In this lesson, you can learn all movements of Part 4 of Chen’s Tai Chi Old Form 1, including 9 movements (movement 39 – 47).
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 39: Small Frame Grappling Strike
Explanation
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Demo: Front View
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Steps:1. Shift the weight to the left leg. Step the right foot forward with the outside of the right heel touching the ground. Change two fist to the palms. Wave the right palm left in a downward curve with an opening rotation. Wave the left palm right in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Place the left palm on the inside of the right forearm; 2. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn right. Lift the left knee upward. Push two arm right upward. Turn the right palm with a closing rotation; 3. Loosen the right hip joint. Step the left foot to left front corner. At the same time press the left palm left downward in a downward curve. Hold the left arm over the left leg. Look left; 4. Relax the hip joints. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn left. Raise and push your left palm left. Wave the right palm to the left palm in a downward curve with an opening rotation. Look to your left side; 5. Loosen two hip joints. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn right. Wave two palms to the right side in upward curve. Turn the left palm with an opening rotation. Turn the right palm with a closing rotation; 6. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn left. Push two palms to the left side over the left leg. Hold the left palm over the right palm. Point the left fingers right. Point the right fingers up. Look forward.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints. Use the waist to lead the forward step of the right leg and the movements of the arms. Wave the left forearm inward in a small circle with the left elbow as a center (Step 1); Use the internal strength from the waist to shift the body and raise two arms (Step 2); Relax the right hip joint. Sink the waist. Move the left palm and leg by following the internal downward sinking of the waist (Step 3); Keep two arms float with internal strength. Loosen the hip joints and push the Baihui up internally. Use the waist to wave two palms in circles. Push two palms forward with the expansion feeling from the waist (Step 4, 5, 6).
Applications: Block the attacking arm with your left palm. Kick the the leg of the opponent with your right foot. At the same time attack the chest of the opponent with your right palm (Step 1); Block the right attacking arm of the opponent upward by your right arm. Step your left foot forward to the outside of the right foot of the opponent and lock the the opponent’s right foot. Push the right hip joint of the opponent with your left palm downward to fall the opponent down to the ground (Step 2, 3); Block and catch the arm of the opponent with your two palms. Pull the opponent to the right side. Then attack the chest of the opponent by pushing your two palms to the left (Step 4, 5, 6).
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Steps: 1. Loosen the hip joints. Shift the weight to the right leg. Raise and turn the left toes inward. Close two palms to each other. Face two palms downward. Hold two palms in front of the chest; 2. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn right. Drag the right foot backward to the left foot with the right toes touching the ground. At the same time turn two palms with opening rotations. Push two arms outward. Look to the right; 3. Lower the waist. Move two arms downward. Separate two palms. Point fingers of two palms to each other; 4. Relax the hip joints. Continue to open two arms to two sides of the body; 5. Loosen the left hip joint. Wave two palms to the sides of the neck in upward curves with a closing rotation. Step the right foot to the right side with the inside of the heel touching the ground. Lower two palms downward to the front of the chest; 6. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn the body to the right side. At the same time push two palms to the right side at the shoulder height.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints and push the Baihui upward. Use the waist the lead the movements of the arms. Step the right foot out by following the sinking of the waist. Use the internal strength from the waist to push two palms.
Applications: Block the attacking arm by upward lift of the right elbow. Step the right foot forward to lock the front foot of the opponent. Push two palms forward on the body of the opponent to fall the opponent down to the ground.
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Steps: 1. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn the waist to the left. Brush two palms to the left in a downward curve. Turn the left palm with a closing rotation, and the right palm with an opening rotation; 2. Shift to the right. Raise two palms upward to the front of the left shoulder. Turn the left palm with an opening rotation. Turn the right palm with a closing rotation. Face two palms downward; 3. Relax your hip joints. Turn the waist to the right, turn the left toes inward. Shift the weight to the right leg. Drag the left foot to the right foot with the left toes touching ground; 4. Keep the Baihui upward. Loosen two hip joints. Lower the body and sink the waist. Press two palms downward to the front of the abdomen.
Requirements: Loosen the hip joints. Sink the waist and use the waist to lead leftward brushing of two palms. Hold two arms in front of the left shoulder with internal strength (Step 1, 2); Use the left hip joint to pull the left foot to the right foot (Step 3); While pressing two palms downward, sink the waist. Drop the shoulders. Lower the elbows (Step 4).
Applications: Grab the arm of the opponent with your two hands. Pull and fall the opponent down to the ground (Step 1); Use the elbows to block the attack. Move close to the opponent. Press the chest or abdomen of the opponent (Step 2, 3, 4).
