TWELVE-LINE TANTUI Posted on January 27, 2013 by Paul Brennan BOXING ARTS FUNDAMENTALS ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR TANTUI

TUI postures perfor e! "# He Gu$%&'($% te't )o p(*e! "# Hu +($% pu"*(s,e! "# -,(%ese L("r$r# of S,$%&,$( .st e!(t(o% M$#/ .0.1 !"#$ !r$2(%&s "# Xu Be(,o%& of 3('(%& [In his early twenties at the time of the book s !ubli"ation, #u was later to be"ome one of the renowned !ainters of the 20th "entury$ %his book s drawin&s are therefore a !ri"eless e'am!le of his early work$ %hou&h unim!ressi(e when held u! a&ainst his later work, they may ar&uably ha(e a "ertain somethin& when "om!ared to other artists attem!ts at drawin& fi&ures ra!idly within the martial arts !ubli"ations of the era$) [translation by Paul Brennan, Jan, 2013) -

? Boxing Arts Fundamentals Illustrated Handbook for Tantui %&' - "alli&ra!hy by *uan& +an!ei ( P,-./0- [by 1in& ,on&2i) )*+,-./0123456789:;< =>?01/@AB9/CDEFGHI6@/!JKLMNOP Q=01/@A>R/S=TUVPW*XYZ[\]^_`Gabc=d 9e fghiUMjZ[klmn=Mklopqrstuvwx/yz{|Yk=} Y~U*/l\.^`//G ` /=Yo*Ll9`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? !"#$% ? ? ? ? ? ? /? #$%&'? ()*+,$-./ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? /4f @g>G45^-9 /L/G 9;(l4f@g %he -n&lishman 0harles 3eor&e 3ordon on"e said that the 0hinese !eo!le are hard-workin& and easily em!loyed, and that if we train our military, we will ha(e the stron&est army in the

world$ It is be"ause we are hard-workin& that we are easily em!loyed$ But where does our tenden"y to work hard "ome from4 It is be"ause of our bo'in& arts$ .or all the styles of bo'in& arts, they are to be attended to without interru!tion$ Pra"titioners with &enuine interest take no !leasure in &oin& at them half-heartedly$ %hrou&h !ersonal hard work, e(erythin& will be a"hie(ed$ -(er sin"e -uro!eans started brin&in& firearms to the -ast lon& a&o, our nation has been defeated a&ain and a&ain, and so bo'in& so"ieties ha(e been abandoned$ 5e did not understand that while firearms are ad(anta&eous for lon&-ran&e atta"k, they are disad(anta&eous for "lose2uarter "ombat$ 5hen fi&htin& in narrow alleys at the ran&e of knife or body, rifles and "annons lose their effe"ti(eness, and bo'in& arts ri(al their use$ 5hen the Ja!anese defeated the ,ussians east of the 1iao ri(er [in 1607), was it not be"ause of 8u8itsu that they were (i"torious4 Ju8itsu is a !art of our nation s bo'in& arts$ %hey a"tually stole our nation s se"rets and then "han&ed the name$ It has re"ently dawned on our "ountrymen that bo'in& arts are our nation s s!e"ialty, able to both defend one s health and !rote"t the nation$ %he military uses them for trainin&, and s"hools hold "ourses in them, thereby !reser(in& our "ultural essen"e$ But these arts ha(e no s!e"iali9ed literature ade2uate to su!!ly for the self-trainin& of students, for whi"h the dis"ernin& re&ret$ %he Jian&su -du"ational /sso"iation set u! a Physi"al -du"ation %rainin& Institute, in whi"h there is a bo'in& "ourse tau&ht by :han& ;en&8i of 5u'in& [in :he8ian&), who instru"ts in the northern art of %antui$ ;y "lassmates *u <hao&an& [Jian) and *e <houbai [3uan&'ian) ha(e made a handbook about it so that students may tea"h themsel(es$ +ou "an &o by its e'!lanations and drawin&s to obtain it for yourself without the trouble of seekin& it$ Ins!ired to share, *u and *e ha(e &enerously made this book a(ailable$ It will &o far and will be"ome a bestseller shinin& in the world of !hysi"al edu"ation$ [%his was a!!arently not a (ain !redi"tion = by 1623, the book was on its 7th !rintin&$) = written by 1in& ,on&2i of >an8in& at the Jian&su -du"ational /sso"iation, Phy--d Bureau le"turer s dorm ( P,-./0- [by :hu *on&shou) -:;UPo:^_:;M^9/\ /l:;?M/Mj >/42^Y o:/Cl/P>V /=dM/:M*F !"# 8$%&'8()j*+,-*9ef.^S}//012345> C/67^89:;<9=>/; ^x*9?@CA BCDDEF=;GMjC9H@IJ*+KQLM MN?/74MCOP/4QR ? 0123456789:;< =(!>?@ABCDEFG5HIJK=LMN%OP=L QR SJI#TU4VWXYZ? [Y ? ? ? 4gS6T^? \]^_`a? bHIJcde8fghhijklmnoMpqVrJstu v

wxyz{|}~ U9(VWMXYYgjZ [\]^_`ab$? gq I on"e studied world history$ <in"e the arri(al of the modern era, e(ery "ulture in the world has ad(o"ated usin& the military as a ba"k-u! for !ea"e$ 5e 0hinese are "alled the ?si"k men of /sia@, looked down on by the whole world$ 5hy is this4 Be"ause we ha(e made the !erilous error of not &i(in& attention to martial studies, and ha(e be"ome unaware that our nation s study of martial skills was the earliest to de(elo!$ Aurin& the -astern *an Aynasty, "ommoners "ame u! with systems in their own lo"alities$ %hen durin& the 1ian& Aynasty, the Indian 9en master Aamo transmitted tea"hin&s to 0hina and wrote the two "lassi"s of Changing the Sinews and Washing the Marrow$ 5hat he !assed on to his followers was "alled the Buddhist <"hool, what in modern times is the renowned <haolin <"hool$ *on& Bo'in& ori&inated from the first <on& em!eror$ %he 5udan& <"hool be&an with :han& <anfen&$ In the +uan, ;in&, and Bin& dynasties, there were famous s"hools, but alas, the "ustom of (eneratin& the "i(il and tri(iali9in& the martial went to e'"ess, and so skill in martial arts be"ame inferior to earlier times$ /s for their de(elo!ment in an"ient times, althou&h there has o(er the &enerations been no la"k of !eo!le studyin& these arts, they ha(e &enerally been of a lower so"ial status$ *en"e there are no re"ords of these systems that "an be relied on, nor is there any linea&e that "an a""urately be "alled authenti", and those who do ha(e the real stuff s!end so mu"h time fi&htin& that they only do harm to so"iety$ .or these reasons, our sa"red national "ulture may end u! sinkin& into obli(ion$ ;artial arts stem from the &oal of stren&thenin& the body to e'tend one s lifes!an$ %herefore they are "alled ?lon&e(ity arts@, and their main !ur!ose is not really for fi&htin& !eo!le$ .urthermore, martial arts are in all res!e"ts related to !hysiolo&y, yet within the world of our nation s martial arts, there are those who do not e(en know what !hysiolo&y is$ 5hene(er we see !ra"titioners of martial arts who ha(e not learned the real stuff, their bodies ha(e been e'tremely weakened by it$ %he reason for this is not a flaw in martial arts, but is the fault of instru"tors who ha(e no understandin& of !hysiolo&y and are without systemati" tea"hin& materials$ Aurin& the last winter, e(eryone in the Jian&su -du"ational /sso"iation has "ome to understand that if we do not esteem our martial as!e"t, we will be inade2uate to the task of buildin& our nation s !resen"e in the world$ %hereu!on the Physi"al -du"ation %rainin& Institute was established, in whi"h martial arts studies are a re2uired "ourse, and for whi"h martial arts s!e"ialists ha(e been in(ited to tea"h$ <tudents ha(e "ome from all o(er the !ro(in"e to learn, and ha(e 2ui"kly be"ome "a!able$ %he "ommon "urri"ulum has been "om!iled into a book, "om!lete with illustrations, to share with the world$ / member of the %rainin& Institute, *uan& Jin&wan [editor of the book), asked a !refa"e of me$ /lthou&h I ha(e studied these methods for more than twenty years, I ha(e also been studyin& medi"ine, and between the two tasks I ha(e not been able to fo"us on this one$ 0onse2uently my study and e'!erien"e of these arts is su!erfi"ial$ >or am I any &ood at writin&, so how "an I !resume to write a !refa"e anyway4 /nd so I must sto! here, for I "annot relate my knowled&e any further$ = written by :hu *on&shou of Baoshan at the dire"tor s buildin& of the 0hinese C 5estern Dni(ersal *os!ital, 161E, 2nd month, 7th day -

