Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Step 11: 左搂膝拗步 (Brush Left Knee and Pivot Step)


  1. Sink back on the right leg, turn the left heel clockwise using the left toes as pivot. This will lead to turning your waist (and therefore the whole body) clockwise too. As you turn, effortlessly, you will feel your left arm being raised and the lower left arm turned in a clockwise manner until the palm is facing the right. At the same time, the whole of your right arm is lowered, also effortlessly, beginning with your right shoulder loosening, then your right elbow being lowered and then the whole right arm is relaxed onto your right side with the fingers pointing to the ground.
  2. While you turn, you should continue to look to the front. Do not turn your head with the body.
  3. After turning your body about 60 degrees, stop and turn anti-clockwise instead, again by first turning your left heel (still with pivot on the left toes) followed by the waist and body. This turning back will cause the right lower arm to be lifted (the right upper arm remaining still) and circle in an anti-clockwise direction using the right elbow as pivot until the right palm is facing to the front, at chest level, ready to push forward. At the same time, your left hand will be lowered, also drawing a circle and brushing above your left knee and stop just next to and above the left thigh with the left palm facing downwards.
  4. Next, lightly lift up your left leg and take half a step diagonally forward and to the left. Land first with the heel, toes pointing straight to the front and then step down with the whole sole. Shift more weight onto your left leg so that you can turn your right toes anti-clockwise (using right heel as pivot) until the right foot is pointing 45 degree to the right and front.
  5. Sink the hip deep down and invoke the recoil or 'Gong Tui' (躬腿) in your right leg starting with the achilles, up the hip then the back of the body to the shoulders and then right elbow and manifested as a push forward of your right palm. Do not push your right palm forward by straightening the right elbow. It should come naturally as a result of the 'Gong Tui' (躬腿).

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