Taiji Simple Exercises

1. Rotate the shoulder with elbow being the handle, stretch the hand out on the line. [Left/Right]

1a. Rotate the kua instead of the shoulder, this means even more indirect relative to the hand. [Left/Right]

2. Go down from right shoulder to right kua, rotate horizontally from right to left, go up from left kua to left shoulder, rotate horizontally from left to right. [Clockwise/counter-clockwise]

2a. Make it more rounded instead of square

3. Rotate the dantian up and forward, at the highest point, step forward, and follow step with the rear foot. [Left/Right foot forward]

4. 1-2-3 stepping

5. Kick with heel [Left/Right]

6. Squad down without moving the knee forward

7. Rubber band: Straight arm to go over the head, go back and forth

8. Rubber band: Two straight arms forward holding a rubber band, press the chest forward to go to the other side.

9. Rubber band: Step on it with the foot, and pull it up to tighten it with the non-moving hand, push the kua into the rubber band. [Left/Right]

10. Rubber band: Swing the rubber band left and right to make it fly

11. Rubber band: Swing the rubber band backward and forward

12. Quick sand

13. Push with kua to rotate left and right