P( /D%*F, < P,-./0- [*u Jian) 9? ,:EXXuv6#( c~dde-fgMhijkl4f@g !"#$%&'()*+,-./012345678 lm4 nopq8^3Krsmtnuov8^wuxyz{|m}~nB~ >^PtkMEY(9/9 =/^? ^ a7/;$v-. Bo'in& arts are our nation s s!e"ialty, as e(eryone knows$ /lthou&h there is su"h a (ariety of styles, for those who seek to be able to learn somethin& in a short !eriod of time, it turns out there are not many o!tions$ %his is why students often dabble in one of them and then &i(e u!, unable to attain a dee! le(el$ 5e [?I, Jian, and the rest of us@) learned at the Jian&su -du"ational /sso"iation s Physi"al -du"ation %rainin& Institute, where :han& ;en&8i of 5u'in& instru"ted us in the mo(ements of the northern art of %antui$ /ll of its twel(e lines are sim!le and nimble, easy for be&inners to learn and be"ome !rofi"ient in, thus able to su""eed in one of the systems$ ,e&ardin& its edu"ational result, the mo(ements are balan"ed [i$e$ are done on both sides), and so it "an "ause the body to be de(elo!ed uniformly$ ,e&ardin& its health effe"t, the e'er"ise is a!!ro!riately !ro!ortioned, and so it "an im!ro(e blood "ir"ulation$ ,e&ardin& its !ra"ti"al fun"tion, your hands are made a&ile and your ste!s are made stable, so that when you en"ounter dan&er, it will be suffi"ient to defend yourself with$ Fur abilities are limited and shallow$ %hou&h we ha(e e'!lained e(ery line in se2uen"e, "om!lete with drawin&s, and ha(e !ublished it to share with all those who are interested, we would not !resume to !raise oursel(es for what we ha(e learned$ " -<<->%I/1< F. BF#I>3 /,%< = by #u %in&8un 7/CD5BK~kVc = YC =YC6

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down so he is lookin& u! at the sky$ Its softness lies in knowin& when to lean out of the wayI 5hen !osture after !osture follows u!on ea"h other, [you will subdue the o!!onent$) 5hen your ada!tations are ine'haustible, [he will ha(e no idea what you are doin&$) +our a"tions are shadowy and in(isible, he "annot fi&ure it out, [and so he "alls it ma&i"$)@ %he use of wea!ons = staff, saber, s!ear, sword, lan"e, shield, et" = are all based in this$ >ow that firearms ha(e been in(ented, the staff, saber, s!ear, and sword ha(e all been abandoned, and bo'in& arts too are seldom "onsidered anymore$ /lthou&h firearms ha(e the ad(anta&e at a distan"e, they do not at short ran&e$ 5hen fi&htin& "lose in, shar! wea!ons ou&ht to "ome forth$ /da!tin& to "ir"umstan"es will de!end on the a&ility of hands and feet, and on the (i&or of the body$ <o how "an bo'in& arts be abandoned4 %herefore edu"ational institutions nowadays in"or!orate both bo'in& arts and wea!ons$ 5hat I ho!e of students is that youH do not shirk hard work, do not o(erem!hasi9e !osin&, do not show off with flashy te"hni2ues, and do not !aint yourself with a "olle"tion of em!ty !ostures, for you should seek a!!li"able methods$ /las, this nation is trud&in& throu&h troubles$ -(eryone should (i&orously e'!ress dili&en"e, rousin& the weak of today$ 5hy abandon health and "oura&e4 5e ha(e to esteem bo'in& arts$ Below are the essentials, followed by the <haolin <ti"k and <haolin %antui methods$ %he sti"k e'er"ises are for trainin& wrist stren&th, while %antui is for e'er"isin& the le& mus"les, both bein& (ery hel!ful thin&s in bo'in& arts$ G5/ 1$ 3enerally when !ra"ti"in& bo'in& artsH your head should !ress u!, your ne"k should be fle'ible, and your shoulders should han& down$ H~?C 2$ -ner&y !asses throu&h to your eli'ir field and wra!s all the way around your waist$ +our shoulders follow your elbows, and your elbows follow your hands$ Both feet stand on the &round, all ten toes !uttin& forth effort$ %hese are the !rin"i!les of standin&$ >~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~>~> ~>~?~/C 3$ 0ommon methods of usin& the !alm areH hookin& hand, (ulture hand, ea&le hand, monkey hand, !lu"kin& hand, rubbin& hand, kno"kin& hand, swit"hin& hand, fei&nin& hand, "ho!!in& hand, rushin& hand, and blo"kin& hand$ ~>>,>>>?~/C G$ 0ommon methods of usin& the fist areH thrustin& !un"h, !ressin& !un"h, sna!!in& !un"h, "ontinuous !un"hes, and ?"annon to the sky@$ >>>>>? F F FFF FFFFF. 7$ 0ommon methods of ste!!in& areH ad(an"in&, retreatin&, short ste!, lon& ste!, stealin& ste!, ad(an"in& with one foot, ad(an"in& with both feet, "ontinuous ste!!in&, mandarin du"k ste!, shi(erin& "hi"ken ste!, double "ir"lin& ste!, s2uared ste!, double s2uared ste!, !ointed ste!, and ti!toe ste!$ >>>>>>>;>s>>>>Z>>>m>o >>>g^ !=VC"#$%& '()~*+~&?u~C E$ /mon&st "ommon !rin"i!les of a!!li"ation, there isH em!tiness and fullness, ad(an"e and retreat, hard and soft, lon& and short, abo(e and below, left and ri&ht, front and behind, far and

