Tuishou Chen Chi-Cheng's Push Hands Videos

Highlights of push hands championship bouts. (00:03:53)

Tuishou Chen wins fixed-step (handily) and moving-step titles. His moving-step shows some beautiful moves, with the final demonstrating his patience and creativity against a tough opponent.

From: Tuishou Chen and Richard Mullen

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Scenes from Tuishou Chen's 2013 DVD. (00:03:09)

These clips from Tuishou Chen's DVD includes a sampling of prior wins from Taiwan national championships, and a funny TV interview in which the burly announcer decides to take on Tuishou in a little push hands.

From: Tuishou Chen and Richard Mullen

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Moving-step push hands match with Jan Lucanus (2005-07-02, Orlando). (00:03:28)

Tuishou Chen wins this fast-paced bout against Jan Lucanus. He's a well-known champion martial artist, whose wins include the silver World Cup medal in Taiwan for push hands.

(Referee Stephen Watson warns Tuishou Chen about reaching around and "double grab".)

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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(00:07:40)

This was a good match, but with plenty of controversy over what techniques are legal. Grandmaster William C. C. Chen is seen explaining the American versus Chinese rules to Tuishou Chen. (Rick Barrett is the Official.)

In the end, Tuishou's coach withdrew his man, and this excellent match ended.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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Tuishou Chen wins the gold (temporarily) in this match with Daniel Caulfield, 9 to 3. Dan is a world-champion martial artist, with national and international silver and gold medals in push hands.

This clip has a nice judo throw by Dan, beautifully turned around by Tuishou. Amid controversy over rules, Tuishou's coach pulls him from the competition to avoid disqualification.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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Tuishou Chen had no trouble with his first fixed-step opponent of the competition, except for complaints about the techniques that he used.

Rick Barrett is the Official, and we see Grandmaster William C. C. Chen explain the rules to Tuishou. Lots of pushes to study!

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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Free-style demo bout with Daniel Caulfield (2005-07-02, Orlando). (00:05:07)

Daniel Caulfield and Tuishou Chen clearly wanted to keep going after competing in the International Chinese Martial Arts Championship. For fun and learning, they went on to push hands without the benefit of rules or judges. The result is both instructive and entertaining.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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(00:03:35)

Before leaving Orlando, Tuishou Chen and the members of Grandmaster William C. C. Chen's push hands team decide to get in some informal bouts.

The action starts with Jan Lucanus, and the play between them is full of energy, with some beautiful moves.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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In this next bout, Dan works hard to push Tuishou, and as he did in the competition finals, throws Tuishou over his shoulder. And once again, Tuishou manages to land perfectly, without losing his balance.

(In the 2004 World Cup, Tuishou had won the gold and Dan had won the silver against him for moving-step push hands - just as happened in this 2005 championship.)

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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Exhausted but game, Tuishou Chen goes on to push with Trevor Cohen, who won the competition's gold medal in the middleweight fixed-step category.

Despite the size difference, Trevor makes hard work for Tuishou, who still throws in a few great moves.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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Finally, Tuishou Chen takes on Jan Childress, the competition's winner (after Tuishou's withdrawal) in the heavyweight fixed-step, restricted-step, and moving-step categories.

This clip is an amazing display by Tuishou, especially considering the intensity of the previous bouts and the proven skill of all of his opponents.

From: Tuishou Chen and Josh Waitzkin

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