Video: Tai Chi: Step Back & Repulse Monkey Tips

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The step back and repulse monkey movement, in Ta Chi, is great for improving your hip joint health. Learn more about the step back and repulse monkey sequence from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

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So to continue with the idea of repulse monkey, there's different ways that you can look at this with the arms, is that you can also look at is if you're rolling a ball. So you're just rolling this ball, one side to the other. So as I step back, I'm rolling the ball. As I step back, I'm rolling the ball. The danger of this is letting the elbow rise. So you have to be very mindful as this back hand comes forward, just like in brush knee that you keep your elbow down. Another idea that's very helpful is really good for your hip joint health, is that when you step back, say I'm stepping back with my left leg, I want to turn my body to the right as opposed to turning in that direction. So I turn in the opposite direction that I'm stepping. This helps to wind me up giving me a lot of potential energy. So on a, in its extreme, is it can look all the way down to this point here. So I've got a lot of potential energy. This is really good for my hip joint. So now if I push with my source from my back, from my front foot, it can send the energy out through my hand.

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Tai Chi: Step Back & Repulse Monkey Tips

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