near, and wide and narrow$ %here is the bow C arrow stan"e, in whi"h your front le& is bent like a bow and your rear le& is strai&ht like an arrow, thereby !rote"tin& your lower abdomen and stren&thenin& your le&s$ 1oosen your elbows$ +our !un"h is like a meteor streakin&$ +our eyes are like li&htnin& flashin&$ +our waist is like a snake slitherin&$ +our le& is like a drill !okin& throu&h$ +our hand shoots out like an arrow, then withdraws fast as li&htnin&$ ^>,>? F-FFmFF? FF ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? F-FF? FF. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 7$ 0ommon methods of ki"kin& areH !ressin& ki"k, "ho!!in& ki"k, sna!!in& ki"k, front swee!, ki"kin& while !un"hin& with the o!!osite hand, swin&in& ki"k, ba"k swee!, whirlwind ki"k, ba"k ki"k, sword ki"k, s!innin& ki"k, millstone le&, defle"tin& ki"k, rushin& ki"k$ ,/-/.VM8//01LM2,G3~ K4^5,6789:;<=~ >?@Ac?B-U J$ /lthou&h the skills in bo'in& arts "annot be "om!rehensi(ely des"ribed in writin&, they do not &o beyond these ei&ht kinds of methodsH methods of wat"hin&, methods of usin& the hands, methods of ste!!in&, methods of turnin&, methods of !ushin&, methods of strikin&, methods of &rabbin&, and methods of fallin&$ / mnemoni" &oesH Be a "at when going through the "enter$ a dog when going around from the side$ and ste% like a shi#ering "hi"ken& Ha#e an eagle's keen #ision$ a monke('s a"ti#e hands$ and sli% all the wa( through like a fox's tail& 5hen you understand these thin&s, you ha(e the essentials of bo'in& arts$ lBY~CDEFY %he <haolin sti"k e'er"ises "ome from the <haolin %em!le$ %hey are ma&nifi"ently useful$ 1isted here are the names of the e'er"isesH GGHIJ 1$ <kanda %hreatens with his Pestle KLM 2$ /rhat *olds u! his /lms Bowl NO 3$ %urn the ,i(er to <tir the <ea PNK G$ +ellow Ara&on %urns /round QPR@ 7$ Bla"k Ara&on 0oils its %ail STU E$ -m!eror 5a(es his Banner ^VPWX 7$ <il(er Ara&on -'tends a 0law

,TYZ J$ /tlas Pro!s D! the <ky [-'\] 6$ 5hite <nake .li"ks its %on&ue ^_`a 10$ 0rou"hin& %i&er 0laims the ;ountain ^abcd!e/e/fg^h?eijklhm5@ ^~mbn/eObBh6a*eop?e8h/ qTq %wo thi"k ro!es are atta"hed to a roof beam abo(e and the ends of a sti"k below$ [%he sti"k "annot be more than about three feet wide$) *an&in& below the "enter of the sti"k is a stone$ <ti"k and stone are about three feet a!art, the stone !la"ed on the &round$ 5hen !ra"ti"in&, take hold of ea"h of the ro!es, and by bendin& them [i$e$ !ullin& one toward you while !ushin& the other away), lift the stone and &ently let it down a&ain$ If two !eo!le stand at either end of the sti"k, they "an turn the sti"k to&ether$ %his sti"k "an bear the wei&ht of a stone between thirty and two hundred !ounds$ EgYCrFYs~El /s for the 10-1ine (ersions of %antui [here meanin& ?sna!!in& ki"ks@) !assed down from Aamo, their (ariations are numerous$ %he [two) most "ommon (ersions are listed belowH Et 1$ %hrust Pun"h Eu 2$ Ki"k with F!!osite *and Pun"hin& EDv 3, <addle the *orse EY G$ Bra"in& C Pullin& Aown Ewx 7$ Plantin& /"ross Eyz E$ <in&le <!readin& ^E{| 7$ %ou"h C 1o"k ,E(z J$ Arill %hrou&h C <urround [E} 6$ 0oilin& -lbow E 10$ <word-like <na!!in& Ki"k

EG~ 1$ / <in&le Path Beside the 1awn Eu 2$ <udden %oe-Ki"k with F!!osite *and Pun"hin& EDv 3$ <addle the *orse for a >i&ht Journey EYE G$ Bra"in& C Pullin& Aown Lor ?%yrant Blo"ks the ,oad@M Ewx* 7$ Plantin& /"ross so the F!!onent 0annot Aefend Eyz E$ <in&le <!readin& ^E{| 7$ %ou"h C 1o"k ,E(z J$ Arill %hrou&h C <urround [E} 6$ 0oilin& -lbow E 10$ <word Ki"k 9 :;<=> -#P1/>/%IF>< F. %/>%DI < .D>0%IF>< La""ordin& to our resear"hM 4Pa\PB^Y9EE^2/? #t Y/Mj*K/Ih? J#u !MF:#w, 8Lj =MnD`MWYY~gMi It is said that %antui "omes from the Ara&on Pool %em!le [?1on& %an <i@) in <handon&, and thus %an [?Pool@) is used in the name$ Its !atterns are di(ided into twel(e lines$ -a"h road is sim!le and easy, and are (ariations on a theme$ 5hene(er be&inners do not yet "om!rehend its subtleties, they i&norantly belittle it$ Dntil the !ower of their bodies has been trained, the whole thin& will be su!erfi"ial$ /lthou&h they may be stron& enou&h to lift a "aldron, what &ood is that4 %hose who (alue stren&th ho!e that ability with hands and feet will "ount as a!!li"ability$ Be&inners rarely understand these thin&s, and so they only seek of %antui s !ostures, o(erlookin& its wonders, showin& a la"k of dis"ernment [?buyin& the bo' and returnin& the !earl@)$ But how "an we mo"k them4 %o know it and not e'!lain it is a fault that lies in oursel(es, and therefore they are not to be des!ised$ <o that our "omrades will not look down on them, its fun"tions are e'!lained in detail below$ G;H

