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3- White Crane Spreads its Wings: 4- Brush Knee & Twist Step:

a- Your rear heel on tiptoe to inch your step forward and a- Push left arm curving up, pull right arm curving down
form the “False Stance” standing on the rear leg with the (fi.9), still keep “False Stance” standing on rear leg with
front knee bent. Press down your right palm at the rear then folding left knee, looking at the North after the right arm’s
draw a curve up to the right ear level while the left hand itinerary curving down to the East-North at the rear (fig.10-
lowers down at your left hip with the palm facing the 13)
ground like in the “Ward-Off” posture of the “Grasp b- Drop left foot forward to form the “Left Climbing
Sparrow’s Tail” Stance, the right arm erecting. (fig. 1-6) Mountain” Stance, fold front knee, stretch the rear leg, left
b- You are still standing on the “False Stance”; fling your arm sweep around the left knee then return to the left hip
right hand forward and obliquely to the left, your left arm with the palm facing down the ground like in the posture of
rising up to support the right elbow. (Fig. 7-8). Ready to “Ward-Off” of the “Grasp Sparrow’s Tail” Stance, at the
form the stance of “Brush Knee & Twist Steps” (fig. 9) same time the right hand punching forward as mentioned in
the chapter “Basic Moves” section XI. (Fig.14-21)

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