Step 23: 右倒撵猴 (Step Back and Repulse the Monkey, Right foot front)

1. Sitting completely on your right leg, lift your left foot and step backwards to land on the toes. Twist the left heel very slightly outwards (to your left) so that when you step your left heel down, your left foot is pointing perfectly to your front (pointing 'west').
2. As you land your left heel down, sit back onto your left leg. Feel you right toes lifted off the ground and using your right heel as pivot, turn your right toes 'anti-clockwise' to point directly to your front (west).
3. Next, sink back on your left leg and invoke the recoil or 'Gong Tui' (躬腿) while you straighten your right knee.
4. At the same time, feel your right elbow flexing your lower arm forward and down in a 'pressing down' manner while your left hand is being pulled nearer to the body.
5. Then turn your hip/waist (胯) to the left in an anti-clockwise direction for about 45 degrees and start to relax and lower your left hand down completely by your left side while your right elbow straighten a little more with your right palm facing down.
6. Reverse and turn your waist/hip (胯) clockwise to face the 'west' and feel your left elbow rotating your left lower arm upwards in a clockwise manner while your upper left arm remains by the side of your body.
7. Feel your right palm turning in a clockwise manner too, until it is facing upwards.
8. When you stopped turning your body, synchronise the two palms to face each other (yingyang play again; right palm facing up and left palm facing front).
9. Ensure that you are sitting on your left leg, that is behind, with both feet still flat on the ground.