[1) It de(elo!s !owerH ]9MC~C@/?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMN #IOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\2AJ[]^ %he body of a be&inner is not (ery fle'ible, and thus the !ower emitted from the hands and feet is tiny$ /fter trainin& o(er a lon& !eriod, ener&y &radually e'tends from flank to fin&erti!s, and at that time, you will a!!ly as mu"h !ower as you wish$ 5hen fo"used in the e'er"ise, with your hands and feet e'!ressin& to the same !la"e o(er and o(er a&ain, it "auses your mus"les to daily de(elo! and your !ower to daily in"rease$ G [2) It stabili9es stan"esH I5@/*BMhG~P=oMQ/ @ L Mo!JB~/uo^R/A 8.]5_K-sDC?_`YZabN#DD R y?GM_fR=8Ur>? 4ln=v%^_cdefgh/ijkl / !erson who has not yet trained will be to!-hea(y$ %he soles of your feet will la"k substan"e and be unable to stand flush a&ainst the &round$ /s soon as any effort is used, you will be"ome unsteady and your feet will "onstantly tremble$ In the old days, bo'in& masters had to first &o throu&h stan"e trainin&, in whi"h the feet do not mo(e, and whi"h is in"redibly dull$ %antui s method uses the e'er"isin& of the hands and feet instead$ <tudents who would otherwise be bored will say this is a &ood method, a wonderful idea$ /fter the first few days of trainin&, you will ine(itably find your whole body to be e'traordinarily a"hin&, es!e"ially your knees$ %his &radually ha!!ens sim!ly be"ause the mus"les are !erformin& so many mo(ements$ Ao not let this make you "ower$ +ou must for&e on ahead$ /fter about a week, the a"he will &o away and your heels will be"ome stron&$ Potential students often be&in to distrust northern instru"tors be"ause of this e'!erien"e, resistin& their instru"tion, not &oin& alon& with it thou&h they take it in, and when they talk with older students about any in8uries, they be"ome afraid of it, diminishin& their enthusiasm to learn it$ /las$ GS~ [3) It has !ra"ti"al a!!li"ationH MhP@5l8HwE4D/ -s *8~K/k[T~K7 /^_-Y %antui not only "an train the self, for you "an seek out a !erson of e2ual stren&th and work ea"h line with a two-!erson e'er"ise, what is "alled 0onta"t %antui L"om!iler s des"ri!tionM$ /fter !ra"ti"in& it for a lon& time, you will dod&e and defle"t with unusual a&ility$ 5hether you work with a !artner or &et atta"ked by someone, you will be able to !erform all of its a!!li"ations and also !rote"t yourself effi"iently, and the methods of eye, body, hand, ste!, and so on Lthe [ei&ht) methods des"ribed earlier as a !art of northern bo'in& artsM, will be daily refined as a bonus$ G9 [G) It tou&hens mus"les and bonesH 8B~wjB9>5IY

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Q gYMYTY^01T<=$/MP @/^GE@/gDr>MBQGBq/h? R2 ^*/Y^NM98j;H89*/KRC 5ith %antui it is said that if the 0onta"t (ersion be worked on, the hands and feet of both !eo!le will be "lashin& with ea"h other, and so they need to understand that the stron&er the "lashin&, the harder their bodies will &et$ /fter !ra"ti"in& it for not e(en half a year, their arms and le&s will be hard as iron$ But whether or not su"h !ro&ress is made de!ends on how mu"h hard work both !eo!le "an bear$ 0om!arin& it to methods in the old days of strikin& a&ainst wooden dummies, sandba&s, and so on, it differs in se(erity and diffi"ulty, and "annot be thou&ht of in the same terms$ %his is be"ause when two !artners are bein& e2ually for"eful a&ainst ea"h other, both will e'!erien"e the !ain of it, whereas when strikin& dummies and the like, you alone will taste the hardshi!$ Aes"ribed abo(e are only the essential ideas$ Its ada!tability is diffi"ult to des"ribe in words, and until you ha(e be"ome skillful and !re"ise, you will not ha(e a sense of it$ It is said amon& northern !ra"titioners that for those who !ra"ti"e only the first line of %antui for se(eral years, it is almost always the "ase that it is o(er before the o!!onent has ki"ked, for with a sin&le ki"k, a three hundred !ound stone will be rolled away more than ten feet$ *ow "ould an o!!onent stand u! to that4 %hose who un"easin&ly work to tou&hen their mus"les and bones may be few, but it is e(ident that when it "omes to de(elo!in& !ower, tou&henin& the mus"les and bones, and in(i&oratin& the whole body = nothin& "om!ares to %antui$ [/lthou&h ins!irin&, the e'hortations in 3 C G to !ra"ti"e the %antui two-!erson set do seem somewhat out of !la"e in a book that "ontains only the solo e'er"ise$) 3->-,/1 ,-;/,K< GTQv4///Ac=6 - %he materials that went into makin& this book were sele"ted from what instru"tors ha(e tau&ht, what my fellow students ha(e learned, and what I [*u Jian) ha(e learned myself$ G9]opMlPl~l45 - %his book makes use of basi" northern bo'in&, the mo(ements of whi"h, bein& sim!le and essential, are not only "on(enient for self-study but are also suitable for &rou! instru"tion$ G? #'? t({# ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? *(XY1 - %his book has both illustrations and e'!lanations$ 5hen you work from the illustrations, you will not find it diffi"ult to understand them at a &lan"e, and so be"ause time has been brief, the a""om!anyin& e'!lanations are not (ery detailed$ ;ay the knowled&eable !ardon us for this$ GTIlr=4/ - Be"ause this book was hurriedly sent to the !rinters before there was time to !roofread it in detail, and sin"e the "om!iler s knowled&e is su!erfi"ial, errors are bound to be numerous$ 5e

ho!e that to! martial arts e'!erts will "ome forward and !ut us ri&ht, for whi"h we would feel most fortunate$ / B,I-. 1FFK /% [%*- >/;- F.) %/>%DI 9/@/P*MGYmnopqrstu 4Y? ?I=# F Hw %antui is the fundamental trainin& in northern bo'in&$ In the north, athleti" boys train in it u!on be"omin& teena&ers$ %here are different e'!lanations as to who "reated itH <ome say that a "ertain monk from the Ara&on Pool %em!le in <handon& "reated it for tea"hin& his followers$ 1ater &enerations of martial arts !ra"titioners then honored him by usin& ?Pool@ in its name$ Fthers say that a man from *enan named %an "reated it to em!hasi9e trainin& the le&s$ Fn"e his skill was dee! and abundant, he defeated all "hallen&ers$ *is students who tau&ht his method therefore used ?%an@ in the name$ [In this book, the author "hose to &o by the !la"e name L M rather than the surname LM$ Between these two "hoi"es howe(er, the surname is !robably more reasonable, sin"e to abbre(iate Ara&on Pool to Pool seems unlikely, nor does there a!!ear to be any reason to abbre(iate it at all$ %he <haolin (ersion mentioned earlier uses a different ?tan@ alto&ether L M, meanin& ?s!rin&y@, ?sna!!in&@, or ?to shoot@, des"ribin& a 2uality of the ki"kin& rather than a sour"e of the system$ /mon&st our different ways to render %antui = ;r$ %an s Ki"ks, Ara&on Pool %em!le Ki"ks, <na!!in& Ki"ks = the safest is to 8ust refer to it as %antui, whi"h "o(ers all of these e'!lanations$) E/ >/;-< F. %*- %5-1N- %/>%DI 1I>-< GE 1ine 1H %*,D<% PD>0* E4 1ine 2H KI0K C <%,IKE? 1ine 3H 0*FP C %IEY 1ine GH P,FP C P--1 E) 1ine 7H <IA- <%,IKEyz 1ine EH <I>31- <P,-/AI>3

