<span class="chinese-post-title">太極拳合步四正推手解</span> The Explanation of Tai Chi Chuan's Harmonious Stepping in Four Sides of Pushing Hands

太極拳合步四正推手解
太極拳以練習推手為致用，學推手刖即是學覺勁,有覺勁刖懂勁便不難矣。故總論所謂由懂勁而階及神明，此言即根於推手無疑矣。掤，履，擠，按四式即黏，連，貼，隨捨己從人之定步推手。

楊澄甫

"Taijiquan uses the practice of pushing hands because of its delicate appplication. Learning pushing hands means learning Feeling Jin. When there is Feeling Jin, the Understanding Jin is not difficult. Therefore, the Total Thesis (of Taijiquan) said: «from Understanding Jin then gradually reach the spiritual enlightenment». There is no doubt that these words are in the basis of pushing hands. Peng (Ward Off), Lu (Rollback), Ji (Press), and An (Push) are the four patterns of adhering, connecting, attaching and following of selfless yielding in fixed-step push hands."

Dictated by 楊澄甫口述 Yang Chengfu, noted by 陳微明筆述 Chen Weiming, based on the translation by 楊俊敏 Yang Jwing Ming presented in the book 太極拳楊氏先哲秘要 Tai Chi Secrets of the Yang Style and various translations on the internet.