- Posture is erect and relaxed. Breathe slowly and deeply.
- Sink down in legs to a comfortable position and maintain the same level during 95 percent of the form.
- Move as though you are in water, fluidly, with a slight sense of resistance.
- First to move is the intention, eyes, head, then torso, then step, then shift weight.
- Movement is continuous; no stopping between the forms.
- Bow stance is the most stable stance, with feet shoulder width apart (left to right and front to back), and the back foot should be at 45 degree angle.
- Feet move in and then back out in the Bow Stance (most of the time).
- Shift weight off the full (weight bearing) leg before pivoting.
- Lower body (legs) is rooted to the ground; upper body moves like the branches of a tree; feel your center at the Dantien (center of being).
- Focus on the Chi: Feel it as you move.
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