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XI- Single Whip

1- You are standing and straddling slightly shoulder
width, facing to the North. Bend the right knee. Look at the
right arm stretching up to the East-North, then raise up its
hand with the palm facing to that direction, next each
finger, starting from the little one, successively shuts down
seemingly for seizing and pulling down the opponent’s hairs
(1-2).

2- At the same time, the left palm supports the right (2) (1)
elbow while by twisting waist, the left foot pivot counter-
clockwise an angle of 90 degree around its heel. At this (3)
point, the left foot is facing to the West; press it to
terminate the move at the "Climbing Mountain Stance

towards the West. In this stance, the front leg is the left one
with bent knee so that its shin is rather perpendicular to the
ground, and supporting the 60% of your whole weight (3-
6).
(4)
[You return now to the beginning stance of the first cycle in
No 2: The left arm is rising up with its palm facing the right
elbow, look at this palm like you’re reading a book or a
mirror. While twisting waist to the left at the West, the right
arm is curving down along the second quadrant, passing by
the lower part of the abdomen while bending the left knee (5)
which supports your whole weight.] (14-16)

(6) (7)

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