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Steps:1. Loosen the hip joints. Turn the body right. Pull your right palm backward. Extend the left palm outward. Turn two palms with an opening rotation. Face two palms upward. Keep the weight on the right leg; 2. Form the right hook with all the tips of the fingers touching together. Turn your waist to the left. Raise the right hook up forward to the shoulder height. Lower the left palm downward to the front of abdomen. Look at the right hook; 3. Turn right. Look left side. Lift the left leg inward. Loosen the right hip joint and bend the right knee. Step the left foot to the left with the inside of the heel touching and scraping outward on the ground; 4. Shift the weight to the left, turn the right toes inward. Hold the left arm and right hook with internal outward intention; 5. Shift the weight to the right. Turn right slightly, raise the left palm upward to the front of the chest, the left palm faces outward; 6. Shift the weight to the left and turn the waist to the left. Wave the left palm to the left in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Your eyes follow the left palm to the left. Hold the left elbow over the left knee. Loosen the hip joints and look to the front in the final pose.
Requirements: For forming and raising the right hook, loosen the hip joints, relax the shoulders, sink the waist and turn the body. The left elbow expends outward (Step 1, 2); Lift the left leg by loosening the right hip joint, turning the waist to the right. Extend the right hook outward while step to the left (Step 3); When raise and wave the left palm to the left, loosen the hip joints and turn the waist, keep the body upright (Step 5, 6).
Applications: Use your right hand to hold the wrist of the opponent. Block the opponent’s kick with the left leg. Kick the opponent’s knee with the left heel (Step 1, 2, 3); Move left and hit the opponent with the left elbow (Step 4); Use the left palm to block the attack, then attack the neck or face of the opponent with your left palm (Step 5, 6).
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Steps:1. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn left. Wave the right palm to the left in a downward curve with an opening rotation. Push the left palm left; 2. Loosen the hip joints. Shift the weight to the right leg. Drag the left foot backward to the inside of the right foot. Wave the right palm to the right in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Wave the left palm right in a downward curve with an opening rotation; 3. Step the left foot left backward with the left toes touching the ground. Push two palms to the right. Shift the weight to the left leg. Drag the right foot backward. Place the right toes on the ground. Wave the left palm to the left in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Wave the right palm to the left in a downward curve with an opening rotation. Look forward; 4. Loosen the hip joints. Sink the waist. Push the Baihui upward. Keep the body upright. Hold two arms with expending internal strength.
Requirements: Push palms with internal strength from the waist (Step 1); Use the waist to coordinate the movements of the arms and the left leg (Step 2); Keep the body on the right leg. Step the left foot backward gently and smoothly. Use the waist to lead two palms to push to the left with internal strength (Step 3, 4).
Applications: Lock the front foot of the opponent for the outside. Push and take the opponent down to the ground with two palms (Step 1); Block the attack with two hands. Kick the opponent when you retreat to the right side (Step 2); Use the left foot to lock the front foot or leg of the opponent. Bump the opponent with your shoulder. Use two palms to hit and fall the opponent down to the ground with explosive power (Step 3, 4).
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Steps: 1. Loosen the hip joints. Turn the waist to the right. Wave the right palm to the right in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Wave the left palm right in a downward curve with an opening rotation. Look forward; 2. Lower the waist. Relax the hip joints. Keep the body upright. Hold two arms with internal strength.
Requirements: Use the waist to coordinate two arms. Push palms with internal strength from the waist.
Applications: Use two palms to snap the opponent to your right side with explosive power quickly.
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Steps: 1. Loosen the hip joints. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn left. Step the right foot forward to the right front corner. Wave the left palm left in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Wave the right palm downward with an opening rotation to the inside the right knee; 2. Shift the weight from the left leg to the right leg. Turn the body right slightly. Wave the right palm up forward with a closing rotation. Wave the left palm downward to the left side of the waist. Look forward; 3. Move the body backward and turn right. Raise the right toes and turn outward. wave the right palm outward; 4. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn the body to the right. Step the left foot to the left front corner. Wave the right palm up backward in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Place the right palm by the right side of the waist. Wave the left forward in a downward curve with an opening rotation to the inside the left knee; 5. Shift the weight the left leg. Turn the body left slightly. Wave the left palm up forward with a closing rotation. Wave the right palm downward to the right side of the waist. Look forward; 6. Loosen the hip joints. Sink the waist. Keep the Baihui upward internally. Hold two arms with internal expending strength.
