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"The following is a guide and offers information you may have missed in a group environment. It is not a memory test. If you have areas of discomfort these exercises can be used to suit. The basic idea is to stimulate and raise your spirits."

 Wushu Greeting . Stretching . Kua . Meriduian Tapping . 10 Postures . The Hand Form . Ward Off Left . Ward Off Right. Roll Back . Press . Push . Single Whip . Close.

 Head To Toe Routine

  


  

  Qi Gong

 

10 Postures

  

13 Postures

 


Breathing
Small Circulation

Dantian (Generally) Draw a line from the head to the toe and navel to the spine.
Then imagine 3 cm below that point towards the middle of your body.
 
 

 

7. Importance of Continuity

 

This means you try to keep your movements and energies
flowing. You make a circle from one move to the next.

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You aim to keep your energies and movements flowing, like a waters wave.

The first wave almost comes to the end asthe next wave begins to swell up.

That is why we have a lot of circular movements.

 

We try to avoid straight lines or stopping. You make a circle from one move to the

next but sometimes these circles are very subtle, take different directions and are not

openly easy to spot. For example your arm may be travelling forward,

but rotating.anti-clockwise.

 

In real life it's an aim, everybody stutters and stops occasionally but

it's important to keep trying.

 

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Yang Family Hand Shape

Yang Family Hand Shape

2. Hook

1  Yang Family                                      2 Chen Style

                 

 

2. Hook. (1) Wrist bends down. Thumb, little finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger,

tips close together with thumb. Thumb sits to middle finger and index finger.

Your fingers are towards straight but not stiff.


Don't make a small curved finger hook (2). That is towards Chen Style hook.

Energy point is (in general) the in back of palm

 


The Yang Family Hand Form
Basic Introduction & Practice

Preperation, Beginning, Ward Off Left, Ward Off Right,
Roll Back, Press, Push & adding Single Whip if time.
 

Warm Down Qi Gong
13 Postures

Three Circles
Draw three circle from up to down / Out to in.
Close.