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Tai Chi Chuan
Form
4. Waving Hands in the Cloud
Begin
with the right hand in front of your face and the left hand in front of
your navel. Knees are bent and feet shoulder width apart. Both
hands are drawing vertical circles in opposite directions. The upper
hand faces your body, like holding a balloon with your arm, and the lower
hand faces the ground as if it were resting on a floating balloon.
When the upper hand and lower hand are switching positions, the descending
hand faces outward and the rising hand faces inward as if they were taking
the balloons from the other hand. The waist turns with the upper
hand.
Breathe
in while switching upper and lower hands, breathe out while waving hands
from one side to the other. Do not lift the shoulder when you lift
the hand. Palms should move in circular paths. Fingers should
always be bent a little, with the center of the palms curved slightly inward.
Sight should lead the upper hand while you are waving it in front of your
face.
General
Requirements 
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Consult with your doctor before learning the exercises introduced here.
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