[PDF]Tiger Springing on Its Prey

Tiger Springing on Its Prey

Routine 10

From the left
1. (Continue from the previous routine) Turn the toes of the right foot inward about 45 degrees. Withdraw the left foot to the inside of the right foot to form a T-stance. Tum the body a  quarter of a turn to the left. Place the fists at the Zhangmen points. Look directly forward as the body tums to the left [Figs. 75 and 75A] .
                          
2. Take a big step forward to form a left T-stance. Place the fists at the Yunmen points (near the collarbones). Turn the fists inward to make tiger's paws. Leap forward like a tiger springing at its prey. Bend the elbows slightly. Look straight ahead [Figs. 76 and 76A] .
                     
3. Bend and expand the upper body gradually from the waist to the chest, and move the body weight forward. Move the hands in a circle down the body, backward, upward and forward [Figs. 77, 78 and 79] . Tilt the upper body forward. Press the tiger's paws down to touch the floor with the fingers. Bend the rear leg to touch the floor with the toes, with the front heel slightly raised. Hold the waist tightly and thrust the chest forward. Raise the head. Make the eyes glare. Maintain this position, look upward straight ahead [Figs. 80 and 80A] .  Aged and weak practitioners may press the tiger's paws only as afar down as the sides of the left knee.
                        
                                   

4. Stand up and hold the fists at the Zhangmen points at the sides of the waist. Move the body weight backward. Turn the toes of the left foot about 135~ inward, and move the body weight to the left. At the same time, tum the body about 180 degrees to the right. Withdraw the right foot to the inside of the left foot, to form aT-stance [Fig. 81] .
                                               
From the left side:
Repeat the above movements on the right side [Figs. 82 and 83] .