^Ez 1ine 7H AFDB1- <P,-/AI>3 ,E{ 1ine JH <I% 1IK- / ;FD>A [E| 1ine 6H %FD0* C 1F0K E* 1ine 10H /,,F5 KI0K GE 1ine 11H /BFN-, B-%5-->, B-1F5 E 1ine 12H /AN/>0- 5I%* <IA-5/+< A,D;;I>3 //~ ;-%*FA< F. ;/KI>3 / .I<% />A D<I>3 / P/1; / /$ *ow to make a fistH /DGGDB/f~ B %i&htly bend in all four fin&ers so that the lar&er 8oint se"tions make a sin&le flat !lane$ %he thumb bends in at the u!!er 8oint, the ti! !la"ed between the middle fin&er and rin& fin&er$ %he ba"k of your hand makes a flat !lane with your forearm$ /g B$ 5hat to a(oid when makin& a fistH =M~ %he &ri! is em!ty and there is no stren&th in it$ [/ 0$ *ow to use a !almH ~v!"~/_vwxFyz{|}Z ~aF| %he thumb ti&htly bends in$ %he four fin&ers are strai&ht, &athered to&ether with stren&th$ Ao not let them s!read a!art$ 5hen usin& a !alm, !ush forward with the inner [outer) ed&e Lthe meatiest area below the little fin&er and abo(e the wristM, the fin&ers !ointin& u!ward$ #/g A$ 5hat to a(oid when usin& a !almH M=^~AG %he four fin&ers are not ti&htly to&ether$ %he !alm is fa"in& forward$

/$% %*- AI..-,->% %+P-< F. <%/>0-< &v /$ *orse-ridin& stan"eH '6,ui()) DBD G*+ +our feet are s!read a!art with the toes wider than the heels$ %he distan"e between your feet is somewhat wider than shoulder width$ Bend at the knees and s2uat down$ +our thi&hs should be flat$ +our knee"a!s must be in a (erti"al line with your toes$ +our u!!er body is u!ri&ht and your "hest should be sti"kin& out$ [.or an e'am!le, see 1$2 of 1ine 1$) B$ Bow stan"e = fa"in& to the leftH /rGZ,ZM8(K M8 -.Z(?Gw/ %he toes of both feet are !ointed to a forty-fi(e de&ree an&le$ +our left thi&h is almost flat and your ri&ht le& is strai&ht$ +our ri&ht heel must not lea(e the &round$ +our u!!er body must be ere"t and "annot be leanin&$ [<ee 1$1 of 1ine 1$) L%he bow stan"e on the ri&ht side is the same as this, 8ust on the o!!osite side$M [0 0$ Poun"in& stan"eH Z)B,0)BZ,09sL0/1 2M8(3CTl4/G -. %he standard is that when s2uattin& down on your ri&ht le&, your left le& is !rostrated strai&ht, and when s2uattin& down on your left le&, your ri&ht le& is !rostrated strai&ht$ But the foot of the strai&ht le& should still be flat on the &round and must not lift u! the sli&htest bit$ /s for your u!!er body, it should sli&htly in"line in the dire"tion of the s2uattin& le&$ [<ee 1$2 of 1ine E$) #Z# A$ % stan"e = ri&htH Z^5=5/B6/ 6G*#( ?Gw/ 5ith your left le& bent so the thi&h is flat, your ri&ht toes are tou"hin& the &round$ +our ri&ht toes should be in a strai&ht line with your left heel$ L%he % stan"e on the left side is the same as this, 8ust on the o!!osite side$M [<ee 1$Ea of 1ine J$) 7 -$ ,etreatin& insertion stan"eH , Z=M8C

+our front le& is sli&htly bent, rear le& strai&ht$ +our u!!er body should bend to the side, be it left or ri&ht, but must not bend forward or ba"k$ [<ee 1$1 of 1ine G$) 8 Points for attentionH ^gY$/ 4~=YGl9:;<=/ %he stan"es des"ribed abo(e should "han&e dire"tion in a""ordan"e with what your hands are doin&$ %he !ostures should most of all a(oid bein& stiff$ Kee! your attention by wat"hin& the a"tions of your fists$ ? I))*ST+AT!, HA ,B--. F-+ TA T*I E/9 -#P1/>/%IF>< .F, -/0* 1I>GE> 1I>- 1H %*,D<% PD>0* Lthree times, fi(e "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH K+ AGB!ZCD9 lZ_EGl+GZmlZF9n9op/( @ +our body stands strai&ht, "hest sti"kin& out forward, butto"ks ar"hed to the rear, your feet are standin& toes to&ether [i$e$ not only heels to&ether)$ +our ri&ht arm &ras!s into a fist Lthe standard bein& that the thumb !resses down on the rin& fin&erM and is raised le(el to the ri&ht with the ti&er s mouth fa"in& u!ward L!erformin& a side !un"hM, while your left arm bends to be in front of your "hest, !alm fa"in& to the ri&ht and !la"ed beside your ri&ht shoulder bone$ %his is the !re!aration for the mo(ements$

op ;o(ementsH GG26~G,4/ G=8 1$1H +our left foot ste!s out to the left and the knee bends, makin& a bow stan"e, while your left hand &ras!s into a fist and e'tends le(el to the left L!erformin& a thrust !un"hM$ +our head &oes alon& with the mo(ement and turns to the left$ +our eyes must be lookin& toward your left fist$

l+~Z&v 1$2H +our left arm bends in hori9ontally to be to the side of your "hest L!erformin& a ?refusin& hand@ te"hni2ueM$ /t the same time, your ri&ht knee bends and flattens out so that both le&s are bent into a horse-ridin& stan"e$

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IG=ZlKLZ,M/ 1$3H +our left arm &oes from beside your left lower le& to draw a half "ir"le to the rear until at shoulder le(el L!erformin& a raisin& fistM$ /t the same time, your ri&ht arm &oes from the ri&ht, drawin& a half "ir"le, your u!!er body turnin& to the left, and your ri&ht arm is raised le(el in front L!erformin& a "arryin& !un"hM$ +our ri&ht le& is now strai&ht, and you are a&ain in a bow stan"e fa"in& to the left$

ZPHND+ lAG 1$GH +our ri&ht arm draws a "ir"le on the left side L!erformin& a drummin& !un"hM and the u!!er arm "omes ti&ht to the side of your "hest, the forearm raised forward with the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$

GOPo 1$7H +our left [ri&ht) foot ki"ks out L!erformin& an ?in"h ki"k@M, your left le& bendin& at the knee and not lea(in& its lo"ation$

Z2ZGZ,GpMG/9 2$1H +our ri&ht foot ste!s down as your ri&ht arm e'tends le(el to the ri&ht$ /t the same time, your torso turns to the left, then re!eat 1$1 [on the other side)$

