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GREEN= Lesson Sutherland Tuesday 7.30 pm

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27. Turn Body Hammer
Tai Chi PictureCircle 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


Side Loops
Tai Chi PictureBoth hands hang by right side
Step back right leg
Loop both hands on right side to front
Sink back in right leg to block

28. Block & Punch / Step Forward
Tai Chi PictureSink back in right leg, left hand forward to block
Right arm straight by right side
Shift forward, punch right hand

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29. Grasping Birds Tail
Tai Chi PictureRight 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



30. Single Whip
Tai Chi PictureRight 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

Turn Body Hammer, Block and Punch, 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.




31. Cloud hands x 3
Tai Chi PictureLeft 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

32. Single Whip
Tai Chi PictureRight 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

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33. High Pat Horse
Tai Chi PictureRight palm pushes sitting over left
Weight in right leg
left leg empty



Cloud Hands, High Pat the Horse 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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