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Qi Gong

 

10 Postures

  

13 Postures

 

14 Postures

 

Form

The first Four Essential Principles all relate to your body shape and alignment.

 

1. Straighten (lift up) the Head

"Xu ling ding jin"

(Look straight ahead, naturally erect not bending side to side.

Raise your spirits.)

 

2. Sinking of Shoulders and

Elbows

(Keep you shoulders and elbows down and a small space under
your armpits.)

 

3. Correct Position of Chest

and Back

(Keep your  your chest slightly inward and imagine your Qi sinks to the Dan Tien.

Also try to keep your back naturally rounded and open.)

 

4. Relaxation of Waist

(Waist relaxed to lead the movement. Sightly tuck under the tail bone.

Relax the Kua / pelvic girdle area (like sitting on a barrel if you where in a wider stance.)

 Click here for other Principles

 

  Empty / Full Stance

 Brief Overview on heel and ball of foot

 

70% - 30% On completion of Postures (as a guide).

Back leg follows toe pointing always at 45 degrees. Knee bent as much as comfortable only.

If ball of foot touching - Leg towards bent. (Application supporting)

Implied kick.

If heel of foot touching - Leg towards straight (Application rooting)

Implied sweep.

 

 

We are going through Preparation, Beginning, Grasp The Sparrow's Tail (Ward Off left

Ward Off Right, Roll Back, Press, Push), Single Whip,

Raise Hands & Step Forward, White Crane Spreads its Wings. Left Brush Knee & Push

and Hand Strums the Lute.

 

 

Images of Yang Jun produced by permission of Fang, Hong.
Secretary / Department of Membership Services.
The International Yang Family Tai Chi Association.
 
White Crane Spreads Its Wings

 

               

White Crane Spreads It's Wings 

 Turn body, rotate your arms, palms left turn up, right down, move back weight with

waist movement. Your arms go down circle, glance left. Close your arms into your

body. Pick up right leg, (glance left) step, your right toe pointing 45 degrees to corner.

Move weight to your right foot, body turning square (East) and knee

following toe. From here your right arm wards up above head, left arm

pushes down to waist height. At the same time pick up your

left leg and step out onto the ball of foot. Push forward slightly.

 

Brush Left Knee & Push

 

       

 

        

 

Hand Strums The Lute

 


 For more info look at the form section or

take a look at the video. Also I've added a Ten Essential Principles list and

the Ten Postures and Thirteen Postures Qi Gong.