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Internet-based Lessons |
| Chen
Family style Tai Chi Chuan - beginners |
| Silk Reeling
Exercises |
| The fourth of the
five beginning silk reeling exercises is done with a both hands
and arms to the left. |
| As in the first
exercise start in the standard Wuji standing posture. Put your
right hand with the |
| elbow bent,
fingers parallel to the ground and facing forward (thumb is
separated) on the right hip. |
| Shift most of
your weight to the right leg and step about one foot to the left
with your left foot. |
| Softly bend the
left wrist about 90 degrees inward to the fingers are parallel
to the shoulder line . |
| Extend your left
hand outward so it is at shoulder level and so the elbow is
nearly straight. Now |
| rotate your right
hand forward 180 degrees so it is parallel to the ground, palm
up and just ahead |
| the hip with the
right elbow bent. Move the right hand up at about 45 degrees
crossing the centerline |
| ending near the
left ribs and below the left hand - as if you were holding a
ball between the hands. |
| Breathe out
slowly as you re-balance your weight evenly. |
| You want to move
both hands slowly
straight down to waist level inhaling as you go. Now both the |
| wrists and forearms rotate 90 degrees so the
left palm
faces inward and the right palm faces down |
| and in. Move the hands
along the waist past the centerline to the right hip. Now lift
the hands up |
| (no change to
palms; elbow
relaxed) toward the right shoulder. Rotate the wrists and forearms
180 |
| degrees so
the left palm faces out and the right palm faces up and in.
Now move the hands to the left |
| parallel to the
shoulder line exhaling gently as you go. When you reach the
furthest left you are |
| comfortable
with tuck the left elbow gently toward the body and rotate
the hands. That's one cycle. |
| Here's a link to
a short YouTube video:https://youtu.be/R_715H24PKQ |