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Defences and blocks
Sensitivity drill (sticky / push hands)
Names by art: Wing Chun: Chi sau · Tai Chi: Tui shou
Appears in 2 arts.
⚠ Train with an instructor. Learn and practise this technique only under a qualified instructor, on a suitable surface and with a cooperative partner. This page explains; it does not replace a teacher.
Biomechanics: what the body does
Two partners keep their forearms in contact and roll or push continuously, learning to feel the opponent’s force and intention through touch and to yield or redirect it.
Appears in 2 arts
More in this category
Low sweeping block Rising block Inside-outward forearm block Knife-hand block Hand parry (slapping deflection) Slip (head and torso evasion) Bob and weave Shoulder roll Shin check Sprawl (takedown defence) High guard / cover-up
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Wabukan (2026). “Sensitivity drill (sticky / push hands)”. https://wabukan.com/tecnicas/maos-pegajosas (accessed 2026-10-30).
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