Let's continue to explain the 30th formula of Practical Tai Chi of Chen Style – High Probe Horse's first action, the left hand 'Twisting Palm'.

I. Action Analysis

1. Eye Focus:

First, based on the last action of Upper Cloud Hand, the eye focus is slightly shifted to the left, still on the left side, just a little bit.

Where exactly is this slight shift to the left? It's in the lateral, facing side.

The previous Cloud Hand is when we're walking forward, with the glasses slightly angled; so the eyes don't see the front. This action adjusts the eye focus as the body's posture changes.

2. Stance:

Our body turns left, with the chest leaning to the left front.

3. Footwork:

The leg's wrapping technique is from the left front empty step in the previous formula, as the body turns left,

Right leg wraps in reverse, relaxes the hip joint, bends the knee and sinks down.

Left leg wraps in a forward direction, takes a half-foot step forward, approximately thirty-three centimeters, while landing, pay attention to the right leg wraps in reverse, takes a thirty-three-centimeter step forward, becoming

Left horse stance.

4. Technique:

Left hand wraps in reverse, rotates in front of the chest, relaxes the shoulders and bends the elbows, the elbows don't leave the ribs, turns to the palm facing right at a downward oblique angle, the middle finger is raised to face right at an upward oblique angle.

Right hand walks down an arc, walking with the middle finger as the axis, wraps in reverse, turns out in front of the chest.

This downward arc is a downward arc as we shift to the left side of the body. And it forms a cross with the left hand, palm facing left at an upward oblique angle, with the middle finger raised to face left at an upward oblique angle. Forming this preparation action for embracing and wrapping.

II. Action Purpose

Its purpose is:

When the opponent's two hands press on my left wrist, and the force is biased left, I use relaxed shoulders and bent elbows, raise my fingers, through body's left turn, twisting the opponent's incoming action;

At the same time, the right hand walks down an arc, embracing and wrapping inside the opponent's left wrist inner side; preparing to embrace and wrap, at this time it hasn't embraced and wrapped, just prepared for the embrace and wrap.

Primarily, the left hand twists the opponent's pressing force.

Okay, that's all for today, thank you everyone!

This explanation video can be found on Toutiao's 'Ni Hua Tai Chi Wellness' column: 'Detailed Explanation of Chen Style Practical Tai Chi – Formula 30'.

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