Instruction 4 (Fig 7-521,522) The right hand, following the right foot thundering down, presses down to in front of the abdomen.

Instruction 5 (Fig 7-523,524,525) The center shifts to the left leg. Raising the right foot take a horizontal step to the right. Simultaneously, the hands, passing throught the upper right, move to the left side.

Fig 7-521	Fig 7-522	Fig 7-523a	Fig 7-523b	Fig 7-524	Fig 7-525

Instruction 6 (Fig 7-526, 527,528) The center shift to the right leg, the body first turns left, then right, immediately followed by the left foot being brought in to the inside of the right foot, toes touching the ground. Simultaneously, the hands arc from the lower left to the right to in front of the body.

Fig 7-526a	Fig 7-526b	Fig 7-527a	Fig 7-527b	Fig 7-528

Instruction 7 (Fig 7-529, 530,531) Lift the left leg, toes hanging down naturally. The left hand, passing the left front from below pushes upward. Simultaneously, the right hand presses down to the outside of the right leg. (Facing East)

Note: When reversing and changing to the Jīn Jī Dú Lì Posture, the body cannot rise rigidly. You must use the energy of the waist and crotch (yao dang jin) to surge forward. One hand presses down, the other hand pushes up, both moving up and down symmetrically, not blindly using strength to rise.

Fig 7-529a	Fig 7-529b	Fig 7-530	Fig 7-531

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