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Illustrated Chen Taijiquan Routine II (Cannon Fist)

5． Relax the left hip joint, and turn the torso left. At the same time, the fists
twining directly strike to both sides of the body in a convex curve, the hearts of fists
facing up, the left one slightly higher than the right, the left elbow aligning with the
left knee, and the right elbow aligning with the right knee. (Figure 34-5)
Note: Repeat Posture 33 as you perform Movements 3 through 5 in this posture.

Posture 35 You Guo Bian Pao (Right Wrap Firecracker) [I]

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 elbow
twining directly arcs out and right to end in front of the left chest, corresponding
with the right knee, with the heart of fist facing in; and the right fist twining direct-
ly arcs right and back to stop outside the right knee, with the heart of fist facing up.
The eyes look at the left hand. (Figure 35-1)

Figure 34-5 Figure 35-1

2． With the weight shifting left, the right foot turns in on the ball around the
heel. The weight shifts onto the right leg.
With the heel slightly off the ground, the left foot twining directly sweeps out
and backward on the ball to rest left and half a foot behind the right one, the body
turning left, the torso facing south. At the same time, the right fist twining reversely
closes inward in an outer arc, and the left one twining reversely drops down. The
fists close in front of the abdomen, the wrists crossed, with the left one outside, the
heart of the left one facing right, the heart of the right one facing left, the elbows
protruding, leaving the armpits open. (Figure 35-2)
3． The weight shifts slightly left, with the torso turning right. At the same
time, with the arms twining reversely to close in, the fists sink down, baihui (GV20)

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