Silkreeling Movements

Master Feng Zhiqiang Chen Style Taiji Silk Reeling Exercise

	Zhuan~ Tou/ Xuan/ Jin~		"Turn Head Roll Neck"

1	Zhuan~ Tou/	18	“Left, Right, Turn, Head”
			Turn Head From Side To Side
2	Shun\3 Xuan/ Jin~	9	“Natural-Spin, Roll, Neck”
			Roll Neck Clockwise
3	Ni\3 Xuan/ Jin~	9	“Reverse-Spin, Roll, Neck”
			Roll Neck Counter-Clockwise

	He\ Shou~ Long/ Tou/		"Crane, Crown, Dragon, Head"

4	He\ Shou~ Hui/ Gou-	9	“Crane, Head, Return, Hook”
			Stretch Forward And Hook Back With Chin
5	He\ Shou~ Qian/ Tan\	9	“Crane, Head, Forward, Probe”
			Stretch Forward And Push With Crown Of Head
6	Long/ Tou/	3	“Dragon, Head”
			Sway From Side To Side, Stretch Upward On Tip Toe, Then Drop Stomp On Heels

	Xuan/ Jian-		"Roll, Shoulder"

7	Zuo~ Dan- Jian- Shun\ Xuan/	9	“Left, Single, Shoulder, Natural-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Close And/Or Hollow Left Chest, Roll Left Shoulder Up The Front Keeping Weight On The Front Foot, Then Shift Weight Onto Back Foot While Rotating Shoulder Down The Back And Opening The Left Chest.
8	Zuo~ Dan- Jian- Ni\ Xuan/	9	“Left, Single, Shoulder, Reverse-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Left Shoulder Reverse Roll.
			Left Foot Forward, Keep Weight On Back Foot, Open Left Chest, Roll Left Shoulder Up The Back, Then Shift Weight Onto Front Foot While Rotating Shoulder Down The Front And Closing The Left Chest.
9	You\ Dan- Jian- Shun\ Xuan/	9	“Right, Single, Shoulder, Natural-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Right Shoulder Natural Roll.
			Right Foot Forward, Close And/Or Hollow Left Chest, Roll Right Shoulder Up The Front Keeping Weight On The Front Foot, Then Shift Weight Onto Back Foot While Rotating Shoulder Down The Back And Opening The Right Chest.
10	You\ Dan- Jian- Ni\ Xuan/	9	“Right, Single, Shoulder, Reverse-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Left Shoulder Reverse Roll.
			Right Foot Forward, Keep Weight On Back Foot, Open Right Chest, Roll Right Shoulder Up The Back, Then Shift Weight Onto Front Foot While Rotating Shoulder Down The Front And Closing The Right Chest.
11	Jiao- Cuo\ Shuang- Jian- Shun\ Xuan/	18	“Cross, Alternate, Double, Shoulder, Natural-Spin, Roll”
			Alternate Shoulder Natural Roll
12	Jiao- Cuo\ Shuang- Jian- Ni\ Xuan/	18	“Cross, Alternate, Double, Shoulder, Reverse-Spin, Roll”
			Alternate Shoulder Reverse Roll
13	Zuo\ Gong- Bu\4 Shuang- Jian- Shun\ Xuan/	9	“Left, Bow, Stance, Double, Shoulder, Natural-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Double Shoulder Natural Roll
14	Zuo~ Gong- Bu\ Shuang- Jian- Ni\ Xuan/	9	“Left, Bow, Stance, Double, Shoulder, Reverse-Spin, Roll”
			Left Foot Forward, Double Shoulder Reverse Roll
15	You\ Gong- Bu\ Shuang- Jian- Shun\ Xuan/	9	“Right, Bow, Stance, Double, Shoulder, Natural-Spin, Roll”
			Right Foot Forward, Double Shoulder Natural Roll
16	You\ Gong- Bu\ Shuang- Jian- Ni\ Xuan/	9	“Right, Bow, Stance, Double, Shoulder, Reverse-Spin, Roll”
			Right Foot Forward, Double Shoulder Reverse Roll

	Qian/ Hou\ Jian- Kao\		"Front, Back, Shoulder, Lean"

