Mike Hoegeman

Tai Chi Notes - Paragraph 2

Paragraph 2

Peter Chen demonstration of Paragraph 2

Jump points to the individual postures within this Paragraph 2 video are included in each posture note below

Ready Position

Peter Chen demonstration

• start feet together , arms at side
• relax n phases, head to toe

Commencing Form

• step sideways left to width of shoulders
• slowly raise arms to shoulder level, palms down
• in continued smooth motion, slowly sink arms to lower waist level, palms down , fingers pointing up slightly.
• bend knees slightly

Bow step/Part horses mane (3 times)

• 3 iterations, Start right to left, then left to right, then right to left

White crane spreads it's wings

... after right sided 3rd rep. of part horses mane)

1. Bring right foot up and Make left leg empty and do Left sided hold the ball keeping left leg empty
2. rotate waist left a bit, rotate waist right, shift both hands to right, in front of left shoulder, flattening the ball
3. (keep) Left palm down, curving sweep right to left (breastroke motion) left hand below shoulder extended to out to left
4. (keep) Right palm up, curving sweep left to right right hand palm facing the right ear (left turn bike signal)

Brush knee, twist & bow step (3 times)

Similar to part horses mane - 3 elaborated bowsteps Hold fish pose instead of hold ball

Hold the fish:

summary: rotate, hold the fish, empty step, start fill/ brush knee, twist and end fill step leg

Peter Chen demonstration

• rotate right , make left leg empty step
• hold fish right hand backhand extended out/away from shoulder left hand palm down at right shoulder
• waist rotated right still. start fill left leg and brush knee palm down
• rotated waist to facing forward, push right hand forward palm outward and complete fill / bow step

Strum Lute

Peter Chen demonstration

• empty left leg
• sink down
• *HDTU
• raise up
• strum, tip of left upper hand at nose , tip of right lower hand at left elbow

Step back and whirl hands (Repulse the monkey)

Peter Chen demonstration

Repeat four times

• rotate to (full leg) 1st time is right ,
  swing arm from pointing down beside right leg
  swing (backhanded) in semi circle , bring forward near right ear
• step empty leg back. then fill empty leg
• move hand forward palm in/slightly forward
  and pull/swing other hand back / down
• repeat