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IV. Postures of Chen Taijiquan Routine II (Cannon Fist)

3． The weight shifts onto the left leg. With the left hip sinking, the right knee
twining reversely rises. At the same time, the fists twine reversely, with the right
one pushing up and forward in an outer arc, and the left one pushing down and
backward in an inner arc. The arms each form an arc, the heart of the right fist fac-
ing up and forward, the right elbow aligning with the right knee, and the heart of
the left fist facing down and forward. (Figure 56-3)
Without a pause, the right foot stamps on the ground sharply and flatly. At the
same time, the left fist twines directly to go up and forward in a concave curve, the
heart of fist facing up; and the right one twines first directly to travel up and for-
ward in a concave curve, and then directly further to withdraw down and backward
in a concave curve, resting on the left forearm, close to the left elbow, in front of
the left chest, the heart of fist facing up. The back remains straight, with baihui
(GV20) gently pulled up. The eyes look forward (east). (Figure 56-4)

4． The right foot twining reversely steps forward (east), with the heel on the
ground.
Without a pause, the left foot lands on the ground solidly. Relax the left
hip joint, and turn the torso slightly left, with the weight shifting right into a
right-weighted, side bow-stance. At the same time, the right forearm (ulna) twining
reversely strikes right in a concave curve under the left forearm, bent at elbow, the
heart of fist facing down, the eye of fist facing in, the right elbow aligning with the
right knee. With the left chest being opened, the left fist becomes half clenched,
withdrawing left to end in front of the abdomen, hukou facing up. The eyes look
right and forward. (Figure 56-5)

Figure 56-3 Figure 56-4 Figure 56-5

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