Power Hour 1

Notes

Continuation of Power Points in the Yilu.

六封四闭 Liù Fēng Sì Bì

  • Use the left hand to define the track that the right hand must stay on.
  • Don’t let the right shoulder move left.
  • Right shoulder and right kua on the axis, right foot supports with another axis between right heel and kua.

单鞭 Dān Biān

  • First part, hands as though they are in a tube.
  • Hands like peeling the surface off the other forearm.
  • Second move (hook hand), don’t let right shoulder move left, don’t let elbow rise.
  • Right hand shoots forward, don’t swing it.
  • Third move (left hand hand out), split with right foot.

白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì

  • Need to contain the structure to hold the potential energy.
  • Head must be a lid, cannot go up.
  • Elbows must stay in, release through the hands.
  • This is true for both moves in this posture.
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