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Class 5 - Single whip right hand circle



Before you go on to the next class, please allow yourself for at least:
Suggested Hours: 5, Suggested days: 3.

Class Introduction

This circle originally have left foot point at 2 feet left to your right foot. However, the exercise shown in this class amplifies the waist and hip movement with leg extension. With little displacement, your left hand should also perform the simultaneous rotation as every part else in the entire cycle.

Instruction Level: Static

This movement is demonstrated extending to the right side. In practice you should do the left side. When your hand collected near body your torso also move backward. Extend when torso approach forward.

Instruction Level: Static

When torso move backward it use the right hip as pivot point. The left hip joint prepare with left leg to catch the transferred weight. Torso rotate clockwise when move backward, counterclockwise when approaching forward.

Instruction Level: Static

When approaching forward, the left leg extend while body turn counterclockwise. The right leg prepare to catch the transferred body weight.

Instruction Level: Static

Observe the extend movement of right arm. First, the elbow should location are so arranged that the shoulder joint's moving forward pushes the elbow. And the elbows moving forward pushes the wrist. On the other hand, the left arms movement is dragged by the left shoulder. Could you tell me how to move the left and right shoulder joints?

Instruction Level: Dynamic

The shoulder joint's movement are governed by your torso. When torso rotate around your vertical axis, the joints move forward and backward, simultaneously.

Instruction Level: Dynamic

Observe right arm and left leg. They collect and expand at the same time while left arm and right leg as a minor part in this movement. Also notice that torso is a little lean forward when body shift to the rear leg. A slight helping in this position is better prepared for next advancing forward.

Instruction Level: Static

Starting position: Right arm stretching 85%. Gather thumb, middle and pointing fingers like picking up things. Put 80% weight on the right foot. 70% weight sit back to rear foot. Elbow turning downward. Right palm facing leftside. Left arm 50% bend, palm facing right, firmly stay in the position shown. Weight now 80% sit into rear(left) foot. Right arm 60% bend. Elbow pointing down but ready to resisit incoming pressure. Both palm facing up. Sink torso into this position. Weight 70% at the rear leg, greate a solid post at the rear leg for moving forward. Right arm start stretching and palm starts to turn downward. Pushing straight rear(left) leg and back to the starting position. Exhale, relax and pause a note.

Instruction Level: Dynamic

This view angle should be easy for you to follow. You can maintain a high stand, slightly bend your legs, concentrate at the movement above torso.

Instruction Level: Dynamic

Your rear leg needs to keep an angle from feet to hip joint when put your weight to the rear foot. It not only support your weight but also prepare to push against ground so that torso can move forward. It is different when in moving step. When stepping forward, you need to first give weight entirely to one leg so that the hip joint and foot will form a vertical line. Then this line incline to the direction you want to step into. You can found your solid grounding after the angle is formed.

Instruction Level: Static

It will be nice for you to follow this move by doing a left side move. Just as yourself facing a mirror. So that you can observe the hand detail alone your exercise.

Instruction Level: Static

This legs movement is not very good. Notice that the front leg seems reach straight too soon. So in a second it stops. In ideal Taichi, your whole body works as one unit. When in movement, every parts move together, when stop, all stop.

Instruction Level: Static

The front leg have to catch your weight at the end of extension. Notice how the knee rotation with coordinate with hip joint and the torso rotation. Also you can observe a clear relation between two hip joints. How this relation create the torque that drives the torso rotation and the arms.

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ViewPart:Upper, ViewAngle:Back
ViewPart:Upper, ViewAngle:Left
ViewPart:Upper, ViewAngle:Right
ViewPart:Lower, ViewAngle:Front
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