 Tai Chi Classroom Form 11. Brush Knees and Twist Step Right Style: Move right foot half a meter back to the right when you are inhaling. Turn left palm outward to facing diagonally up and right palm inward to face in. While exhaling, turn left foot inward on its heel and body to the right, while shifting weight to right leg to do a "right bow stance". At the same time, right palm brushes over knee to stop on the outside of right thigh, palm faces down and fingertips forward, while bending left arm, and pushing the left hand by left ear in a down-and-up curve forward, palm upright and chest-height. Look toward left index finger. Left Style: While inhaling, bend left knee, shift weight backward onto left leg, and turn the body right and right foot outward on its heel. Swing arms to rear right, right hand higher than left hand. Right palm faces diagonally up and left palm faces diagonally down. Look at right hand While exhaling, shift weight forward onto right leg, and left foot passing by the inside of right foot takes a step forward. At the same time, turn body left. While left hand brushes over knee and stops by the outside of left leg, palm faces down and fingertips forward, right arm bends till palm, faces down, is by right ear, and push the right hand in a down-and-up curve forward, palm upright and chest-height. Look toward right index finger. Repeat the right and left posture each five times. |
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