Excerpt from "The Complete Works of Chen Pan Ling's Chinese Martial Arts Teachings" (中華國術教材全集) , page 340 (Poster 4)
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六二 墊步攬雀尾
(一).由前式徐徐吸氣,兩腳不動,坐左腿,身左擰,同時雙手向左下[扌+履] ,面西南,目視右掌, 如圖186。
Posture 62. Half Step Up Grasp Sparrow’s Tail
(1) [Continuing] from the previous movement, slowly inhale and keep both feet motionless. Sit on the left leg and turn the body towards the left. At the same time, use both hands to roll back [lu] to the lower left. Face the southwest and look at the right palm, as in Figure 186.
Figure 186
(二).由前式鬆腰,身囬轉向右,右腳不動,左腳隨身右轉時前移半步,雙手同時向上掤,氣沉丹田貫以注兩掌,目視雙掌,面西, 如圖187。
(2) [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and return to turn the body towards the right. Keep the right foot motionless, and as the body turns to the right, shift the left foot up [about] a half of a step. At the same time, use both hands to ward-off [peng] upward. Sink the Qi to the dan-tian, and then focus it into the two palms. Face the west and look at both palms, as in Figure 187.
Figure 187
(三).由前式鬆腰,徐徐吸氣,兩腳不動,身右擰,先左手推右掌向右微領,然後隨身左轉向左[扌+履] 囬,坐左腿身微下蹲,面西南, 如圖188。
(3) [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and slowly inhale. Keeping both feet motionless, twist the body towards the right. First, use the left hand to push the right palm slightly to the right. After that, turn the body towards the left with a left roll back [lu], sitting on the left leg and squatting the body down slightly. Face the southwest, as in Figure 188.
Figure 188
(四).由前式鬆腰坐左腿,隨身右轉,出右腿一步,蹬左腿成右弓步,同時右手下落於胸前切平,左掌扶推右手腕向前平擠,目前視,空胸緊背,氣沉丹田貫以注兩掌,面西, 如圖189。
(4) [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and sit on the left leg. As the body turns towards the right, send the right leg out to take one step, pushing through the left leg to end in a right bow stance [gōng bù]. At the same time, drop the right hand down to cut in front at chest level, and use the left palm to push at the right wrist to end in a level press [ji]. Empty the chest and tighten the back. Sink the Qi to the dan-tian, and then focus [the Qi] into the two palms. Face the west and look forward, as in Figure 189.
Figure 189
(五).由前式徐徐吸氣, 兩腳不動,坐左腿, 身左擰, 同時兩肘下落,向後雙[扌+履],面西南, 如圖190。
(5) [Continuing] from the previous movement, slowly inhale and keep both feet motionless. Sit on the left leg and twist the body towards the left. At the same time, drop both elbows downward and do a double [hand] roll back [lu] towards the rear. Face the southwest, as in Figure 190.
Figure 190
(六).由前式原步位不動,蹬開左腿身右轉,同時兩掌隨身轉上提至口高,變陰掌向前按出,面西,如圖191。
(6) [Continuing] from the previous movement, keep the original footwork with [both feet] motionless. Begin to push through the left leg and turn the body towards the right. At the same time as the body turns, raise both palms until at face height. [After that], change [the hands] to Yin palms and send out a push [àn] forward. Face the west, as in Figure 191.
Figure 191
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