Yang-style 10-Form

Preparation Form

Keep your body naturally erect, and put your feet together. Keep your head and neck erect. Don’t stick out your lower jaw. Relax your chest and abdomen, and let your arms naturally down with the hands close to the sides. Concentrate the mind, and look straight forward. Breathe naturally.

Form I: Commencement Form

(The first action, also called “Opening the door.”)

1.

Take a half-step to the left, putting the two feet shoulder-width apart, toes pointed forward.

3.

Keep your upper body straight, and bend your knees slightly, while at the same time lowering your hands to the front of your abdomen, with the palms down and in line with the knees.

Key points:

Lower your shoulders and elbows; relax your waist, without leaning forward; keep your center of gravity at the midpoint of the pelvis; let the fingers curl slightly downward; the arms should be lowered in coordination with the bending of the knees.

2.

Raise your arms slowly to shoulder level, palms down. The arms should be about shoulder-width apart, and the elbows should be slightly depressed.

Form II: Repulsing the Monkey

(This action imitates defense against an attacking monkey.)

1.

Move your center of gravity slightly to the left; turn your torso slightly to the right, and at the same time revolve your right arm outward, with the right hand moving in a rightward-backward curve and then upward to shoulder height, and with palm slanting upward and the arm slightly bent to ear height. Revolve the left arm, and turn the palm up before your chest; keep the fingers facing forward; look at your right hand.

2.

Turn the upper body to the left, and center the weight between the legs. Push the right hand, fingers erect and palm forward, to the front past the right ear level with the nose. Place the left elbow by the lowest left rib, with the left palm upward. Look at your right hand.

3.

Settle the center of gravity slightly to the right, while turning the torso slightly to the left. Revolve the right arm outward until the palm is turned up. Stretch the left hand backwards, palm up and arm slightly bent, to ear level. Look at your left hand.

4.

Repeat the movements in No. 2, reversing “right” and “left.”

Key points:

Relax your waist and pelvis, and keep your upper body naturally straight; you should move your hands in the shape of an arc. When you push your hands forward, you should turn your waist and relax your pelvis, with both hands moving at the same speed. Make your movements natural, and not rigid. CA