Push hands to change your personality

It's not everyday I come across a fundamental change in a person in such a short space of time. This was the guy who treated the push hand exercise as a free sparring exercise (see previous article). The past few times I've pushed with him, his hand had lightened up. You can see the restrain he placed on himself by not trying to use force to win. Pushing with him was still aggressive, but this time, I believe both sides are benefiting.

A more surprising change was his personality. Not only was his hand lighter, but his whole demeanour was lighter as well. He is speaking up more, and he's more open now to speak about his mistakes. We actually discussed how to improve as we push each other around. This was such a positive improvement that I felt happy for him, and for others as well since we'll still need push and learn from him.

So there you go, push hands can change your personality. You heard it here first! Or maybe you've got similar stories as well, where tai ji has helped changed a person's personality, for the better I hope! Do share it here.