A Four-point Push

 A Four-point Push

A four-point push in push hands—where you touch and push at both shoulder points and both sides of the waist or hips.

The key idea here is: you’re not just shoving your partner. Instead, you’re feeding energy or pressure into those four points, in a balanced and connected way, so their body has to respond as a whole. Your partner needs to cooperate by staying relaxed and responsive—not resisting or collapsing—so they can be led or moved as one unit.

Energy Connection, where your four-point push doesn’t just move your partner physically, but connects through their whole structure and leads their center. That’s deep stuff.

So here’s what makes the four-point push powerful:

You touch their shoulders and waist lightly, but with clear intent. The energy has to be even across all four points—not too much on one side, not pushing with local muscle. Instead, your power comes from your root and center, traveling out through relaxed arms.

Your partner, to “cooperate,” needs to receive that energy without breaking structure. That means not leaning away, not tensing up, and not disconnecting any part. If they’re soft but connected, your energy fills their structure and leads them. It feels like you’re guiding their entire frame from inside.

The key idea here is: you’re not just shoving your partner. Instead, you’re feeding energy or pressure into those four points, in a balanced and connected way, so their body has to respond as a whole. Your partner needs to cooperate by staying relaxed and responsive—not resisting or collapsing—so they can be led or moved as one unit.

Drill: Four-Point Push with Partner

You and your partner face each other. You place your hands gently on their shoulders and the sides of their waist (near the kua or top of the hips). No squeezing, just touching.