 Tai Chi Classroom Form 17. Step Back and Repulse the Monkey Continued from the preceding form. Right posture While inhaling, bend right knee and shift weight onto right leg in a sitting position. Slightly turn torso left. Draw left foot to the inside of right foot, toes on floor. Meanwhile, stretches right hand forward, palm turns upward. As your left foot steps back, move your left hand in a down curve past abdomen to left back, palm faces up. Keep arms curved as if holding in each palm a heavy object. Look at right hand. While you are exhaling, take a step back to the left to do a "right bow stance". Meanwhile, turn right arm inward and press your right palm, faces down, to the outside of right thigh, and bend left arm till palm facing to the front, is near left ear. Push left palm forward. Look at front. Left posture While inhaling, bend left knee and shift weight onto left leg in a sitting position. Slightly turn torso right. Draw right foot to the inside of left foot, toes on floor. Meanwhile, stretches left hand forward, palm turns upward. As your right foot steps back, move your right hand in a down curve past abdomen to right back, palm faces up. Keep arms curved as if holding in each palm a heavy object. Look at left hand. While you are exhaling, take a step back to the right to do a "left bow stance". Meanwhile, turn left arm inward and press your left palm, faces down, to the outside of left thigh, and bend right arm till palm facing to the front, is near right ear. Push right palm forward. Look at front. Repeat the right and left posture each five times. |
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