17	Zuo~ Gong- Bu\ Qian/ Hou\ Shuang- Jian- Kao\	9+3	“Left, Bow, Stance, Front, Back, Double, Shoulder, Lean”
			Left Foot Forward, Front Back Shoulder Strike
			9 Gentle Repetitions And 3 Explosive Punches
18	You\ Gong- Bu\ Qian/ Hou\ Shuang- Jian- Kao\	9+3	“Right, Bow, Stance, Front, Back, Double, Shoulder, Lean”
			Right Foot Forward, Front Back Shoulder Strike
			9 Gentle Repetitions And 3 Explosive Punches

	shun\ ni\ chan/ si-		"Natural, reverse, reel, silk"

19	zuo~ dan- bi\ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“left, single, arm, natural-spin, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Left Arm Natural and Reverse Reel
			Start with natural spin out, then reverse spin in.
20	you\ dan- bi\ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“right, single, arm, natural-spin, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Right Arm Natural and Reverse Reel
21	Shuang- bi\ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-	18	“double, arm, natural-spin, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Alternate Arm Natural and Reverse Reel

	luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-		"Spiral, spin, reel, silk"

22	zuo~ dan- bi\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, single, arm, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left Arm Spiral
23	you\ dan- bi\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, single, arm, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right Arm Spiral
24	Shuang- bi\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	18	“double, arm, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Alternate Arm Spiral

	kai- he/ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-		"Open, close, natural, reverse, reel, silk"

25	zuo~ deng- bu\ shuang- bi\ kai- he/ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“left, mount, stance, double, arm, open, close, natural-spin, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Left Side Double Arm Open Close.

			Left foot open to side, bend left knee, weight on left side, hands close in, left on top of right, hollow chest. Shift weight to right, open right arms to upper right, and left arm to lower right, open chest.
26	you\ deng- bu\ shuang- bi\ kai- he/ shun\ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“right, mount, stance, double, arm, open, close, natural-spin, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Right Side Double Arm Open Close.

	xie/ kai- he/ chan/ si-		"Diagonal, open, close, reel, silk"

27	zuo~ ding- ba- bu\6 shuang- bi\ xie/ kai- he/ chan/ si-	9	“left, Ding-Ba, stance, double, arm, diagonal, open, close, reel, silk”
			Left foot forward, Double Arm Diagonal Open Close.
28	you\ ding- ba- bu\ shuang- bi\ xie/ kai- he/ chan/ si-	9	“right, Ding-Ba, stance, double, arm, diagonal, open, close, reel, silk”
			Right foot forward, Double Arm Diagonal Open Close.

	shang\ xia\ shen- chan/ si-		"Up, down, stretch, reel, silk"

29	shuang- bi\ shang\ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, upward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Upward Spiral Stretch
30	shuang- bi\ xia\ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, downward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Downward Spiral Stretch

	qian/ hou\ shen- chan/ si-		"Front, back, stretch, reel, silk"

31	zuo~ gong- bu\ shuang- bi\ qian/ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, double, arm, forward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left foot forward, Double Arm Forward Spiral Stretch
32	zuo~ gong- bu\ shuang- bi\ hou\ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, double, arm, backward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left foot forward, Double Arm Backward Spiral Stretch
33	you\ gong- bu\ shuang- bi\ qian/ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, double, arm, forward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right foot forward, Double Arm Forward Spiral Stretch
34	you\ gong- bu\ shuang- bi\ hou\ shen- luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, double, arm, backward, stretch, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right foot forward, Double Arm Backward Spiral Stretch

	ping/ shen- chan/ si-		"Horizontal, stretch, reel, silk"

35	shuang- bi\ ping/ shen- shun\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, horizontal, stretch, natural, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Horizontal Natural Spiral Stretch
36	shuang- bi\ hou\ shen- ni\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, horizontal, stretch, reverse, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Horizontal Reverse Spiral Stretch

	shang\ xia\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-		"Up, down, spiral, spin, reel, silk"

37	zuo~ shang\ you\ xia\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, upward, right, downward, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left foot forward, Left Arm Up, Right Arm Down Spiral
38	zuo~ xia\ you\ shang\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, upward, left, downward, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right foot forward, Right Arm Up, Left Arm Down Spiral
39	zuo~ you\ ti/ xi- jiao- ti\ shang\ xia\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	18	"left, right, lift, knee, alternate, change, up, down, sipral, spin, reel, silk"
			Alternate Arm Spiral and Lift Knee

	kai- he/ chan/ si-		"Open, close, reel, silk"

