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20. Repulse Monkey x 3
Tai Chi Picture Stepping backwards, shift back, step back
Weight stays on front leg, back leg straight
Hands change, low hand brushes over knee of forward leg knee
Top hand spirals, pushing forward until slight tension appears at bottom of palm, breathing out
Eyes watching top hand

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21. Slanting Flying Posture
Tai Chi PictureTurn to left, right hand at left elbow, left elbow back to the centre of your body, breathing in
Arms together, left palm up, right palm down
Separate hands, like a flying swallow, left hand and arm goes up diagonally
Right hand and arm goes down diagonally, breathing out
Eyes watching right hand
Strong and accurate feeling, like a small sparrow flying sideways

22. Raise Hand, Step Up
Tai Chi PictureLeft palm opens and faces up, right palm sinks palm facing down, breathing in
Watch low right hand with eyes
Hands come to centre of body, right palm facing back, left facing forward
Right hand goes up to forehead, palm facing out, left is down to left side, breathing out

Fist Under Elbow, Repulse Monkey, Slanting Flying, Raise Hands 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.



23. White Crane Cools its Wing
Tai Chi PictureTurn waist stretching left arm back, breathing in
Turn waist back to front left arm circling high and back breathing out
Eyes watching left hand
Right hand, palm facing out stays in front of forehead, for whole movement
Feels majestic like a big stalk stretching one wing

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24. Brush Knee
Tai Chi PictureBoth hands in front of face, turn both palms towards you, breathing in
Left hand brushes over the top of left knee
Sink back hands play guitar


25. Needle in Deep Sea
Tai Chi Picture 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

26. Open the Fan
Tai Chi PictureRight 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

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White Crane, Needle in Deep Sea, Open the Fan 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.




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This article was written by Stephen Procter, instructor from Tai Chi Health for Life, Australian College of Tai Chi & Qi Gong and Meditation Instructor from Meditation in the Shire, Kirrawee NSW, Australia. If you wish to post this article on another website or in a publication please respect the author and reference / link back to this website, thank you


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