The Cannon Fist

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Cannon fist is the application exercise in Chen style Taichi. It operates small circles in a fast, impulsive manner.

Normally, students need to practice the old form for three years before they are prepared for the cannon fist. Without thorough training in relaxation, balance and accuracy that one can benifit from the rather slower movements within the old form, cannon fist practice will be inaccurately practiced. Often time it will become muscular and turn into externally expressed . It will be a big draw back for one's Taichi improvement.

However, with the accurate practice, the cannon fist can help student explore ways to demonstrate the Nei Jing (internal energy) that he cultivated through years of old form training. The ability to apply Chen style Taichi in real world can be achieved.

Cannon fist include 38 moves,

Start from explosive moves
1/ Initial form (class 73)
2/ Six seals & four closures, Single whip (class 74)
3/ Heart protecting fists. (class 75)
4/ Jump step oblique form. (class 76)
5/ Turn around Buddha's stamp (class 77)

Then 6 to 10 is a strike section.
6/ Looking back shoulder strike. (class 78)
7/ Cut hands (class 79)
8/ Flipping flower flying sleeves.
9/ Hidden hand jump punch. (class 80)
10/ Elbow strike. (class 80)

This is a smooth and rest period
11/ Large arm and fist (class 81)
12/ Small arm and fist (class 81)

13 to 15 are fast stepping forward
13/ Fair lady operate shuttle. (class 82)
14/ Back ride dragon (Dao Chi Lin) (class 83)

Practice shaking energy
15/ Hidden hand punch (class 15, 21)
16/ Wrapping cracker (class 84)

Step back and step up for long strike
17/ Elbow form (class 85)
18/ Splitting form (class 85)
19/ Hidden hand punch (class 15, 21)

Lower down and drag backward then strike forward
20/ Tame tiger. (class 86)
22/ Dragon stir water. (class 87)

Both side kicks
23/ Dash Leftward (class 88)
24/ Dash Rightward (class 88)
25/ Hidden hand punch (class 15, 21)

One leg stand Turn 270 D around
26/ Swipe shin leg (class 89)
27/ Hidden hand punch (class 15, 21)

Two arms draw circles and strike fists forward
28/ Two fists strike (class 90)
29/ Strike downward (class 91)
30/ Hidden hand punch (class 15, 21)

Fast punches
31/ Cross step forearm strike (class 92)

Long jump and turn with fists striking
32/ Big change Jump (class 93)
33/ Turn around cannon fists (class 94)

Continuous fast stepping and side strikes
34/ Waist elbow strike. (class 95)
35/ Twist elbow strike (class 95)
36/ Elbow heart strike (class 96)
37/ Turn around go straight in. (class 96)

End
38/ Buddha's stamp. (class 77)

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