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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
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