Circles of Push Hands

Disclaimer: This is not a tell all post of the circles part of push hands! I am just starting on it! Please correct me if I am wrong!

This lesson done with the intention of experimenting how moving in circles have to do with push hands.

Experiment: When the opponent pushes , I sort of draw a circle with my wrist, arm, waist and kua.


Findings:
Lets say in a Right hand Single hands push hands situation(haven't learnt double hands), I press（按）, opponent wards off (Peng), I get ready to receive and feel for the direction of his incoming force. Let's say it is towards my chest from my left. He comes in in a horizontal circular motion with his right hand and drives my right hand out to the left as far as possible. I grab the exact opportunity when he decides to attack to my chest. I relax and sink my arm and my kua relaxes, ready for any shifting motion required. I then then ride on his attack while creating a slight circular twist with my waist, shoulder, arm and wrist. This releases the tension between his hand and mine and his hand seems to lose what he was initially pushing on.

This is the opportune time, while riding, I do a slight circular twist of my forearm and brings his arm to an empty spot created by my empty kua. He feels his strength is falling into emptiness, he withdraws, I enter.

I do a circular twist originating from my leg, to my kua, to my waist to my arm, and brings it out through my forearm and wrist. I neutralise his arm aside and enter immediately.


Conclusion:

Well, you can say findings were quite positive and the experiment was a success. The test targets were well neutralised.