When I first pushed hands with Ghislain, I thought, “yes, this is what I want to learn!” I’ve been practicing with Ghislain now for five years. In that time, my understanding of taijiquan and my level of push hands have both improved dramatically. Ghislain is one of those teachers who can demonstrate what he talks about and what he wants his students and practice partners to do in order to develop their skills. His own push hands is soft, powerful, and relaxed; and he has the rare ability to slow down an exchange, in order to explain to his students in a particular moment, exactly what to do and exactly where to release inside, and to allow the student the opportunity to develop the ability to see and make the internal changes that enable true neutralization without the use of inappropriate force. Ghislain’s relaxed, powerful, push hands, deep and broad knowledge of taijiquan, and easy-going personality make him a great teacher for students at all levels, from beginning to advanced, and make learning both fun and productive. When anyone expresses interest in learning or improving in taijiquan and push hands, of all the great practitioners I know, I send them first to Ghislain.

I have known Ghislain De Taillandier for twenty years and in that span of time have most certainly played Push Hands with him quite literally hundreds of times.
I can definitely attest to his skill level, his sensitivity and his ability to read and interpret energy in his partner.
Anyone who can experience this is going to develop these qualities and it is my belief that it can only be absorbed and developed by feeling.

Practicing with Ghislain, I experience the possibility of playing with my body's motion, feeling greater freedom and relaxation, connecting with my real power, which isn't the use of force, but allowing my ki to express from my own center. In this way I can connect with my opponent without competition.

In his corrections, Ghislain always encouraged me to find my place of comfort from where I may push or receive the opponent's attack, feeling natural and comfortable.
Ghislain taught me that relaxation, playfulness, comfort and freedom are the road to further possibilities for action and wisdom to make decisions, which is for me the real power.
Another aspect is competition. When I act in a competing manner I lose my center.

Ghislan was able to read each of my body's motion and patiently guided me to become aware of the areas where I was blocking my own energy. Ghislain is a Master at this.
After practice, I felt the pleasure of increased movement, lightness, joyfulness and more in touch as a martial artist. 

2nd Dan Aikido
Tai Chi Practitioner