Instruction 4 (Fig 7-665,666,667) Bring the left foot to the left front of the right foot, toes to the ground, the body squatting slightly. Simultaneously, the hands first rise then fall, coming together in front of the abdomen

Note: When the hands open downward, the yao (waist) energy collapses, the arms must not lose the peng energy. When the hands change to coming together from being apart, relax the shoulders, relax the elbows, the back is relaxed, bringing in the left foot, the elbows come together, the knees come together, the qi returns to the dan tian.

Fig 7-665

Fig 7-666

Fig 7-667

Posture 72 - Shuāng Bǎi Lián

Instruction 1 (Fig 7-668,669) The body turns right 90°, the left hand presses down to the outside of the left leg, the right hand arcs out to the upper right front.

Instruction 2 (Fig 7-670,671) The body continues turning right. Lift the left foot and take a large opening step to the left front, the left hands rotates up to in front of the chest, the right hand rotates out and arcs to the right to the right front.

Fig 7-668

Fig 7-669

Fig 7-670

Fig 7-671

Instruction 3 (Fig 7-672) The center shifts to the left leg, the body turns right. The hands arc downward from the upper right moving to the right side of the body a little lower than the shoulder.

Fig 7-672a

Fig 7-672b

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