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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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