Pi Quan :: Zuan Quan :: Beng
Quan
Pao Quan :: Heng Quan
1:
San Cai (San Ti) posture. Weight in rear, back straight, hips tucked under.
Forward foot is about one foot-length ahead of the rear foot. Thighs are
close together, knees bent and pointing straight ahead.
2: Rotate hips to the right as you grasp and make fists with both hands.
Pull back and to the right.
3-4: Cross your hands under your abdomen, right arm under left, drawing
your fists across your abdomen as if tying a sash.
5: Step forward and to the right with your right foot, keeping your weight
on the rear leg. Your step should be as far to the side as the width of
your shoulders.
6: Pull yourself forward onto your right leg. All your weight should settle onto your right leg. Feet should be pressed together, left heel slightly elevated off the ground. This is called the chicken posture. Drive your right forearm up the centerline of your body to midchest. From there, twisting your arm clockwise, thrust it forward, traveling on an incline of about 45 degrees.
7: Bring your left fist to your right elbow, still standing in chicken posture.
8: Drive your left fist, palm up, along the inside of your right forearm, until both are as high as your nose.
9: Open your hands, extend your left leg forward and to the left, begin drawing the right hand toward your abdomen as you left hand travels forward, and in a downward arc.
10: Follow step with your right foot, placing your right foot one length behind your left. Your right hand should come to rest below your navel, left arm and hand extended ahead of you along your centerline.
