Fair Lady Weaves at the Shuttle – 4 diagonals

This is the longest single movement in the tai chi form and takes up most of the fifth section. The practitioner steps out to all 4 diagonals, blocks up and pushes outwards then draws his energy back in. The arms The arms are fairly easy to understand. From a ‘holding the ball’ position you raise your lower hand turning it palm outwards as you do so that the fingers are pointing horizontally. At the same time you drop the elbow of the upper hand of the ball and push it forward under the other ha…