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Links and Bibliography
Push Hands
AAU Chinese Martial Arts, Rules for Push Hands 15Kb.
The Art
of Pushing Hands. By Paul Zabwodski. 1997. 18Kb.
Bagua Dragon Push Hands. By Chun Man Sit. Tai Chi, Volume 26,
No. 1,
February, 2002, pp. 44-46.
Canadian
Taijiquan Federation, Push Hand Free Play Zone,
Safety Check List. 49Kb.
Chen Style
Taijiquan, Master Chen You Ze Workshop Reviews
Chen Xin's 36 Push Hands Sicknesses. By Zhang Yun. Tai Chi,
Volume 24, No. 5, October, 2000, pp. 38-41.
Combative Elements
of Yang Taijiquan. By Peter Lim Tian Tek. 23Kb.
"A Commentary on Push Hands Strategies." By Michael
Gillman.
T'ai Chi: The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Vol.
18, No. 5,
October, 1994, pp. 34-35.
The
Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles
and Practice. By Wong Kiew Kit. Shaftesbury, Dorset, Element,
1996. Index,
bibliography, 316 pages. Push Hands, Chaper 8, pp. 100 -115.
Defining Push Hands.
By Mike Sigman. 13Kb.
Discourse on Taiji
Pushing Hands. Narrated by Yang Cheng Fu. Recorded by
Chen Wei Ming. Translated by Peter Lim Tian Tek. 2Kb.
The Dao
of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Tsung
Hwa Jou. Charles E. Tuttle, 1998.
3rd Edition. 233 pages. ISBN: 0804813574. An outstanding
textbook on Tai Chi Chuan.
All styles are introduced and explained. A very informative introduction
to the philosophy
and practices of Tai Chi Chuan.
Form and Push Hands Training. By Xue Nai-Yin. Tai Chi: The
International
Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Volume 23, No. 3, June,
1999, pp. 42-43.
Four Important Skills for Push Hands and Fighting. By Zhang Yun.
Tai Chi, Vol. 25, No. 2, April, 2001, pp. 35-39. Discussion of Zhan
and
Nian (adhere/stick/paste), Lian and Sui (following, linking, mind).
Hitting
Hands Essential Sayings by Li I-yu. Translated by Peter Lim.
How to Use Small and Medium Circles in Push Hands. By Andy Wong.
Tai Chi, Volume 24, No. 6, December, 2000, p. 48-50.
Horse Stance Push Hands. By Chun Man Sit. Tai Chi, Vol 23, No. 1,
February, 1999, pp.38-41.
The
Intrinsic Energies of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Compiled and translated by
Stuart Alve Olson.
Chen Kung Series, Volume Two. Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dragon Door
Publications, 1994.
Index, 194 pages. ISBN: 093804513X. MGC.
The Joy of Being Pushed Around. By Ralph Johnson. Tai Chi,
Volume 25,
No. 6, December, 2001, pp.30-32.
Movements
of Magic: The Spirit of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. By Bob Klein. North
Hollywood,
CA, Newcastel Publishing Co., 1984. 158 pages. ISBN: 0878770720.
Chapter
3, pp. 25-51, is about pushing hands.
The
Nature of Push Hands Competition in America. By Sifu Michael
Pekor. 8Kb.
Northwest
Tai Chi Push Hands Championships. Port Townsend, Washington.
Memorial Day Weekend. Organized by Michael Gilman.
On Peng Jing - Internal Power
Energy. By H. Won Gim. 12Kb.
On Push Hands by Chris
Luth 15Kb.
Plum Blossom International
Federation Tournament. September.
Grandmaster Doc Fai Wong.
Push Hands.
The Patience Tai Chi Chuan Association.
Push Hands Chu Tai Chi, New York.
Push Hands
Competitions - Why Bother? Kung Fu magazine, August 2001.
14Kb.
"Push Hands for Tournaments and Combat." By Al-Waalee
Muhammad. Tai Chi,
Volume 28, No. 6,
December, 2004, p. 34-37.
Push Hands Intensive Workshop with Alex
Dong September, Santa Barbara, California.
Push
Hands: Kung Fu's Greatest Training Secret. Instructional videotape by
Bob Klein. VHS. 1989. ASIN: 6302932831.
A Push
Hands Major Error. By Mike Sigman.
Push Hands in
Taijiquan. Links, bibliography, notes, quotes.
"Push Hands is a Game of Strategy and Skills." By Marvin
Smalheiser. Based
on an interview with Abraham Liu. Reprint of 1990 article. T'ai
Chi: The
International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Vol. 29, No. 1, February
2005, pp. 48-51.