40	shuang- bi\ Shang\ kai- Xia\ he/ chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, Up, open, Down, close, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Up Open Down Close Reel Silk
41	shuang- bi\ Shang\ he/ Xia\ kai- chan/ si-	9	“double, arm, open, close, reel, silk”
			Double Arm Up Close Down Open Reel Silk

	zhou/ bu\ chan/ si-		"Elbow, Section, Reel, Silk"

42	zuo~ zhou/ shun\ chan/ si-	9	“left, elbow, natural-spin, reel, silk”
			Left Elbow Natural Spiral
43	zuo~ zhou/ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“left, elbow, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Left elbow Reverse Spiral
44	you\ zhou/ shun\ chan/ si-	9	“right, elbow, natural-spin, reel, silk”
			Right elbow Natural Spiral
45	you\ zhou/ ni\ chan/ si-	9	“right, elbow, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Right elbow Reverse Spiral
46	shuang- zhou/ shun\ chan/ si-	9+3	“double, elbow, natural-spin, reel, silk”
			Double Elbow Natural Spiral.
			9 gentle repetitions and 3 explosive punches
47	shuang- zhou/ ni\ chan/ si-	9+3	“double, elbow, reverse-spin, reel, silk”
			Double Elbow Reverse Spiral.
			9 gentle repetitions and 3 explosive punches

	wan\ bu\ yao/ xuan/		"Wrist, Section, Spin, Roll"

48	zuo~ dan- shun\ xuan/ wan\	18	“left, single, natural, spin, wrist”
			left spin wrist
49	zuo~ dan- ni\ xuan/ wan\	18	“left, single, reverse, spin, wrist”
			left Reverse spin wrist
50	you\ dan- shun\ xuan/ wan\	18	“right, single, natural, spin, wrist”
			Right spin wrist
51	you\ dan- ni\ xuan/ wan\	18	“right, single, reverse, spin, wrist”
			Right Reverse spin wrist
52	shuang- shun\ xuan/ wan\	18	“double, natural, spin, wrist”
			Double Spin Wrist
53	shuang- ni\ xuan/ wan\	18	“double, reverse, spin, wrist”
			Double Reverse Spin Wrist
54	zuo~ yao/ wan\	~10s	"Left, Twist, Wrist"
			Left Twist Wrist
55	you\ yao/ wan\	~10s	"Right , Twist, Wrist"
			Right Twist Wrist
56	shuang- yao/ wan\	~10s	"Double, Twist, Wrist"
			Double Twist Wrist
57	shuang- zhua-	49	"Double, Claw"
			Double Claw
58	shuang- dou~ wan\	18	"Double, Shake, Wrist"
			Double Shake wrist
59	zuo~ na/ wan\	9	"Left, Lock, Wrist"
			Left Wrist Lock
60	zuo~ fan~ na/ wan\	9	"Left, Reverse, Lock, Wrist"
			Left Wrist reverse Lock
61	you\ na/ wan\	9	"Right, Lock, Wrist"
			Right Wrist Lock
62	you\ fan~ na/ wan\	9	"Right, Reverse, Lock, Wrist"
			Right Wrist reverse Lock

	luo/ xuan/ chong- quan/		Spiral, Turn, Rush, Punch"

63	zuo~ gong- bu\ zuo~ you\ luo/ xuan/ chong- quan/	18+2	“left, bow, stance, Left, right, spiral, spin, dash, punch”
			Left Foot Forward, Alternate Fist Punch
			18 gentle repetitions and 2 explosive punches
64	you\ gong- bu\ zuo~ you\ luo/ xuan/ chong- quan/	18+2	“left, bow, stance, Left, right, spiral, spin, dash, punch”
			Right Foot Forward, Alternate Fist Punch
			18 gentle repetitions and 2 explosive punches

	dan- tian/ nei\ zhuan~		“pill, field, Internal, circle”

