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.