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GREEN= Lesson Sutherland Tuesday 7.30 pm

80. Needle in Deep Sea

Right hand circles up to left, breathing in
Eyes watching left hand
Right fingers point down and sink towards the ground, breathing out
Eyes watching right hand
Left hand moves towards right elbow, palm facing towards it
Feeling of sinking deep down into the ocean

81. Open the Fan

Right hand from low moves forward to left diagonal, breathing in
Eyes watching right hand
Left hand pushes forward, right hand pulls back, like pulling the string on a bow, breathing out
Eyes watching left hand
Spring like relationship between forward and back hand, like a fan unfolding

Needle in Deep Sea, Open Fan, Turn Body Hammer, Grasping birds Tail, Single Whip Five repetitions of these movements from the Wu 108 Slow form, filmed from front and back view to help my students to learn the movements.

82. Turn Body Hammer

Circle hands around, right fist to left elbow
Left arm straight, right arm bent
Turn body, right hand hammers
Arm pivots on elbow, elbow dosnt move

83. Side Loops

Both hands hang by right side
Step forward left leg
Loop both hands on right side to front
Sink back in right leg to block

84. Block & Punch / Step Forward

Sink back in right leg, left hand forward to block
Right arm straight by right side
Shift forward, punch right hand

85. Grasping Birds Tail

Step forward
palm turns facing upwards, breathing in
Right hand circling from left side to right side breathing out
Hand movement is controlled by the turning of the waist, not shoulder
Watching the right hand moving with your eyes
Gentle like a small bird is sitting on your palm and you don’t want to disturb it

86. Single Whip

Right hand forms a hook, fingers and thumb all touching
Left hand moves from right to left, breathing in Left hand turns at end of movement, breathing out
Follow left hand with eyes
Relaxed like slowly cracking a whip

87. Cloud hands x 3

Left hand scoops up to right, breathing in
Left hand stays high, right hand scoops to left, breathing out
Eyes watching left hand
Right hand stays high, left scoops up to right, breathing in
Eyes watching right hand
Left hand crosses over right, breathing out<
Eyes looking forward
Movements lite, like drawing clouds

88. Single Whip

89. High Pat Horse

Right palm pushes sitting over left
Weight in right leg
left leg empty

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