65	dan- tian/ shun\ zhuan~ li\ quan-	9	“pill, field, natural, spin, upright, circle”
			Abdomen Clockwise Circle
66	dan- tian/ ni\ zhuan~ li\ quan-	9	“pill, field, reverse, spin, upright, circle”
			Abdomen Anti-Clockwise Circle
67	dan- tian/ shun\ zhuan~ shu\ quan-	9	“pill, field, natural, spin, vertical, circle”
			Back Up, Front Down, Abdomen Vertical Circle
68	dan- tian/ ni\ zhuan~ shu\ quan-	9	“pill, field, reverse, spin, vertical, circle”
			Front Up, Back Down, Abdomen Vertical Circle

	yao- fu\ gu~ yao/ xuan/		"Waist, abdomen, thigh, spin, roll”

69	fu\ gu~ shun\ yao/ xuan/	9	“abdomen, thigh, natural, spin, roll”
			Clockwise Roll Hip
70	fu\ gu~ ni\ yao/ xuan/	9	“abdomen, thigh, reverse, spin, roll”
			Anti-Clockwise Roll Hip
71	zuo~ you\ zhuan~ yao-	18	“left, right, Turn, waist”
			Turn Waist Left and right
72	shun\ xiao~ xuan/ yao-	9	“natural, Small, spin, waist”
			Clockwise Turn Waist
73	ni\ xiao~ xuan/ yao-	9	“reverse, Small, spin, waist”
			Anti-Clockwise Turn Waist
74	shun\ da\ xuan/ yao-	9	“natural, Big, spin, waist”
			Clockwise Big Turn Waist
75	ni\ da\ xuan/ yao-	9	“reverse, Big, spin, waist”
			Anti-Clockwise Big Turn Waist

	xi- bu\ chan/ si-		"Knee, Section, Reel, Silk"

76	zuo~ dan- xi- shun\ yao/ xuan/	9+3	“left, single, knee, natural, spin, roll”
			Left Knee Natural Spiral
77	zuo~ dan- xi- ni\ yao/ xuan/	9+3	“left, single, knee, reverse, spin, roll”
			Left Knee Reverse Spiral
78	you\ dan- xi- shun\ yao/ xuan/	9+3	“right, single, knee, natural, spin, roll”
			Right Knee Natural Spiral
79	you\ dan- xi- ni\ yao/ xuan/	9+3	“right, single, knee, reverse, spin, roll”
			Right Knee Reverse Spiral
80	shuang- xi- bin\ long~ shun\ yao/ xuan/	9	“double, knee, Align, Close, natural, spin, roll”
			Knees together Clockwise Turn
81	shuang- xi- bin\ long~ ni\ yao/ xuan/	9	“double, knee, Align, Close, reverse, Spin, roll”
			Knees together Anti-Clockwise Turn80
82	shuang- xi- shun\ yao/ xuan/	9	“double, knee, natural, spin, roll”
			Legs Apart, Double Knee Natural Spiral
83	shuang- xi- ni\ yao/ xuan/	9	“double, knee, reverse, Spin, roll”
			Legs Apart, Double Knee Reverse Spiral
84	xia\ dun-	3	"Down, Squat"
			Legs Apart, Deep Squat

	deng\ jiao~ ti/ xi-		"Kick, Foot, Lift, Knee"

85	zuo~ chan/ si- deng\ jiao~	9	“left, reel, silk, kick, foot”
			Left Kick
86	you\ chan/ si- deng\ jiao~	9	“right, reel, silk, kick, foot”
			Right Kick
87	zuo~ ti/ xi- chan/ si-	9	“left, lift, knee, reel, silk”
			Left lift knee reel silk
88	you~ ti/ xi- chan/ si-	9	“right, lift, knee, reel, silk”
			right lift knee reel silk

	huai/ zu/ chan/ si-		"Ankle, Foot, Reel, Silk"

89	zuo~ huai/ shun\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, ankle, natural, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left Ankle Natural spiral
90	zuo~ huai/ ni\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“left, ankle, reverse, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Left Ankle Reverse sipral
91	you\ huai/ shun\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, ankle, natural, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right Ankle Natural Spiral
92	you\ huai/ ni\ luo/ xuan/ chan/ si-	9	“right, ankle, reverse, spiral, spin, reel, silk”
			Right Ankle Reverse Spiral
93	zuo~ zu/ yao/ xuan/	9	“left, foot, roll”
			Left Foot Twist
94	you\ zu/ yao/ xuan/	9	“right, foot, roll”
			Right Foot Twist

	jin- ji- dou~ ling~		"Golden, Rooster, Shake, Feather"