Requirements: Relax the hip joints. Use the waist to lead and control the movements of the arms and forward step (Step 1, 4); Push the front palm forward with the internal strength from the waist. Relax the crotch. Coordinate the arms, legs and waist (Step 2, 5).
Applications: Grab the right arm of the opponent with your left palm. Lock the right foot of the opponent with your right foot from the outside. Push or attack the chest or abdomen of the opponent to the left to fall the opponent down (Step 1); Catch and hold the left wrist of the opponent with your left hand. Use your right leg to lock the left leg of the opponent from outside. Push your right arm forward under the left shoulder of the opponent to the front of the opponent’s chest. Turn right quickly. Take the opponent down to the ground (Step 2); Use the same application just in the other side for Step 4 and 5.
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Steps: 1. Loosen the hip joints. Turn the body to the left slightly. Wave the right palm to the left palm in an upward curve. Look forward; 2. Shift the weight to the right leg. Turn right. Wave two palms backward in a downward curve. Turn the left palm with an opening rotation. Turn the right palm with a closing rotation; 3. Turn the body left. Wave two palms forward in upward curves. Turn the right palm with an opening rotation. Turn the left palm with a closing rotation. Look to the front; 4. Relax two hip joints. Turn left. Raise the left toes and turn outward. Hold two arms with internal strength; 5. Step the right foot forward. Turn left. Wave two arms to the right side. Look to the right; 6. Shift the weight to the left leg. Turn the waist to the left. Brush two palms to the left in a downward curve. Turn the left palm with a closing rotation, and the right palm with an opening rotation; 7. Shift to the right. Raise two palms upward to the front of the left shoulder. Turn the left palm with an opening rotation. Turn the right palm with a closing rotation. Face two palms downward; 8. Relax your hip joints. Turn the waist to the right, turn the left toes inward. Shift the weight to the right leg. Drag the left foot to the right foot with the left toes touching ground; 9. Keep the Baihui upward. Loosen two hip joints. Lower the body and sink the waist. Press two palms downward to the front of the abdomen.
Requirements: Relax the hip joints. Coordinate the arms, legs and waist to turn the body, wave palms and step the foot (Step 1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Sink the waist and use the waist to lead leftward brushing of two palms. Hold two arms in front of the left shoulder with internal strength (Step 6, 7); Use the left hip joint to pull the left foot to the right foot (Step 8); While pressing two palms downward, sink the waist. Drop the shoulders. Lower the elbows (Step 9).
Applications: Grab the arm of the opponent. Pull and fall the opponent down to the ground (Step 1, 2); Catch the left arm of the opponent with your two hands. Pull and fall the opponent down to the ground (Step 3, 4, 5, 6); Use the elbows to block the attack. Move close to the opponent. Press the chest or abdomen of the opponent (Step 7, 8, 9).
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Steps:1. Turn your body to the right side slightly. Pull the right palm backward. Extend the left palm outward. Turn two palms with an opening rotation. Face two palms upward. Keep the weight on the right leg; 2. Form the right hook with all the tips of the fingers touching together. Turn your waist to the left. Raise the right hook up forward to the shoulder height. Lower the left palm downward to the front of abdomen. Look at the right hook; 3. Turn right. Look left side. Lift the left leg inward. Loosen the right hip joint and bend the right knee. Step the left foot to the left with the inside of the heel touching and scraping outward on the ground; 4. Shift the weight to the left, turn the right toes inward. Hold the left arm and right hook with internal outward intention; 5. Shift the weight to the right. Turn right slightly, raise the left palm upward to the front of the chest, the left palm faces outward; 6. Shift the weight to the left and turn the waist to the left. Wave the left palm to the left in an upward curve with a closing rotation. Your eyes follow the left palm to the left. Hold the left elbow over the left knee. Loosen the hip joints and look to the front in the final pose.
Requirements: For forming and raising the right hook, loosen the hip joints, relax the shoulders, sink the waist and turn the body. The left elbow expends outward (Step 1, 2); Lift the left leg by loosening the right hip joint, turning the waist to the right. Extend the right hook outward while step to the left (Step 3); When raise and wave the left palm to the left, loosen the hip joints and turn the waist, keep the body upright (Step 5, 6).
Applications: Hold the wrist of the opponent with your right hand. Block the opponent’s kick with the left leg. Kick the opponent’s knee with the left heel (Step 1, 2, 3); Move left and hit the opponent with the left elbow (Step 4); Use the left palm to block the attack, then attack the neck or face of the opponent with your left palm (Step 5, 6).