Push-Hands Online.
Chinesische Kampfkunst, Selbstverteidigung. German website.
Push
Hands Principles By Sifu Toni DeMoulin.
Push Hands: The Art of
Knowing Your Opponent
Push
Hands: The Handbook for Noncompetitive Tai Chi Practice with a Partner.
By Herman Kauz. Woodstock, New York, Overlook Press, 2001. 128
pages,
photographs. ISBN: 0879517549. Master Kauz's main considerations
in
Push-Hands are: Avoid moving your feet. Study and use offensive and
defensive
tactics. Maintain flexibility in your body position. Avoid using
strength. Remain
relaxed. Use correct timing. Learn to sense the location of the
body's center.
Avoid straightening you elbows. Attack correctly and effectively.
Remain
rooted. Maintain the flow of the action. Avoid double-weighting.
Breathe correctly.
Refine your movements. Keep your movements circular. Use your eyes
correctly.
Push Hands - The Tai Chi Site.
Push Hands: The Tao of Tai-Chi Fighting. By Al-Waalee
Muhammad.
Push Hands
Tournaments of Shaolin Chin Mantis and Tai Chi Youth.
Push Hands (Tui Shou) in Tai Chi Chuan.
Links, Bibliography, Videos, Quotes,
Notes. 31Kb.
The Push Hands Video Manual, Volume I. By Sam Masich.
Instructional videotape.
Push Hands Videotapes
from Wayfarer Publications Catalog
Push Hands Workshop with
Elaine Waters Summertime, Trinidad,
California.
Push Hands with
a Great Tai Chi Master: Grandmaster Fu Sheng Yuan. Article from the
Tai Chi Academy. 22Kb.
Pushing Hands
37Kb.
Putting
the Magic into Push Hands. By Jay Van Schelt. 8Kb.
Rules - Push Hands. AAU Chinese Martial Arts, Rules for Push
Hands 15Kb.
Rules - Push Hands
Chicago Push Hands Rules
Rules - Push Hands China Hand Kung Fu Academy, Brick, NJ.
9Kb.
Rules
- Push Hands Non-competitive, Canadian Taijiquan Federation
Rules - Push Hands
Tai Chi Competition
Rules - Push Hands.
Tournament Rules and Procedures for Taijiquan Events.
First implemented in tournaments of the Carolinas Association of Chinese Martial
Arts and the July 2002 International Championships of the United States Chinese
Kuoshu Federation. 11 pages. Magic
Tortoise Taijiquan School Judging Tools.
Rules - Push Hands
Zhong Ding Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Association
Grand Championships
Rules - Push Hands
Competition Rules. Videotape by Rob and Eric Volke. "Push
Hands - Comptetion Rules and Referee Signals." Push Hands
Wettkampfregein. In Dutch.
Rules
- Push
Hands - Tournament Rules Northwest
Tai Chi Push Hands Championships.
Port
Townsend, Washington. Organized by Michael Gilman.
24Kb.
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Articles and Books
Silk Reeling
(Chan Ssu Jin): Links, bibliography, quotes, notes.
Single Push Hands Notes
By Arthur Orawski. 8Kb.
Slow Discourse on Push
Hands. By Zhang Yi Jun. Translated by Peter Lim Tian
Tek. 15Kb.
A Study of Taiji Push-Hands.
By Xiang Kairen. 38Kb.
A Study of Taijiquan Push-Hands. By Hsiang K'ai-Jan, Part 1.
Translated by
Kenneth Cohen. Internal Arts, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1990, pp 45 -
46.
A Study of
T'ai Chi Push-Hands. By Xiang Kai Zhang. 36Kb. Wuwei
Foundation
The
Tai Chi Book: Beginning and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice. By
Robert Chuckrow,
Ph.D..
Push Hands concepts, principles, techniques, and attitude.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan For Health and
Self-Defense. Philosophy and Practice.
By Master T. T. Liang. Edited and with a foreword by Paul B. Gallagher.
Revised, expanded edition, 1977. New York, Vintage Books, 1974, 1977.
133 pages. ISBN: 0394724615. Pushing Hands, pp.
77-102.
Tai Chi
Chuan Martial Applications Advanced Yang Style. By Dr. Wang, Jwing
Ming.
Edited by Alan Doughall. Jamaica Plain, MA, YMAA Publications, 2nd
Edition,
1996. 363 pages. ISBN: 1886969442.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Push Hands Instruction. By Robert Chuckrow,
Ph.D.. Instructional
videotape. VHS, 43 minutes. Yang style.
