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Posture 88. Step up, Grasp Bird’s Tail

(1) Upper Right Roll Back: Continuing from [the previous movement], keep both feet motionless. Relax the waist and sit back on the right leg. Twist the body towards the right, and slowly inhale. At the same time, release the right fist to end in a flipped palm [facing outward]. As the body twists to the right, roll back [lǚ] to the upper right direction at shoulder level height. Keep the left hand attached at the back of the right wrist. Look at the right palm and face the northwest, as in Figure 265.

(2) Step Up and Wardoff Upward to the Front: [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and turn the toes of the left foot outward approximately 30 degrees. [Then], shift the body forward to sit solidly on the left leg and take one step forward with the right foot, ending in a right bow stance [gōng bù]. At the same time that the body steps forward, drop both palms down to the left, [and then] wardoff upward to the front. The center of the [right] hand is facing inward, and the left hand is still supporting at the inside of the right wrist. Sink the Qi to the dan-tian, and then concentrate [the Qi] into both palms. Look at both palms, as in Figure 266.

(3) Rollback to Upper Left: [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist while keeping both feet motionless. Slowly inhale and twist the body towards the right. Use the left hand to push the right palm, guiding it slightly towards the right. Then, turn towards the left with both hands separated in an upper left wardoff [lǚ]. The right hand is a Yang palm at eye level height, and the left hand is flipped [outward] at shoulder level height. Look at the right hand and face the southwest, as in Figure 267.

(4) Level Press Forward: Continuing from [the previous movement], keep both feet motionless. Twist the body towards the right and push through the left leg to end in a right bow stance [gōng bù]. At the same time, use the right palm to slice downward until it is level to the front of the chest. Use the left hand supporting at the inside of the right foream to press forward. Send energy through the end of the right index finger. Sink the Qi to the dan-tian, and then concentrate [the Qi] into the right palm. Look at the left palm, as in Figure 268.

(5) Double Rollback: [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and slowly inhale. Keeping both feet motionless, twist the body towards the left and sit on the left leg. At the same time, do a double rollback [lǚ] by drawing back both elbows until both hands are Yang palms at the sides of the waist. Face the southwest, as in Figure 269.

(6) Double Push: [Continuing] from the previous movement, relax the waist and turn the body towards the right. Push through the left leg to end in a right bow stance. At the same time, raise both palms until they are at each side of the mouth, and then flip them over to end in Yin palms that are pushing [àn] forward at chest level. Push through the crown of the head and settle down into the waist. Sink the shoulders and drop the elbows. Sink the Qi to the dan-tian, and then concentrate [the Qi] into the two palms. Look at both hands, as in Figure 270.

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