In Tai Chi we say that you should have beautiful, fluid, expressive hands.

Fajin requires you to stimulate, store, release and discharge energy, for that transmission through the body requires loose, coordinated joints and soft tissue to bring the power to the hands, but it’s here that so many people lose it.

The arches of the feet and palms of the hands are connected both physically and energetically, the drive from the feet with the loose joints and the body’s centre brings the bodyweight and momentum to the hands joining the energy released from the opening, closing, compressing and stretching within the body.

The hands discharge by arching and flattening the palms and manipulating the energy using all the other parts required by the technique.

Those that only box and chop miss out on clawing, gouging, pressing and striking with all the other parts of the hand.

There is a high level of skill in being able to discharge energy and power using ‘beautiful hands’.

Don’t miss out.