In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 3 of Chen’s Tai Chi Old Form 1, including 10 movements (movement 29 – 38).
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 29: Right Toe Kick
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 the hip joints. Turn right slightly. Wave the left palm to the right palm. Turn your left palm with a closing rotation. Look to the right; 2. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn the body left slightly. Brush two palms to the left in a downward curve. Turn the left palm with a closing rotation. At the same time turn the right palm with an opening rotation. Look to the right direction; 3. Shift the weight to the right leg. Lift the left leg and step the left foot forward with the outside of the heel touching the ground. Hold the left cross step. Wave the left palm to the right in an upward curve with an opening rotation. Cross two wrists with the left wrist over the right wrist. Relax the hip joints. Look right; 4. Loosen the hip joints and sink the waist. Shift the weight to the left leg. At the same time expend two arms outward. Turn two palms with a closing rotation. Look to the right forward; 5. Shift the weight to the left leg. Kick the right foot upward to the front. Open two arms to the two sides in upward curves at the same time. Slap the top of the right foot with the right palm. Look to the right foot direction.
Requirements: Use your waist to push the left palm to the right palm. Expend two palms outward at the same time (Step 1); Brush two palms with outward internal strength from your waist (Step 2); Wave the left arm and step the left foot forward at the same time coordinated by the waist (Step 3); Shift the weight to the left leg and push two palms outward by sinking the waist. Use the expending internal strength (Step 4); Open arms and kick the right foot at the same time. Kick quickly. Relax the left hip joint and stand on the left leg firmly (Step 5).
Applications: Catch and grab the arm of the opponent. Pull left to fall the opponent down to the ground (Step 1,2); Block the attack with the right arm. Attack the face of the opponent with the left palm. Kick the knee of the opponent with the left foot (Step 3); Block the attack upward with two arms. Kick the abdomen of the opponent with the right foot. At the same time attack the face of the opponent with the right palm (Step 5, 6).