95	shuang- tui~ qian/ hou\ jiao- chuo\ dou~ ling~	~10s	“both, legs, forward, backward, alternate, shake, feather”
			Both Legs Alternate Front Back Shake Feather
96	shuang- tui~ zuo~ you\ jiao- chuo\ dou~ ling~	~10s	“both, legs, left, right, open, close, shake, feather”
			Both Legs Open Close Shake Feather
97	zhong- jie/ dou~ ling~	~10s	“middle, section, shake, feather”
			Body Trunk shake feather
98	shuang/ shou~ dou~ ling~	~10s	“both, arms, shake, feather”
			both arm shake feather
99	quan/ shen- dou~ ling~	~10s	“whole, body, shake, feather”
			whole body shake feather

冯志强老师

陈式太极缠丝功

转头旋颈

1.左右转头

2.顺旋颈

3.逆旋颈

鹤首龙头

4.鹤首 – 回勾

5.鹤首 – 前探

6.龙头

旋肩

7.左单肩顺旋

8.左单肩逆旋

9.右单肩顺旋

10.右单肩逆旋

11.交错双肩顺旋

12.交错双肩逆旋

13.左弓步双肩顺旋

14.左弓步双肩逆旋

15.右弓步双肩顺旋

16.右弓步双肩逆旋

前后肩靠

17.左弓步前后双肩靠

18.右弓步前后双肩靠

顺逆缠丝

19.左单臂顺逆缠丝

20.右单臂顺逆缠丝

21.双臂顺逆缠丝

螺旋缠丝

22.左单臂螺旋缠丝

23.右单臂螺旋缠丝

24.双臂螺旋缠丝

开合顺逆缠丝

25.左登步双臂开合顺逆缠丝

26.右登步双臂开合顺逆缠丝

斜开合缠丝

27.左丁八步双臂斜开合缠丝

28.右丁八步双臂斜开合缠丝

上下伸缠丝

29.双臂上伸螺旋缠丝

30.双臂下伸螺旋缠丝

前後伸缠丝

31.左弓步双臂前伸螺旋缠丝

32.左弓步双臂後伸螺旋缠丝

33.右弓步双臂前伸螺旋缠丝

34.右弓步双臂後伸螺旋缠丝

平伸缠丝

35.双臂平伸顺螺旋缠丝

36.双臂平伸逆螺旋缠丝

上下螺旋缠丝

37.左弓步左上右下螺旋缠丝

38.右弓步右上左下螺旋缠丝

39.左右提膝交替上下螺旋缠丝

开合缠丝

40.双臂上开下合缠丝

41.双臂上合下开缠丝

肘部缠丝

42.左肘顺缠丝

43.左肘逆缠丝

44.右肘顺缠丝

45.右肘逆缠丝

46.双肘顺缠丝

47.双肘逆缠丝

腕部摇旋

48.左单顺旋腕

49.左单逆旋腕

50.右单顺旋腕

51.右单逆旋腕

52.双顺旋腕

53.双逆旋腕

54.左摇腕

55.右摇腕

56.双摇腕

57.双抓

58.双抖腕

59.左拿腕

60.左反拿腕

61.右拿腕

62.右反拿腕

螺旋冲拳

63.左弓步左右螺旋冲拳

64.右弓步左右螺旋冲拳

丹田内转

65.丹田顺转立圈

66.丹田逆转立圈

67.丹田顺转竖圈

68.丹田逆转竖圈

腰腹股摇旋

69.腹股顺摇旋

70.腹股逆摇旋

71.左右转腰

72.顺小旋腰

73.逆小旋腰

74.顺大旋腰

75.逆大旋腰

膝部缠丝

76.左单膝顺摇旋

77.左单膝逆摇旋

78.右单膝顺摇旋

79.右单膝逆摇旋

80.双膝并拢顺摇旋

81.双膝并拢逆摇旋

82.双膝顺摇旋

83.双膝逆摇旋

84.下蹲

蹬脚提膝

85.左缠丝蹬脚

86.右缠丝蹬脚

87.左提膝缠丝

88.右提膝缠丝

踝足缠丝

89.左踝顺螺旋缠丝

90.左踝逆螺旋缠丝

91.右踝顺螺旋缠丝

92.右踝逆螺旋缠丝

93.左足摇旋

94.右足摇旋

金鸡抖翎

95.双腿前后交错抖翎

96.双腿左右开合抖翎

97.中节抖翎

98.双手抖翎

99.全身抖翎

Foot Note

The marking after the phonetic pronunciation (according to the Pin Yin system) is the tonal inflection of the vowel(s), i.e. the symbol ‘-‘ is for high pitch but constant tone, ‘/’ is for rising (in pitch) tone, ‘~’ is for dropping then rising, ‘\’ is for dropping.
At the beginning of each section in the exercise, perform 3 repetitions of deep breathing, gathering energy with both arms and channel it from forehead, thru the trunk of the body and finally into the legs. Refer to Qi Gong notes for more description of this movement.
“Shun\” and “Ni\” are rotation direction indicator words in Chen Style Taiji. They are notorious for causing confusion among practitioners who are non-Chinese speakers. It is often translated as “Clockwise” and “Anti/Counter Clockwise”, which is not always true, and certainly not directly related to the meaning of the words in Chinese. “Shun\” has the meaning of “Going Along” with respect to the normal flow, and “Ni\” has the meaning of “Going Against” it. Further more, the idea of what is “Normal” differs from case to case, and is sometime quite arbitrary - even the masters would sometime disagree among themselves! I would only use the word “Clockwise” or “Anti/Counter Clockwise” where it is clear “from the vantage point of the practitioner” that the roll in question is indeed so – for example, neck rotations. Most of