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8- Single Whip
a- Turning back: You’re in the stance of “Pushing b- Forming the “Single Whip”
forward & Pulling Hands back” facing to the East, now twist * Eyes on your right raised hand as if to seize
the waist to push left arm up to eye level, right arm at the something above (Fig. 11), now five fingers twist hairs’ rival
waist level, then both arms at the same time draw the two huddled together and bent down to snatch them, (Fig. 12)
arcs in the opposite direction as follows: while the left hand * Twist the waist while you’re watching on the left
round down clockwise, across the right hip, by contrast, the palm which is raising along the 90 degrees arc counter-
right arm counterclockwise going down, passing by the right clockwise, then stop at the west to punch, this moment, the
hip then open the palm to continue to round up a 360- left toes left the "False Stance" to drop heel towards the
degree rainbow arc stopping at the north east on the high. west, so the plane of the body tilted to the west, (Fig.18).
While the arms rotate, the right heel also rotates
counter-clockwise at a 90 degree angle towards the north,
left toes rotate the same until the plane of the body
opposite to the north. Then drag the left toes back to the (11) (12) (13) (14)
right heel's edge to enter the “False Stance” standing on the
right leg, now your left arm was already curved down whose
palm opened upward next to your right waist seemingly
you're holding the big ball on the palm, and your right arm
already curved up whose palm also opened upward stopping
at northeast on the high, (Fig. 1-10). Continue doing to
enter the stance of “Single whip” (Fig. 11-18) (15) (16)
(17) (18)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 9- Wave Hands like Clouds:
(3 times) (19)
At this point, lower your
left arm and begin to twist the
waist towards the north to enter
the stance of “Wave Hands like
(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Clouds” (Fig. 19)

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