BG//YG 2$2-2$7 are the same as in 1$2-1$7, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7$ Qo <tand at attention = three mo(ementsH GZ2RMG/9 i$ +our ri&ht foot ste!s down firmly and you re!eat 2$1$ M?@/9D2ZD_ ii$ ,eturn to the !re!aration !osture$ L5ith your left arm to the outside, ri&ht fist to the inside, it is as thou&h you will !erform a threadin& !un"h, whi"h is also "alled ?"annon to the sky@$M

'MQ/9 iii$ +our arms han& down, your toes may s!read a!art, and you return to standin& at attention$ 9/8 Points for attention in this lineH B&v M8STJD// / )l/y3UohcY*+U Bow stan"e and horse-ridin& stan"e should be distin"t from ea"h other and must not &et blurred to&ether$ %he raisin& fist must &o from below the forward knee$ 5hen the ki"k "omes out, the knee should be strai&ht, but the knee of the standin& le& should be sli&htly bent$ 5hile the fists are mo(in&, it should not "ause the le&s to wobble$ If you "an do it in this way, you will obtain the art$

E4> 1I>- 2H KI0K C <%,IK- Lthree times, three "ounts ea"hM ?@BGE Pre!arationH same as in 1ine 1$

op ;o(ementsH GZPHGImlZV/Z/G,A GWX4G26&vGG=8 1$1H +our ri&ht arm draws a "ir"le &oin& from abo(e your head until !la"ed below your ri&ht flank$ /t the same time, your left fist e'tends to the left o(er your ri&ht arm L!erformin& a flat leadin& !un"hM, the "enter of the fist fa"in& downward, as your left foot ste!s out to the left$ Both le&s are bent to make a horse-ridin& stan"e$ +our head is turned to the left, eyes lookin& toward your left fist$

Z~G,~Yl+AGGGZ, 6 1$2H +our ri&ht fist e'tends to the left L!erformin& a waist-dri(en !un"hM while your left fist withdraws to be beside your "hest, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward, and your torso twists to the left, your ri&ht knee strai&htenin&, makin& a bow stan"e fa"in& to the left$

~G,Z~l+ZGu 1$3H +our left fist e'tends forward while your ri&ht arm bends in to be beside your "hest$ /t the same time, your ri&ht foot ki"ks out forward L!erformin& a ?"ross ki"k@ [a ki"k "oordinatin& with an a"tion of the o!!osite hand)M$

Z2GpM6&vZGZ,AG WXl+nAG 2$1H +our ri&ht foot ste!s down, your torso turnin& to the left, and both le&s bend and flatten out to make a horse-ridin& stan"e$ /t the same time, your ri&ht arm e'tends to the ri&ht, the "enter of the fist fa"in& downward L!erformin& a flat leadin& !un"hM, and your left arm bends in to be beside your "hest, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$

BG//YG 2$2C2$3 are the same as in 1$2C1$3, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$3 are the same as in 1$1-1$3$ QZ [<tand at attentionH same as before$)

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH

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, 5hen both le&s bend, they should be neither too hi&h nor too low$ 5hen in a bow stan"e, the knee"a! [of your front le&) should be in a (erti"al line with the toes, and for the le& that is not bent, the strai&hter it is the better$ E? 1I>- 3H 0*FP C %I- Lthree times, fi(e "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH same as before$

op ;o(ementsH GG2~G,GG=8 1$1H +our left foot ste!s out to the left and the knee bends Lmakin& a bow stan"eM$ /t the same time, your left hand &ras!s into a fist and e'tends to the left L!erformin& a thrust !un"hM, your head turns to the left, and your eyes look to your left fist$

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_ 1$2H +our left knee strai&htens, your ri&ht knee bends, and your u!!er body turns to the ri&ht$ /t the same time, your ri&ht hand &oes from below, ar"s a half "ir"le to e'tend to the u!!er ri&ht, the forearm sli&htly bent in, the "enter of the fist fa"in& to the ri&ht, while your left hand &oes from abo(e in front, and ar"s a half "ir"le downward to raise to the rear L5hen your fists "ross, your left fist is on the outside, ri&ht fist on the inside$ %his is "alled ?"annon to the sky@ or ?threadin& !un"h@$M$

=GKHNlKGGZ HIlAG 1$3H +our left arm &oes u! from below, ar"s a "ir"le in front of your body, and is raised le(el to the left L!erformin& a "arryin& !un"h [raisin& fist)M$ /t the same time, your u!!er body turns to the left, your ri&ht arm &oes from abo(e, ar"s a half "ir"le, and is raised le(el in front, the "enter of the fist fa"in& to the left L!erformin& a "ho!!in& !un"hM$

Z~lHN1^l+ AG 1$GH +our ri&ht fist ar"s a "ir"le on the left, the u!!er arm leaned in "lose beside your "hest, the forearm raised le(el, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$

Z~_GO) 1$7H +our ri&ht toes for"efully ki"k out sli&htly forward L!erformin& an in"h ki"kM, and your left knee is sli&htly bent$

Z2RZGZ,GpMG/9 2$1H +our ri&ht foot ste!s down and the knee bends, your ri&ht arm e'tendin& to the ri&ht$ /t the same time, your torso turns to the left$ It is the re!eat of 1$1 [e'"e!t on the other side)$

BG//YG 2$2-2$7 are the same as in 1$2-1$7, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH 9B[Kr ~9v .or the threadin& !un"h, your fist is at shoulder hei&ht$ %he "ho!!in& !un"h and raisin& fist should both be (ery for"eful for it to be the ri&ht method$ EY> 1I>- GH P,FP C P--1 Lthree times, fi(e "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH G~G,Zl+Gml+9n G=8ZGG ` 1$1H +our left hand &ras!s into a fist and e'tends to the left Las a flat fistM while your ri&ht arm bends in to be in front of your "hest, !alm fa"in& to the left, !la"ed beside your left shoulder bone$ +our head is turned to the left, eyes lookin& toward your left fist, and your ri&ht foot has ad(an"ed a small ste! to the left rear Lmakin& a retreatin& insertion stan"eM$

ZG6Z.~GZ.Z~+T 6a 1$2H +our left foot retreats as your u!!er body turns to the ri&ht, makin& a dia&onal bow stan"e$ /t the same time, your left hand "omes out as a !alm to the ri&ht "orner while your ri&ht hand &oes a"ross and withdraws behind you as a hook$

Z~9?~DZ~V 1$3H +our ri&ht hand threads !ast your left !alm, your left hand now below your left arm!it$

Z~DZHN 1$GaH +our ri&ht hand draws a "ir"le below your ri&ht knee$ Z~THN 1$GbH +our ri&ht hand "ontinues the "ir"le from behind your head until in front of your head$

[Z~a~~,n~Gp6 1$G"H +our ri&ht hand Las a hookM then raises u! behind while your left hand Las a !almM e'tends beside [abo(e) your le&$ /t the same time, your u!!er body turns from the left to the rear [from the ri&ht to the left), makin& a left bow stan"e fa"in& to the left$

