In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 3 of Chen’s Tai Chi Compact 16 Forms, including Movement 11-16.
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 11: Covering Hand Punch
Explanation
With Order: Front View
Demo: Front View
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Steps: 1. Shift the weight to the left leg, lift the right leg, drop the right foot by the side of the left foot, swing and close two arms; 2. loosen the right hip joint and sink the waist, the left foot steps to the left front corner; 3. Shift the weight to the left leg, turn left, open two arms downward; 4. Shift the weight to the right leg and turn right, the two arms move up inward, hold the left palm in front of the chest, change the right palm to the fist, hold the fist by the right side of the body; 5. Shift the weight to the left leg, turn left, punch the right fist forward and pull the left elbow backward, the left fist touches the left side of the waist.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints and sink the waist when lift the leg and step forward; When shift the weight, loosen two hip joints and shift the hip downward and backward; Punch the right fist with sudden explosive power by twisting the waist and turning the crotch.
Applications: Block the attack with two arms, punch the chest of the opponent with the right fist.
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Steps:1. Change two fists to two palms, shift the weight to the left, draw the right palm down, two palms close to each other; 2. Step the right foot to the right with the inside heel touching the ground, wave two arms upward and to the two sides of the body; 3. Shift the weight to the right leg, close two arms in front of the abdomen, draw the left leg back; 4. Change two palms to the fists and move upward, lift the left knee by following the fists; 5. Kick the left heel to the left, punch two fists to the two sides of the body.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints, sink waist, shift the weight while waving the arms and drawing the left leg; Coordinate the whole body, loosen the right hip joint when lift the fists and the left knee; relax the right hip joint, kick and punch with the internal explosive power.
Applications: Shift right and lift the left leg to escape the lower attack to the left leg, block the upper attack with the arms; Attack left with the kick and the punch, at the same time, punch the opponent on the right side.
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Steps:1. Lower the left foot to the side of the right foot, change two fists to two palms; 2. Shift the weight to the left leg, step the right foot backward to the right back corner, push two palms outward; 3. Shift the weight to the right leg, wave two palms backward in an upward curve; 4. Shift the weight to the left leg, press two palms downward and to the front, face palms outward; 5. Continue to shift the weight to the left leg, stand with the left leg, bring the right leg forward close to the left leg; 6. Swing the right leg forward, outward and backward, kick like a lotus, slap the right foot with two palms.
Requirements: Before kick, loosen the hip joints and use the waist to shift the weight and wave the palms; Use the waist to swing the right leg backward, and two palms push forward at the same time.
Applications: Grasp the opponent’s arm and pull backward, with the right foot to swipe the opponent’s foot backward, snap and push the opponent’s body forward with two palms to fall the opponent to the ground.
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Steps:1. Step the right foot backward, push two palms to the right side; 2. Shift the weight to the right leg, turn right slightly, brush two palms backward in a downward curve to the right side of the waist, change two palms to the fists; 3. Loosen the hip joints, turn the waist left and shift the weight to the left leg quickly, punch two fists forward at the same time.
Requirements: Coordinate shifting the weight, brushing the palms and turning the body; When punch, use the waist to control the whole movement, with the explosive power from Dantian.
Applications: Lock the leg or the foot of the opponent, grasp the opponent’s body and two hands and pull backward to fall the opponent; Punch the chest of the opponent with the explosive power.
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Steps:1. Change two fists to two palms, shift the weight to the right leg, turn right, wave two palms backward; 2. Shift he weight to the left leg, raise the left toes and turn outwards, lower the right palm down to the right knee, push the left arm forwards and turn the left palm downwards; 3. Push the left palm forwards, then up and backwards, Swing the right arm forwards in a downward curve, place the left palm inside of the right arm, at the same time step the right foot forwards with the toes touching the ground; 4. Lower the left palm down to the front of abdomen and left palm faces up, Change the right palm to the fist and rest on the left palm; 5. Raise the right fist to the shoulder height and lift the right knee, stomp the right foot to the ground, drop the right fist to the left palm at the same time.
Requirements: Loosen the left hip joints and use the waist to bring the right foot and the palm forward; Lower the right fist to the left palm by sinking the waist, keep the hands away from the abdomen; Loosen the left hip joint and sink the waist when lift the right fist and the leg, loosen the hip joints and sink the waist when stomp the right foot and drop the right fist.
Applications: The left hand blocks the attacking arm, the right palm hit the abdomen or the chest, the right foot kick the knee or the abdomen of the opponent; The right fist hits the chin, and the right knee attacks the abdomen or the chest of the opponent.
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Steps: 1. Loosen the hip joints, sink the body, lower two palms to the two sides of the body; 2. Raise the palms upward from the two sides of the body; 3. Press two palms downward in front of the body, to the sides of the legs; 4. Shift the weight to the right leg and close the left leg to the right leg, raise the body slowly.
Requirements: During the whole movement, loosen the hip joints, use the waist to lead the movement of the arms. Lead the Qi back to the Dantian, relax the mind and the whole body.
Applications: With two palms, outward block the attack by two arms of the opponent; Block the attack and push the chest of the opponent with two palms.