Teachers, should you hang your hands in the air when you start practicing calligraphy?

It's not necessary.

The first time you practice calligraphy, you must rely on it, mainly to experience the feeling of using a pen. Words above the middle letter, elbows on the table, wrists hanging; When practicing lowercase letters, you can put your left hand under your right wrist.

When you can write freely, then gradually hang your wrist and elbow, and when you write big characters, stand up and write.