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Push Hands Tai Ji -- Learn Balance, Control and Self Confidence with Master Herman Kauz Tai Ji Push Hands is a sport of gentle control, of balance and self-confidence. It sharpens concentration, strengthens the legs, reduces mental stress and aids in increasing awareness of qi in oneself and in others. The Push Hands form of Tai Ji creates better Oriental medicine practitioners by emphasizing skill, patience, cooperation, connection to others as well as the Inner Self, and balance. Pacific College's San Diego campus offers free classes in Push Hands, taught by Herman Kauz, a master of highest skill, to enhance the education of its students, faculty and community. Kauz, a direct student of the late grand master, Professor Chen ManChing, has been a teacher of Asian martial arts for fifty years. He believes Push Hands is a valuable tool acupuncture students can employ to develop their skills and their personal qi. "What you bring to healing is what you develop in yourself," Kauz said. "As soon as you feel something, you react to it. By learning this, you are able to feel what is going on within your patients. Throughout his years of martial arts training, Kauz has experienced changes in his approach to study. The concept of inner development was a strong aspect of his experience and has shaped his path toward Tai Ji and Push Hands. Tai Ji attracted me strongly, because it combined the mental and physical aspects of martial arts training in the proportions I have come to feel are right for me," said Kauz. Tai Ji has emerged from centuries-old Taoist philosophy and helps practitioners internalize key concepts such as Harmonious Action and Dynamic Balance. The objective of this exercise is to harmonize the yin/receptive principle with the yang/assertive principle. Typically, opponents face each other and use their hands to push against one another. Each is attempting to control the energy and disrupt the balance of his or her opponent, but the focus is on skill rather than force. Another aim of Tai Ji is to help practitioners increase their capacity to relax under pressure. It is also good for developing the sensitivity to listen to the opponent's actions and to understand what sensitivity of the entire body means. "Push Hands will help a practitioner develop his or her sensitivity," said Kauz. "The fine palpatory skills needed, such as pulse taking and inserting needles, can only benefit from such a practice." As a meditative training, Kauz believes Tai Ji Push Hands can help students to see themselves and others more clearly and to live more completely in each moment. Awareness, energy control, relaxation and reaction win over aggression and force. Through understanding the principles of Push Hands, you can find balance in your daily life, which enhances the quality of all experience. Kauz affirms these benefits. Through his decades of study, he has seen a greater flexibility in his attitudes and reactions. The action of responding to push by letting go and not resisting contribute to his softer approach. He believes Push Hands offers individuals the opportunity for endless growth. Pacific College welcomes the ability to provide an environment conducive to both academic and personal growth. Kauz's Push Hands class is another outlet through which to achieve this mission. The class is designed for people of all skill levels and is open throughout each term.
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