Instruction 4 (Fig 6-383, 384) The body turns slightly left, the center shifts to the left leg. Simultaneously, the fists rotate in and with force fire to the left front, palms facing in. (Facing Southwest)

Note: When the fists rotate in and smoothly reel down to the abdomen, you must relax the shoulders and drop the elbows, being sure not to squeeze the elbows. When the fists are fired to the front, pay attention to relaxing the left hip in order to facilitate rotating the hip and turning the back causing the energy to smoothly flow to the fists. In this posture, as to the firing of the fists to the left front, what moves them is quaking energy (dǒu jìn). Dǒu jìn is a short range issuing of energy, and must manifest itself with the kind of start like that which happens when a spark lands on the skin, coming out in one shake.

Fig 6-383	Fig 6-384

Posture 37 Jīn Gāng Dǎo Duì

Instruction 1 (Fig 6-385, 386, 387) The center shifts right. Simultaneously, the fists open to palms, and following the body turning left, arc from the right in front of the chest to the right side at shoulder height.

Fig 6-385	Fig 6-386	Fig 6-387

Instruction 2 (Fig 6-388, 389, 390) The center shifts left, the body turns slightly right then turns left. The left hand rotates out and passing in front of the abdomen arcs to the left front, the right hand arcs down to the right rear.

Fig 6-388	Fig 6-389	Fig 6-390

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