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PushHands

There are five methods of push hands and the eight enegies of push hands (Tui Shou) in the Chen Family Taijiquan.

peng - ward off lu - roll back ji - press an - push
tsai - pluck lieh - split zhou - elbow kao - shoulder
Push hands should be done when practitioners are ready, which means that the forms of Chen Taiquan have to be proper and accurate determined by a teacher.
The main goal is to testify knowledge of alignment, relaxation, flexibility and change against force. Finally, practitioners will understand how to utilize the form as self defense.
Dan Tui Shou - Single-Hand Push Hands
Ding Bu - Stationary Stance Double-Hands Push Hands
Huo Bu - Moving Stance Push Hands

Da Lu - Big Pull Push Hands

Hua Jiao Bu - Flower Pattern Stance Push Hands