In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 2 of Chen’s Tai Chi Old Form 1, including 13 movements (movement 16 – 28).
Generally, there are three videos for each movement. There are different purposes for each clip of the videos. First, you can learn and understand the details of the movements from the Explanation video. Secondly, it is easier to remember the movements step-by-step from the videos with the order. The text below can help you to understand more and remember the sequence of the steps of the movements. Furthermore, after you can remember the movements, you can try to exercise the movements smoothly with strong feeling of the Qi by following the videos of the Demo. Requirements below are very helpful to understand the more details of the movements. You may also find the basic applications for the most of the movements. It can help you to learn and exercise the movements more accurately.
Movement 16: Leaning Body Punch
Explanation
With Order: Front View
Demo: Front View
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Here you can find more materials about Steps to follow, Requirements etc.
Steps: 1. Loosen your hip joints. Change the right fist to the palm. Separate two palms to two sides. Face two palms to each other; 2. Shift the weight to the left leg. Lift the right leg. Step the right foot to the right side with the inside of the heel touching the ground. Continue to open two palms; 3. Loosen the hip joints. Shift the weight to the right leg. Wave two palms up inward in upward curves to each other. Turn two palms with opening rotations. Cross two palms in front of your chest. Hold the left palm in front of the right palm. Look forward; 4. Relax the hip joints. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn the body left. Push two palms to the left side. Turn the right palm with an opening rotation. At the same time turn the left palm with a closing rotation. Look to the left side; 5. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn right. Wave the right palm to the right knee in a downward curve with a closing rotation. Push the left palm to the right side with an opening rotation. Look to the right side; 6. Relax two hip joints. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn left. Wave the left palm to the left knee in a downward curve with a closing rotation. Push the right palm to the left side with an opening rotation. Look left; 7. Hold the left palm on the left side of the waist with the thumb pointing backward. Change the right palm to the fist. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn the body right. Push the right arm right upward with a closing rotation. Turn the left toes inward by following the right fist; 8. Loosen the left hip joint. Hold two arms rounded with internal strength. Hold the left elbow with closing intention. Look at the left toes over the left elbow.
Requirements: With internal strength when separate two palms (Step 1); Coordinate the movements of stepping the foot to the side, raising and crossing two palms. Use the waist to lead the movement (Step 2, 3); Loosen the hip joints. Push the Baihui upward. Let two palms follow your waist with internal expending strength (Step 4, 5, 6); Keep the left arm and the right arm rounded with internal strength. Keep the right fist, left elbow and toes in a straight line (Step 7, 8).
Applications: Use the backs of the palms to attack to two sides (Step 1); With the right foot lock the front foot of the opponent. push the crotch of the opponent your the right palm (Step 2); Use the right palm to hold the wrist of the attacking arm from inside. Attack the elbow of the opponent from outside with your left palm (Step 3); Lock the leg of the opponent with your left foot. Push the chest of the opponent with two palms (Step 4); Attack the opponent with the right elbow. Push the face or chest of the opponent at the same time (Step 5, 6); When the opponent holds our two arms and the upper body from the back, we lower the left shoulder, turn the left elbow inward with internal strength quickly. At the same time push the right shoulder up backward. We can get rid of the holding and fall the opponent down to the left side (Step 7, 8).