Form 8: Lu JiShi (RoIl Back 8:Press forward-Right and Left Sides)

This posture is named after the two hand techniques---Lu (Roll Back) and Ji (Press). A very important form of tai chi chinese martial arts.

Key Point
Horizontally smear the palm as the foot is buckled and the weight transferred forward to form into the bow stance; take the rear foot back when rolling back two palms; press two arms forward as the bow stance is formed. Roll back gently, and when rolling back downward, keep the head uplifted, the shoulders sunk, the elbows down, and the upper part of the body straight and centered; push forward horizontally as the bow stance is formed. When rolling back and pressing, ensure that the leg be distinctively empty or firm and the center of gravity be kept steady.

Detailed Explanation
Lower limbs: Buckle the left foot and transfer weight forward to form into a left bow stance. Upper limbs: Thread the right palm over the left forearm and circle horizontally from left to right forward with the palm obliquely downward, and turn the left palm outward to beneath the inside of the right elbow, with the palm obliquely upward ; roll back two palms downward from the front, with the left palm down to the outside of the left crotch and the right palm to the front of the abdomen, and at the same time take the right foot back to the inside of the left right; as the right foot is moved right forward to form into a right bow stance, turn two forearms (the left forearm turned inward and the right one outward), curve the arms and lift them up (the palms opposite to each other), and press them forward via the chest, with arms arched, the fingers of the left palm clinging to the right wrist with the palm outward and fingertips obliquely upward, the right palm inward with fingertips pointing to left, at the height of the shoulder. Keep the upper part of the body straight and centered, eyes looking at the right wrist. This form has the same movements for left and right sides, which are simply in the opposite direction.