Yilu Lesson 2

Form corrections

Pound mortar

  • Spine cannot move, it must rotate.

Second part

Fold the back

  • Stretch not just rotate.
  • Don’t drop the hand.

Step up to push with two hands

  • Hand never moves, kua brings it.

Change palms three times

  • Stick on the shoulder and hand, line up the forearm with the stick then use the elbow to open. Shun, going along the line of force.
  • Make it more distinct, find the line with the hands and just do the line, don’t add too much movement.

Fist under elbow

  • Two arms in a pipe, rear arm turns over. To anti-knot.

Additional corrections

Straight lines

  • Head like a flag pole, hands like the flag. Don’t let the head follow the hands.

  • Straight lines in the body, clearly expressed.

  • Extend in fetch water, how big?

Empty

  • When you stretch, the inside is empty (the power is on the ends). If your body has protrusions it’s not empty.
  • Emptiness is power. Like under a bridge. Load-bearing.

Grip

  • Toes, fingers, stomach muscles and teeth all grip at the same time. So the power goes to your head.
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