PUSHING THE TREE. Fujian Baihe Quan (Minghe Quan).

PUSHING THE TREE. Fujian Baihe Quan (Minghe Quan). Setting of basic efforts in White Crane Minghe-Quan starts with the tree pushing. This practice in Minghe is as beginning as push-ups in karate - and I think it was replaced it with push-ups during the transformation from kung fu to karate. The difference between tree-pushing and push-ups is that the workload is gradually increasing in accordance with the potential of the student while the body is in position, which is the best for hitting or pushing. We are immediately forming the structure and the effort, which are definitely needed, clearly controlling the process - what is just not possible for beginners in the push-ups.