In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 2 of Chen’s Tai Chi Compact 16 Forms, including Movement 6-10.
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 6: Wave Hands
Explanation
With Order: Front View
Demo: Front View
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Steps:1. Change the right hook to the palm, turn the waist to the left, wave the right arm to the left in down curve, open the right palm; 2. Shift the weight to the right leg, turn right, wave the right arm to the right in an upward curve, the left arm to the right in a downward curve; 3. Shift the weight to the left leg, turn left, drag the right foot to the left foot, wave the right arm to the left in a downward curve, the left arm to the left in an upward curve; 4. Shift the weight to the right leg, turn right, step the left foot to the left, wave the right arm to the right in an upward curve, the left arm to the right in a downward curve; 5. Shift the weight to the left leg, turn left, wave the right arm to the left in downward curve, the left arm to the left in an upward curve; 6. Shift the weight to the right leg, turn right, drag the left foot to the right foot, wave the right arm to the right in an upward curve, the left arm to the right in a downward curve.
Requirements: While shifting and stepping, loosen the hip joints, relax the shoulders, use the waist to lead the whole movements; Step to the side with inner heel touching the ground; Drag one foot to another foot with toes touching the ground.
Applications: Block the attack by waving two arms.
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Steps:1. Shift the weight to the left leg, cross two arms in front of the chest, the left palm inside the right arm; 2. Step the right foot to the right back corner; 3. Shift the waist to the right, and bring the left foot to the right foot with the left toes touching the ground, open two arms with the right arm upward, the left palm presses downward; 4. Loosen the hip joints, relax the shoulders, keep the Baihui up.
Requirements: Use the waist to lead the arms to close to each other; When step the foot backward, loosen the hip joints and keep two elbows float; Sink and turn the waist while open two arms.
Applications: Block the attack by opening two arms, kick the opponent’s abdomen with the left foot, strikes the opponent’s chest with the left knee.
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Steps:1. Loosen the hip joints and turn left, swing the right palm to the left, press the left palm backward; 2. Turn right, raise the left arm and swing up inward, the left palm in front of the body, move the right palm inward and press downward, turn the left heel outward; 3. Lift the left knee, loosen the right hip joint and step the left foot to the left front corner; 4. Shift the weight to the left and turn left, lean the body forward, swing the left palm downward to the left knee, move the right palm inward to the side of ear; 5. form the left hook and raise to the shoulder height, keep the body upright, the right palm drops down to the front of the chest; 6. Push the right palm forward and open to the right side, form the final pose with the hip joints loosened and the shoulder relaxed.
Requirements: When swing and raise the arms, use the waist to lead the movements; Loosen the right hip joint, sink the waist when lift the left leg and step forward; Keep the body straight, Baihui pushes up while the body leans forward; Relax the hip joints, use the waist to raise the hook and move the right palm.
Applications: Block the attack with two arms, kick the knee or the abdomen of the opponent; Catch and grip the wrist of the opponent with the left hand, the right palm pushes the chest of the opponent.
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Steps: 1. Loosen two hip joints, lower two palms slowly, hold two arms over the left knee; 2. Shift the weight backward to the right leg, two arms move backward in an upward curve, draw the left foot back with the toes touching the ground; 3. Loosen the hip joints, push the palms forward with the left palm in front of the right palm.
Requirements: Lower two arms by sinking the waist; When shift the weight to the right leg, two arms float backward, like balloons; Push the palms forward with expending feeling of a balloon.
Applications: Catch and hold the kicking leg of the opponent, push forward to fall the opponent; Block the attack with two palms and push the chest of the opponent with two palms.
Movement 10: Roll the Forearm Backward and Step Back
Explanation
With Order: Front View
Demo: Front View
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Steps: 1. Wave the right arm downward, backward and upward, hold the right palm by the side of the right ear; 2. Loosen the right hip joint, lift the left leg, step the left foot to the left back corner with the left toes touching the ground, shift the weight to the left leg; 3. Shift the weight to the right leg, push the right palm forward over the left palm, brush the left palm backward to the left side of the waist.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints when wave the right arm and step the left foot backward; Use the waist to push the right palm forward and brush the left palm backward; Sink the waist and push the Baihui up in the final pose.
Applications: Use the left hand to grasp the wrist of the opponent, and pull backward, attack the face of the opponent with the right palm.