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Illustrated Chen Taijiquan Routine II (Cannon Fist)

right shoulder, facing right, the fingers pointing up. The eyes look right and for-
ward (northwest). (Figure 50-5)
6． Relax the right hip joint. Sink the right buttock and turn the left one, with
the torso turning right, the weight shifting right. At the same time, with the chest
drawn in, the left elbow twining reversely closes in to align with the left knee; and
the right fist twining reversely closes in to pause below the left elbow, with the
heart of fist facing in, the eye of fist facing up. (Figure 50-6)
7． Relax the left hip joint. Sink the left buttock and turn the right one, with the
torso turning left, the weight shifting slightly left (forward). At the same time, the
left palm twining reversely arcs out with peng energy to align with the left foot,
level with the left shoulder; and the right fist twining reversely arcs in and down to
end above the right knee, with the heart of fist facing back. The eyes look left and
forward (southwest). (Figure 50-7)

Figure 50-5 Figure 50-6 Figure 50-7

8． Turn the torso further left, with the weight shifting further left (forward). At
the same time, the left palm twining further reversely pushes out with peng energy,
and the right fist twining reversely draws back (right).
Without a pause, relax the right hip joint, and turn the torso slightly right, the
weight shifting backward (right). At the same time, the left palm twining directly
closes in, to rest in front of the left chest, facing up, with the fingers pointing for-
ward (west), the left elbow dropping; and the right fist twining directly arcs out and
up to the upper front of the right shoulder, with the heart of fist facing out, the right
elbow dropping. (Figure 50-8)
9． Turn the torso further right, with the weight shifting forward (left). At the
same time, with the chest drawn in, the right elbow twining directly arcs up, in and

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