What is tui na tui na is a deep invigorating chinese acupressure massage that literally means push grasp a branch of chinese medicine it is similar to acupuncture in its diagnostic process tui na uses often quite deep techniques to the soft tissue and joints but also focuses on channels and selected qi points that have been identified as requiring work the primary aim of a tui na session is to improve the local circulation of blood release tension within muscles clear build up of