Instruction 3 (Fig 6-101, 102) The left palm rotates out and emits energy to the front, palm facing front. The right palm is brought to in front of the chest.

Note: In this posture, pay attention to the body carrying the hands, "Whereas the energy may be in the wrist, the strategy is in the waist." When exchanging hands, pay attention to the body movements being coordinated, causing the internal qì to pass through without a break.

Fig 6-101

Fig 6-102

Posture 12 Zhǒu Dǐ Chuí

Instruction 1 (Fig 6-103, 104, 105) The palms simultaneously rotate out, the left coming down as the right goes up arcing open.

Fig 6-103

Fig 6-104

Fig 6-105

Instruction 2 (Fig 6-106 to 109) The arms continue to arc, the left rising and the right descending. The left arm bends at the elbow, the right palm forms a fist and is brought under the left elbow, the center sinks.

Note: As the left elbow bends and sinks, the palm becomes a fist and is brought to below the elbow, the left elbow has a dropping intent, the right fist has a slight upward thrust, causing the whole thing to form he jìn (closing energy).

Fig 6-106

Fig 6-107

Fig 6-108

Fig 6-109

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