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Step 1
Stand with your feet comfortably apart and in line with your shoulders. It is a good idea to wear loose clothing and soft shoes or no shoes at all when practicing Tai Chi.
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Step 2
Breathe in and begin to raise your left arm. The left arm is straight out with a loose hand. The left leg moves forward at the same time as the weight of the body shifts and centers on the right leg and you breathe out.
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Step 3
Sweep the left arm around in a circle in front of the body. As the circle reaches its highest point above the head, raise your right arm in front of you. Bend the right arm at elbow and keep the hand loose but graceful. Shift your weight to the right leg. Both knees are bent.
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Step 4
Lower the left arm back down to the right side as the right arm continues to move up in front of the body. The left leg is still moving forward and out to the side and the hands are loose, palms visible.
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Step 5
Push the right hand out in front of you as your weight shifts to the left leg. The palm is open and the fingers are splayed. This is the strike.
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Step 6
Bring both arms in front of you bent at elbows with the palms loose and facing down as you bring the legs back to the original position. Redistribute your weight between the two legs.
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Step 7
Let arms float up slightly before falling simultaneously to the sides of the body. The feet have now returned to the position in step 1.
