Push Hands Interview

Henk Janssen

Henk has studied Taijiquan and Qigong since 1976 following the lineage of Yang Cheng Fu/Cheng Man-ch'ing. His teachers include: YT Phoa, Rob en Erich Völke en Daniel Smit.

Henk has also attended various workshops with:
Mantak Chia, Benjamin Lo, William Chen, Lau King, Lauren Smith, Wee Kee Jin, Fernando Chedel and Scott Rodell.

He has taught Qigong and Taijiquan since 1985. Tui Shou is one of his favorite tools. He successfully competed in pushing hands competitions at various national and international events.

You can visit Henk's website at: www.henkjanssentaijiquan-qigong.nl

This interview was done by Ronnie Robinson at the 2010 International Push Hands Meeting in Hannover, Germany, organised by Nils Klug.

To provide an insight to the many ways push hands in taught and practised in Europe (and beyond) these same 10 questions were put to a number of teachers and students who attended the event.

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