully to life in a pushing hands workshop. So if you want to substantially improve your form, have a bit of fun, and get some fresh air; come to Gerstle Park one Sunday a month from ten to twelve.”
–Dr. Nubby Shober