Z_GL 1$7H +our ri&ht foot ki"ks out sli&htly to the left L!erformin& a !ro!!in& ki"kM$

G/op/Y G 2$1-2$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7, e'"e!t on the other side$

 G 3$1-3$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH ~a~ ~bv=~Bl

5hether !alm or hook, all four fin&ers !ut effort into 8oinin& ti&htly, but in the "ase of the !alm, the thumb bends inward toward the "enter of the !alm$ E)> 1I>- 7H <IA- <%,IK- Lthree times, four "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GBE/G 1$1H <ame as in 2$1$

~[lcj(OlZ,AG 6 1$2H +our left fist bends in and raises u! to be in front of your forehead Labout two in"hes away from itM while your ri&ht fist e'tends L!erformin& a thrust !un"h to the "hestM and your u!!er body twists to the left to make bow stan"e fa"in& to the left$

ZPHND+ l.AG 1$3H +our ri&ht arm draws a "ir"le downward on the left side L!erformin& a drummin& !un"hM, the u!!er arm "omin& in "lose beside your "hest, the forearm raised to be dia&onally u!ward, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$

ZO) 1$GH +our ri&ht foot ki"ks out L!erformin& an in"h ki"kM, left le& sli&htly bent$

G/op/YG 2$1-2$G are the same as in 1$1-1$G, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$G are the same as in 1$1-1$G$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH V=8+ 6! dY +our stan"e should be stable$ +our eyes look to the e'tended fist$ +our "hest should sti"k out and your belly should withdraw$ Eyz> 1I>- EH <I>31- <P,-/AI>3 Lthree times, four "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GG2~G,Gp=8

 1$1H +our left foot ste!s out to the left and the knee bends Lmakin& a bow stan"eM$ /t the same time, your left hand &ras!s into a fist and e'tends to the left L!erformin& a thrust !un"hM, your head turnin& to the left$ +our eyes are lookin& to your left fist$

Zl.l+ZGZ-. ,GZG0 1$2H +our ri&ht arm raises dia&onally to the rear as your left arm bends its fist to be beside your "hest$ /t the same time, your ri&ht knee bends downward, your u!!er body in"lines to the ri&ht, and your left le& strai&htens, the toes turnin& to the ri&ht Lmakin& a !oun"in& stan"eM$

DHIGlcGG6Z eD+ 6 1$3H +our left fist ar"s a half "ir"le abo(e your left le&, turnin& and bendin& in to be raised in front of your forehead$ /t the same time, your u!!er body turns to the left to make a bow stan"e fa"in& to the left, and your ri&ht fist "ho!s down from abo(e L!erformin& a "ho!!in& !un"hM, !la"ed so that the u!!er arm is "lose in front of your "hest and the forearm is lifted u! L!erformin& a drummin& !un"hM$

ZGO) 1$GH +our ri&ht foot ki"ks out forward L!erformin& an in"h ki"kM, your left le& sli&htly bent$

G/op/YG 2$2-2$G are the same as in 1$2-1$G, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$2-3$G are the same as in 1$2-1$G$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH 0 -.YG/ ,M8fg 6l" 5hen in the !oun"in& stan"e, your torso should in"line to the side, the strai&ht le& must not bend, and the heel should !ress the &round without sla"kenin&$ ^Ez> 1I>- 7H AFDB1- <P,-/AI>3 Lthree times, four "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GBE/G 1$1H <ame as in 1$1 of 1ine 2$

~PGhzmlyGpZPZ Ghz=ml/ 1$2H +our left fist "oils a half [full) "ir"le from in front of your left knee, u!ward and forward, and is !la"ed at your waist$ /t the same time, your torso twists to the left Lmakin& a bow stan"eM as your ri&ht fist "oils a half "ir"le u!ward from your ri&ht side, and is !la"ed below your left fist L!erformin& a waist-dri(en !un"hM$

ZGAG 1$3H +our ri&ht fist does a "rosswise strike forward, the "enter of the fist fa"in& to the left L!erformin& a "rosswise ba"kfistM$

E/ 1$GH <ame as in 1$3 of 1ine 2$

Z2Gp6&vZGZ,AG MG/9 2$1H +our ri&ht foot ste!s down, your torso turnin& to the left, and both le&s bend to make a horse-ridin& stan"e$ /t the same time, your ri&ht arm e'tends to the ri&ht, the "enter of the fist fa"in& downward La flat fistM, re!eatin& 1$1 [e'"e!t on the other side)$

BG//YG 2$2-2$G are the same as in 1$2-1$G, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$G are the same as in 1$1-1$G$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH GZ.Dy %he "rosswise ba"kfist should &o dia&onally u!ward to the ri&ht [in 1$3 and dia&onally u!ward

to the left in 2$3)$ In the "ase of the waist-dri(en !un"h, both fists must "ome ti&ht in to the waist$ ,E{,o 1I>- JH <I% 1IK- / ;FD>A Ltwenty-ei&ht mo(ements [in"ludin& <tand at /ttention)M ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GBGE/G 1$1-1-7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7 of 1ine 1$

ZG2GpZ65Zl AGml/nG)# 1$EaH +our ri&ht foot ste!s down forward as your torso turns to the left, your ri&ht knee bends, and your left heel lifts so the toes are tou"hin& down$ +our ri&ht fist is sli&htly bent in to be abo(e your head, the "enter of the fist fa"in& forward, while your left fist is !la"ed beside your left heel$ Both le&s are s2uattin& down Lmakin& a % stan"eM$

Z~P=9Ml+GG Y 1$EbH +our ri&ht hand "omes down from abo(e, threadin& !ast your left fist, then bendin& in to be beside your "hest$ /t the same time, your left foot does a le(el ki"k to the left La bra"in& ki"kM while your left fist does a le(el strike to the left$

^BGZ/ 1$7 is the same as in 1$E, e'"e!t the mo(ement is done on the ri&ht side$

BG 2$1-2$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7 [e'"e!t on the other side)$ [%here is a mistake in the drawin& for 2$7, whi"h should instead look like the drawin& for 2$7 in 1ine 10$)

i6ZZp6Z6 lAGZmlZ/nG)# 2$EaH +our left foot lifts [ste!s down forward) as your ri&ht foot [torso) turns to the ri&ht$ 5hen your left foot "omes down, the knee bends, and your ri&ht heel lifts$ +our left fist is sli&htly bent in to be abo(e your head, the "enter of the fist fa"in& forward, while your ri&ht fist is !la"ed beside your ri&ht heel$ Both le&s are s2uattin& down Lmakin& a % stan"eM$

~P=9ZMl+ZGZZGZ Y 2$EbH +our left hand "omes down from abo(e, threadin& !ast your ri&ht fist, then bendin& in to be beside your "hest$ /t the same time, your ri&ht foot does a le(el ki"k to the ri&ht La bra"in& ki"kM while your ri&ht fist does a le(el strike to the ri&ht$

