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Illustrated Chen Taijiquan Routine II (Cannon Fist)

on the back (left) leg, with mingmen (GV4) slightly expanded, which embodies the
principle of “forward-backward” balance.

Posture 3 Lan Za Yi (Lazily Tuck Robe)

1． Relax the right hip joint. Sink the right buttock and turn the left one, with
the torso turning right, the weight shifting left. At the same time, the left palm and
the right fist, sticking to each other, twine directly to push up to the right front in a
concave curve. The eyes look right and forward (northeast). (Figure 3-1)

Figure 2-13 Figure 2-14 Figure 3-1

2． Relax the left hip joint, and turn the torso left, with the weight shifting
right. At the same time, the left palm and the right fist, sticking to each other, twine
reversely to retract to the abdomen.
Without a pause, sink the left buttock and turn the right one. The left palm
and the right fist, sticking to each other, twine further directly to push up to the left
front in a concave curve. The eyes look left and forward. (Figure 3-2)
3． Relax the right hip joint, and turn the torso right, facing north, with the
weight shifting left to be evenly distributed across the feet. At the same time, with
the right fist making a palm, the palms twining reversely arc up and right to cross at
wrist in front of the mouth, back to back. When the palms reach their terminus, the
left one faces right and the right one faces left, the fingers of both hands pointing
up. The eyes look straight ahead. (Figure 3-3)
4． With the hip joints relaxed, the palms twining reversely push out, facing
forward, the arms each forming an arc with peng energy, mingmen (GV4) slightly

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