Tai Chi
for Two: The Practice of Push Hands. By Paul
Crompton.
Paul H. Crompton, Ltd., 1995. Second Edition. 122 pages.
ISBN: 1874250405.
Tai
Chi Push Hands By Peter Chin Kean Choy. 31Kb.
Tai
Chi Push Hands and Wing Chun Sticky Hands: A Comparison. By Sifu
Michael Pekor. 8Kb.
Tai Chi Push Hands Page.
Academy of Tai Chi and Wu Shu.
Taiji
Pushing Hands, Volume 1. Yang Style Single and Double Pushing
Hands.
Performed by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and Senior Students. VHS videotape,
115 minutes. ISBN: 0940871505. Includes: Fundamental structure of
pushing
hands, Taiji symbol sticking hands practice, solo single pushing hands, partner
single pushing hands, partner double pushing hands. YMMA,
2003.
Taiji
Pushing Hands, Volume 2. International Yang Style Double Pushing Hands
Routine. Performed by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming and Senior Students. VHS
videotape, 50 minutes. ISBN: 0940871513. YMMA, 2003. Includes:
The
three basic jins (power), advanced Taiji symbol sticking hands training,
Internation stationary double pushing hands routine, and the international
moving double pushing hands routine.
T'ai Chi San Shou Drills. By Chun Man Sit. Tai Chi,
Volume 24, No. 6,
December, 2000, p. 33-37.
T'ai Chi
Sensing-Hands. A Complete Guide to T'ai Chi T'ui-Shou Training
from Original Yang Family Records. Translation and commentary by Stuart Alve
Olson. Multi-Media Books, Division of CFW Enterprises, 1999.
Distributed by Unique Publications, Burbank, CA. First Edition. 280 pages.
ISBN: 1892515156. Part of the Cehn Kung (Yearning K. Chen) T'ai Chi
Series. MGC.
The Tao
of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Jou, Tsung
Hwa. Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263
pages. First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. An excellent comprehensive textbook. A Third Edition is now
available.
Chapter Six is about Push Hands, pp. 225 - 257.
Training for Competing in Push Hands. By Chen Youze. Tai
Chi, Volume 23,
No. 1, February 1999, pp. 6 - 12.
Los Tui Shou o
Empuje de Manos
Tui Shou or Pushing
Hands La
Poussée Des Mains
Tui Shou
Rochester Chen Style Taiji
Universal Tai Chi Study Group
San Francisco
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Club
Red Bluff, California.
Warriors of Stillness: Meditative Traditions in the Chinese Martial Arts.
Volume 1.
The Teachings of Grandmaster Cai Song Fang. Qigong Qi of the Center,
Essence of Taijiquan. By Jan Diepersloot. Walnut Creek,
California,
Center for Healing and the Arts. Glossary, 226 pages. ISBN:
0964997606. A study
of Wu Ji meditation, 13 postures, and push hands.
Yang Style Taiji Push
Hands. By by Ted W. Knecht. 22Kb.
Related Terms: Push Hands, Tui Shou, Tuishou, Push-Hands,
Kampfkunst,
Pushing Hands, Da Lu, Rolling Hands, Moving Push Hands, Sensing Hands,
Sticking Hands
Quotations
Push Hands
"Push Hands is a relaxed, two-person
sparring exercise that one may begin upon completion
the Tai Chi Short Form. It may be considered as the bridge between the Form and fighting
practice.
Three specific techniques are emphasized: sticking--maintaining light contact with
an opponent;
listening--sensing the magnitude and direction of an opponent's force; and
yielding--responding to an opponent's
force partially by giving way, and partially by controlling
or guiding its direction. The ultimate goal of the
training is to reduce the amount of force needed
to neutralize attacks, so that one may defeat speed and strength
with skill."
- Chu Tai Chi, New
York
"There is a comment attributed to Yang Cheng Fu which says, in effect,
that when you do
push-hands the
hands don't move. This is excellent advice and it goes hand-in-hand with
the way the body is move in the form, etc. In other words, the power which is expressed in
the hands and arms is
the ground strength which has been propagated through the body
(along the peng path) and which is
directed by the waist. When learning to do push-hands,
the hands should be roughly in front of the body
centerline and should not move from there.
If they are moving in relation to the centerline, you are
most probably using local strength
and are therefore not using the correct internal strength."
- Mike Sigman, A
Push Hands Major Error
"The objective of Tai-Chi Push
Hands is to learn how to harmonize the Yin/receptive and
Yang/assertive principles, so that better health, communication and vitality can be achieved.