^G/ 2$7H <ame as in 1$E$

,G/^ 2$JH <ame as in 1$7$ ^ G^ 3$1-3$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7$ 1BG G$1-G$7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH ZGZZ BZr p#+ M8- 5hen your left foot does the le(el ki"k to the left, your left fist should be in line with your left foot$ L/nd when your ri&ht ki"k does the le(el ki"k to the ri&ht, your ri&ht fist should be in line with your ri&ht foot$M 5hen makin& the % stan"e, your "hest should be ere"t and must not slou"h forward$ [E|> 1I>- 6H %FD0* C 1F0K Lthree times, fi(e "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH

GGE/G 1$1H <ame as in 1$1 of 1ine 1$

jAG_-|I 1$2H +our left elbow draws ba"k, the "enter of the fist fa"in& inward, your ri&ht !alm sla!!in& onto your left fist$ /t the same time, your torso turns to the left$

~GYZ~GY 1$3H +our left !alm bra"es le(el to the left side as your ri&ht !alm bra"es le(el forward$

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~PklAG2 1$GH +our ri&ht arm ar"s a "ir"le on the left L!erformin& a drummin& !un"hM, the u!!er arm

sti"kin& "lose beside your "hest, the forearm raised dia&onally u!ward, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$ /t the same time, your left hand stays where it is but &ras!s into a fist, the "enter of the fist fa"in& outward$

ZGO) 1$7H +our ri&ht foot ki"ks out forward L!erformin& an in"h ki"kM, and your left knee is sli&htly bent$

Z2ZGZ,GpMG/9 2$1H +our ri&ht foot ste!s down, your ri&ht arm e'tendin& to the ri&ht$ /t the same time, your torso turns to the left$ It is the re!eat of 1$1 [e'"e!t on the other side)$

BG//YG 2$2-2$7 are same as in 1$2-1$7, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1-3$7 are then the same as in 1$1-1$7$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH sGpaE/o5@8m?9=n9 Go 5hen your !alms &o out in unison, your torso must fa"e halfway to the left, as in 1$2 and 1$3$ Fn"e you be"ome familiar with the mo(ements, you "an do it in this way as one mo(ement [i$e$ 1$2 and 1$3 will mer&e into 1$2C3)$ E*,> 1I>- 10H /,,F5 KI0K Lthree times, ei&ht "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GBGE/G 1$1-1-7 are the same as in 1$1-1$7 of 1ine 1$

Gp~D2Z~D_w2lAG Z~PZ=8Z6&v 1$EH +our body turns to the left with your left hand &oin& to the outside and your ri&ht hand &oin& to the inside L!erformin& a threadin& !un"hM, your left forearm rotatin& and bendin& in to rise abo(e your head, !alm u!ward, as your ri&ht hand &oes from your ri&ht side to be raised le(el$ +our eyes are lookin& to your ri&ht fist La flat fistM$ +our stan"e has "han&ed to a horseridin& stan"e$

^~GZ_Iw 1$7H +our left !alm !ushes to the ri&ht Las an inward slantin& !almM while your body turns to the ri&ht Lmakin& a bow stan"eM, your left [ri&ht) elbow drawin& ba"k$

,Z~G,~Yl+AG6BZ] =~olZ/p 1$JH +our ri&ht hand e'tends forward Lwith a le(el !un"hM as your left fist withdraws beside your "hest, the "enter of the fist fa"in& u!ward$ /t the same time, your feet !erform le(el ki"ks in su""ession L!erformin& a double flyin& ki"kM, left foot first, with your left fist ta!!in& your ri&ht toes$

^,G ^,/op/YG 2$1-2$J are the same as in 1$1-1$J, e'"e!t on the other side$

^,BG ^, 3$1-2$1 are the same as in 1$1-1$J$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH p qK RM8Uo Aurin& the flyin& ki"k, your u!!er body should be ere"t$ 5hen your feet "ome down, your body should be stable and must not wobble$ GE> 1I>- 11H /BFN-, B-%5-->, B-1F5 Lthree times, fi(e "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GGE/G 1$1H <ame as in 1$1 of 1ine 1$

2rlZV/rlZ/ 1$2H +our left arm shifts from the outside of your left knee to be below your ri&ht arm!it$ /t the same time, your left le& shifts behind your ri&ht le& Lmakin& a bow stan"eM$

sGa~AG6aaG tZ=G 1$3H +our left arm &oes hori9ontally to the left rear, hookin& a"ross, !alm to the rear, fin&ers makin& a hook sha!e L!erformin& a ?hook and ki"k@ a"tionM as your left foot ki"ks out forward Las a swee!in& ki"kM, your ri&ht knee strai&htenin&$ +our eyes are lookin& strai&ht ahead$

BGp&vZluAG_ lAG2

1$GH +our left le&, in unison with your torso, turns to the left rear Lmakin& a horse-ridin& stan"eM, your ri&ht fist han&in& a"ross until below the hi!, the "enter of the fist fa"in& inward, while your left fist is raised a"ross to the left side, the "enter of the fist fa"in& outward$

PGZ.GZp 1$7H +our left fist &oes from the left side u!ward to the ri&ht side with a dia&onal strike$ /t the same time, your torso twists to the ri&ht Lmakin& a bow stan"eM$

D2ZD_ww7 2$1H +our left fist &oes outward while your ri&ht fist &oes inward L!erformin& a threadin& !un"hM$ It is the re!eat of the !osture in 1$1 [e'"e!t on the other side)$

G//op/YG 2$2-2$7 are the same as in 1$2-1$7, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$2-3$7 are the same as in 1$2-1$7$ Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH po~ ~M8vlG Aurin& the third !art of the mo(ement [the ?hook and ki"k@), hand and foot should both e'ert for"e at the same time, and you must not &i(e em!hasis to one or the other$ E> 1I>- 12H /AN/>0- 5I%* <IA-5/+< A,D;;I>3 Lthree times, two "ounts ea"hM ?@ Pre!arationH as before$

op ;o(ementsH GGE/G 1$1H <ame as in 1$1 of 1ine 1$

ZG 1$2aH +our ri&ht foot does a low ki"k to the left$

Gp0Z~mlZwAG [1$2bH) %hen your torso turns to the left Las you make a !oun"in& stan"eM and your ri&ht fist is !la"ed near your ri&ht le&, the "enter of the fist fa"in& downward$

Z~GZMG/9=8Z 2$1H +our ri&ht fist &oes to the ri&ht to be raised le(el$ It is the re!eat of the !osture in 1$1$ +our eyes look to your ri&ht fist$ L+ou are in a bow stan"e$M

G/Gw/ 2$2 is the same as 1$2, e'"e!t on the other side$

BG 3$1 is the same as [the !osture in) 1$1 [as in the drawin& below), then 3$2 follows the same 1$2$

Q <tand at attentionH as before$

9/8 Points for attention in this lineH 0=6K~ w}

5hen "han&in& from !oun"in& stan"e to bow stan"e, your torso and hand should "oordinate with ea"h other$