the time, I prefer to translate “Shun\” as “Natural (rotation)”, and “Ni\” as “Reverse (rotation)” to avoid the confusion. For example, “Shun\” rotation on the right arm is usually clockwise but counter-clockwise on the left. There are some anatomical reasons (most of the time) for the early masters to name one direction of rotation as normal and the other as reverse but it is beyond the scope of this translation effort. After all, we should always practice to roll in both directions, and know the rotations from a body-movement perspective rather than just namesake.
“Gong- Bu\”, bow stance, is also commonly known as “Gong- Jian\ Bu\”, bow and arrow stance. This is a figurative description of the shape of the legs. In a left bow stance, or left bow right arrow stance, the left leg is forward, bending at the knee (hence the bow), and the right leg is backward, relatively straightened (hence the arrow). The weight distribution is about 70% on the bent leg. Note that this stance is at the beginning of the movement, during the movement, there is usually some weight shifting that may alter the stance.
"Deng- Bu\”, mount stance, sometimes known as “Deng- Shang\ Bu\”, mount and ascend stance, or “Deng\ Shang\ Bu\”, thrust and ascend stance. This is a figurative description of the action of the legs. In a left mount stance, the left leg is open to the side, bending at the knee (hence the mount), and the right leg is relatively straightened. ). The weight distribution is about 60% to 70% on the bent leg. Note that this stance is at the beginning of the movement, during the movement, there is usually some weight shifting that may alter the stance.
"Ding- Bu\”, T-stance, refers to the shape of the feet with relation to each other, i.e. the front foot toes are pointing forward, and the back foot toes are pointing approximately 90° to the side, forming the T shape, which looks like the Chinese character “Ding-“. The stance is also relatively higher than the bow or mount stance. “Ba- Bu\”, A-stance, refers to the shape of the feet with relation to each other, i.e. the left foot toes are pointing approximately 30° outward to the left and the right foot toes are also pointing approximately 30° outward to the right. The feet then form the shape of a ‘V’, or from another direction ‘A’, which resembles the Chinese character “Ba-“ (meaning “eight”, which is irrelevant). The “Ba” stance is also relatively high. “Ding- Ba- Bu”, TA-stance, is a hybrid of the two i.e. the front foot is pointing forward, and the back foot is pointing approximately 45° outward. The weight distribution is about 80% to 90% on the back leg. Note that this stance is at the beginning of the movement, during the movement, there is usually some weight shifting that may alter the stance.

Appendix

Other popular silk reeling exercises commonly practice by other Chen stylists may include movements found in the various forms, and some may be practiced in conjunction with stepping e.g. Yellow dragon Stir Water. In addition, Qi Gong movements can be and often are practiced as Silk Reeling movements, and vice versa.

By Brian Guan at 2006-07-20 21:56
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