Form 24: (Zhuan Shen) Pai. Jiao(Furn Body & Slap Foot)

A leg technique in Tai Chi Boxing,  named according to the character of   movement compjeted. Stand with one leg, kick forward or to the side with another leg, and flap the instep with the hand. Depending on what movement to connect, there are different foot slap postures, such as Zhuan Shen Pai Jiao (Turn Body and Slap Foot), Shi Zi Pai Jiao (Cross Hands and Slap Foot), Pai Jiao Fu Hu (Slap Foot and Tame the Tiger), and Zuo Pai Jiao (Slap Foot-Left Side).

Key Point
When slapping the foot, keep the center of gravity steady, and spread two arms. Swing the leg up quickjy and slap liquidiy at a height depending on the flexibility of the leg, with the upper part of the body kept straight and centered. Middle-aged and old people may slap the calf instead of foot.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Buckle the left foot inward to the outside of the right foot, and turn backward the body with the upper part of the right foot as pivot; bend the left leg slightly, and lift the right leg slightly bent; the right foot kicks up forward with flat instep.
Upper limbs: Circle two palms downward from both sides to the front of the abdomen; cross two palms upward before the chest (with the right palm outward, two palms facing inward); turn two arms inward and spread them left and right; raise the left palm left backward, with the palm facing outward and the wrist level with the shoulder; slap the right foot in front of the body with the right palm, eyes looking right forward.