This positive exercise system helps the practitioner to find more balance and self-confidence
in his daily
life."
- Peter Chin Kean Choy, Tai
Chi Push Hands
"What tournament push hands is: An opportunity to play with players of
various skills
and styles in an energetically charged atmosphere; a way of testing what you
will actually
do when faced with an opponent intent on pushing you into the cheap seats; a
test of how
effective your taiji form is when faced with opposition; a test of how well you
have integrated
your taiji principles; a chance to display your stuff before your peers; an
opportunity to
experience the rapture of pure timelessness that comes from having your
entire
consciousness focused in the NOW of competition; a chance to say that on
such
and such a day, under certain rules, you were able to defeat those players that
showed
up and competed in your event; an opportunity to FACE YOUR FEARS (fear of
failure,
of performing before others, of another body in close proximity, of that much
energy,
etc.), and purge a few demons."
- Push
Hands Competitions - Why Bother?
"First of all, realize that you are
participating in a sport. It is not the same as participating
in a fight. If you want to win at push hands competition, forget punching,
kicking, grappling,
throwing, striking and anything else related to martial arts. Just get as strong
as you possibly
can. Find the biggest, strongest, most athletic opponents you can and
practice pushing them.
Play with your left foot in front, your right foot in front, and with your feet
wherever the heck you
want. Get strong. Become flexible, but flexible under the full pressure of a
big, tough opponent.
Forget points. Just play rough and tumble push hands. Play so that it’s almost
a "sumo" match,
without the strikes and throws. This is the best way to prepare for a push hands
match in an
American tournament."
- Michael Pekor, The
Nature of Push Hands Competition in America
"Push Hands is the mutual probing of the internal jing, its dependent on
the sense of touch,
seeking out the opponent's centre of mass and flaws, definitely not the same as the methods
of external martial arts, even more unlike what is called "horizontal defeating the straight".
At
the start is the study of fixed stance Push Hands, which must emphasize 'ward off, rollback,
press, push must be
dilligent", must not simply go through the motions, cultivate careful
listening to jing, completely
neutralising, not messily moving, etc, the above good habits.
Then proceeding to study Big Rollback (Ta Lu), using pluck,
split, elbow stroke, shoulder
stroke, also equally emphasizing on listening to jing. When highly skilled
people Push
Hands, they mutually seek out each other's jing, not conforming to any fixed forms, this
is also
known as Sparring Push (San Tui)."
-
"Pushing Hands is a simplified form of
sparring popular with students of Tai Chi.
Lacking the punches and kicks common in the practice fighting of many external
martial
arts, Pushing Hands is a gentle sport of control where success is achieved by
upsetting
the balance of one's opponent. Typically, participants begin facing one
another, each in
a bow stance. Each participant has his or her outside hand on the elbow of
their opponent
and the inside hand on the wrist. As the match begins, the pair use their
hands to push
against one another, seeking to control one another's energy. Sudden or
forceful shoving
is taboo. The victor should be the pusher of the greatest skill, not the
greatest brutishness."
- Tai Chi Push Hands
"The challenges of competition can be stimulating and enjoyable.
But when beating the
opponent takes precedence in the mind over performing as well as possible,
enjoyment
tends to disappear. Competition is enjoyable only when it is a means to
perfect one's
skills; when it becomes an end in itself, it ceases to be fun."
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow
"But without the focus on jin, an odd thing begins to happen. First of
all,
the contest becomes by necessity one of muscle and local strength (even if
you only use "4 ounces" and you use local strength, it's not Tai
Chi). The
next step for the aggressive ones is to see how assertive and strong they
can get without admitting to the other guy that what they're doing may not
be Taiji at all. This is the common problem. In fact, the
"rules" at the
Tai Chi Tournaments do nothing to foster good Taiji, they are simply rules
to keep the local strength down to acceptable levels."
- Mike Sigman, Defining
Push Hands
"Fair
Play is a philosophy of coaching. It is grounded in the belief that sport is
a moral
pursuit, and is emphasizes participation. Underlying the fair-play philosophy
are certain
principles. These principles have as their aim the development of a true
competitive
spirit; true sportsmanship. The fair play philosophy emphasizes the following:
1. Respect the
rules of the game. 2. Respect
officials and accept their decision.
3. Respect the
opponent or training partner. 4.
Maintain dignity under all
circumstances
The Push Hands
Free Play Zone is an opportunity for tai chi chuan push hands players
to work with a variety of partners of different skill level in a safe
environment. The
emphasis should be on mutual learning and the Fair Play Philosophy. 1.
The play
zone is not a competition. 2.
