The Little Nine Heavens Form: Movement 5

5. 上提手 Shàng Tí Shŏu
Upper Lift Hand

    Step through with your left leg. At the same time, turn your left hand to face to the right and drop your right arm straight down to your side, palm to the rear.
(Picture 5a)




 

    Shift your weight forward until it is entirely on your left leg. At the same time, form a Hook Hand with your right hand.
(Picture 5b)

    Step up with your right leg and lift the knee as high as you can. At the same time, swing your right arm, bent wrist first, forward and up as high as it can go above your right knee.
(Picture 5c)

    Stamp your right foot down to the front. At the same time, swing your right arm down and open the palm facing down. Your palm should stop as though slapping down upon something at about shoulder height at exactly the same time as the right foor stamps the ground.
(Picture 5d)

Movement Notes:

    If you have learned the Post-Heaven Form, you will recognize this as a Post-Heaven movement. If you are familiar with Xíngyìquán (Hsing-I), you should use this type of energy.