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Chen
Family style Tai Chi Chuan - beginners |
Silk Reeling
Exercises |
The second of the
five beginning silk reeling exercises is done with a single hand
and arm 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. |
Extend your left
hand outward so it is at shoulder level and so the elbow is
nearly straight. Breathe |
out slowly
as you re-balance your weight evenly. This is known as the
teakettle stance by some. |
Softly bend the
left wrist about 90 degrees inward to the fingers are parallel
to the shoulder line |
and pointed
toward the centerline. You want to move the left hand slowly
straight down to waist |
level inhaling as
you go. Now the wrist and forearm rotate 90 degrees so the palm
faces inward. |
Move the hand
along the waist past the centerline to the right hip. Now lift
the hand up (palm still |
facing in; elbow
relaxed) toward the right shoulder. Rotate the wrist and forearm
180 degrees so the |
palm faces out.
Now move the left hand 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 hand so the fingers point upward. That's one cycle. |
Here's a link to
a short YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/D1-0M7NL1VY |