Have fun and Learn from one another. 3.
Work with
as many people as you can. Work with people you are comfortable with
and
especially those you aren’t comfortable with. 4.
Stretch out the play to work on
structures, techniques and being there."
- Canadian
Taijiquan Federation, Push
Hands Free Play Zone
"Because it's interactive, push hands may be the
highest expression of tai chi chuan.
Every lesson it teaches applies equally to the martial arts and life. The two
main things
you have to deal with in life are interaction and change - the things that
produce the most
stress and trauma. When you deal with these successfully, you feel like you're
on cloud
nine. Likewise, when you practice push hands successfully, you feel
exhilarated."
- Chris Luth, On
Push Hands
Rules for Pushing Hands
Noncompetitive - Fixed Step
(For mixed Taijiquan players of different
ages, sexes, bodyweights, and abilities.)
The purpose is play, friendly and respectful practice,
and learning.
Each partner should take turns going out of balance, yielding, giving in -
loosing.
Partners should always be gentle, and carefully cooperate with each
other.
Injury is to be avoided at all times.
Always practice techniques in cooperation and avoid surprises.
Respect the rules of fair play, free play, and fun
play.
Bigger players need to soften up, relax, be sensitive, and play
gently.
Serious non-competitive players should read the book by Master
Kauz.
Excessive and brute force is discouraged and never permitted.
Unruly, undignified, sexual or inappropriate contact is never
permitted.
Strikes with the hands, elbows, feet, knees, or legs are never allowed.
Careless or intentional strikes to the face, neck or groin are never
allowed.
Players should remove jewelry, watches, rings, or necklaces.
Leg kicks or sweeps are not allowed.
Grabbing and pulling or pushing with both hands is not allowed.
Grabbing and pulling or pushing with one hand is allowed.
Joint locks or twisting grabs (chin na) are never
allowed.
Rules for Pushing Hands
Competitive - Fixed Step
(For Taijiquan competitors matched by sex,
bodyweight, and abilities.)
Excessive and brute force is discouraged and may be
penalized; however,
the interpretations and decisions of the referees and
judges vary on this issue.
Intentional strikes to the face, neck or groin are not allowed.
Strikes with the hands, elbows, feet, knees, or legs are not allowed.
Excessive or unruly contact is not allowed.
Players must remove all jewelry, watches, rings, or necklaces.
Kicking, sweeping or wrestling techniques are not allowed.
Grabbing and pulling or pushing with both hands is not allowed.
Grabbing and pulling or pushing with one hand is allowed.
Joint locks or twisting grabs (chin na) are not
allowed.
Follow all Tournament Rules
"The three most popular formats in the U.S. are Fixed Step, Restricted
Step, and
Moving Step. In Fixed, the feet stay planted and any movement is penalized. In
Restricted,
one step back and forth is allowed (provided you keep the same foot forward at
all times),
with points awarded for making an opponent take one off-balance step. In Moving,
you
are allowed free movement within a small circle, with points given for making
an
opponent take two or more off-balance steps, leave the circle, or fall
down."
- Push
Hands Competitions - Why Bother?
"Pushing hands training is
the most important, simply because with out it you’re Tai Chi
form will only be a form of exercise, not the training of the true martial art.
Pushing Hands
is the link between the long form and the execution of a martial art technique
in a real life
and death situation, the long form is where you are practising the moves of the
martial
art technique with co-ordination of breath, where as Pushing Hands is where you
learn to
apply the technique in an exercise of working together with a partner, through
this training
method you will learn to feel and adhere to your partner learning to sense when
your partner
is going to initiate an attack, by feeling through your hands this is also known
as sticking
and listening energy."
- Bob Fermor, Traditional
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
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Standing Like A Tree - Zhan Zhuang
Stork - Bird - Five Animal Frolics
Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Swordsmanship and T'ai Chi Ch'uan
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Bibliography and Links
T'ai
Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information, Workshops
Northern California,
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Red Bluff, CA
T'ai Chi Ch'uan Short Form, Beijing Simplified 24, Yang Style
T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Links and Bibliography
Taijiquan: Bibliography and Links
Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy
Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set
Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps
Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong
The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
Tree Qigong - Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Trees - Quotations, Poems, Lore, Wisdom
Trees - Lore, Magick, Myths, Magick
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools
Walking - General Fitness Exercise
Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character
Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA
Yang Style Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements
Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements
Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou
Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Red Bluff, Tehama County, North Sacramento Valley, Northern California, U.S.A.
Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton
City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber,
Manton, Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville,
Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka,
Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.
January 1, 2005
Cloud Hands: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung