Power Hour 9

Notes

Continuation of [Power Hour 5].

[庇身捶 Pì Shēn Chuí]

  • Hand-elbow-shoulder triangle does not change, only it’s angle changes.
  • Hand stays out, elbow stays in.
  • Rotate kua, rotate don’t turn torso. Shoulder maintains a fixed point.

[掩手肱捶 Yǎn Shǒu Hōng Chuí]

  • Set the hands facing 45 left.
  • Kua opens upward and shoulder opens downward to drive fist out. Much like the twisting towel kua exercise.
  • Hand stays on the line.
  • Don’t turn elbow out. Must stay pointing down.
  • Left kua must maintain axis. Don’t let it sag and fall back.
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