Plain Sayings On Each Posture
Song by Li I Yu
Translated by Peter Lim Tian
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Raise and prop (the head),
lift the pubic, conceive in
the mind,
Loosen the shoulders, sink elbows,
qi at the tan tien;
Wrap the pubic,protect the abdomen
must downward posture,
Hollow chest, raise back, return
to natural.
First posture left right Lazily
Arranging Clothes,
Two hands pushing out pulling
single whip.
Lift Hands Up Posture looking
towards space,
White Crane Reveals Wing fly
up to the sky.
Brush Knee Bend Step hit to
the front,
Hand Playing The Lute hides
and draws close to the side.
Brush Knee Bend Step repeat
the Downward Posture,
Hand Playing The Lute again
once more.
Step forward first hit with
Palm To The Face,
Deflect, Parry, Punch hits the
front of the chest.
Apparent Closure pushes to the
front,
Draw Body Embrace Tiger go push
the mountain.
Return body pull to form Single
Whip,
Fist Under Elbow hits the centre
of the waist.
Repulse Monkey repeats the posture
4 times,
White Crane Reveals Wings until
the cloud top.
Brush Knee Bend Step must Downward
Posture,
Withdraw Body Lute at front
of chest.
Press Posture overturn body
Three Through Back,
Twist neck turn the head back
pull Single Whip.
View Hands three times then
High Pat Horse,
Left Right Lift Legs who dares
stand in the way.
Turn Body One Leg (kick) Then
Plant Fist,
Overturn Body Double Lift kick
to break the sky.
Hold hody retreat step Subdue
Tiger Posture,
Kick With Leg Turn Body is tightly
continuous.
Kick With Sole step forward
deflect, parry, hit,
Apparent Closure hands face
the front.
Embrace Tiger Push Mountain
repeat Downward Posture,
Turn head back and again pull
Single Whip.
Part Wild Horse's Mane advances
towards the front,
Lazily Arranging Clothes is
indeed fresh.
Turn Body again pull Single
Whip,
Fair Lady Threads Shuttles complete
the four corners.
Change pull Single Whip is really
ingenious,
View Hands Downward Posture
probes the pure spring.
Change Chicken Stands On One
Leg is divided into left and
right,
Repulse Monkey is again repeated.
White Crane Reveals Wing extends
the body,
Brush Knee forward hand is down
at the side.
Press Posture Green Dragon again
emerges from the water,
Turn body again and again pull
Single Whip.
View Hands High Pat palm against
heart,
Cross Figure Sweep Lotus overturns
to the back.
Point Fist To Pubic hits downwards,
Lazily Arranging Clothes in
tight continuity.
Again pull Single Whip again
Downward Posture,
Step up begin dischage Seven
Star Fist.
Withdraw body step backwards
pull Riding Tiger,
Turn leg out hit Double Sweep
Lotus.
Scoop Up The Moon At The Sea
Bottom must have Downward Posture,
Bend Bow Shoot Tiger neck faces
forward.
Embrace Twin Fists who dares
advance,
Walk the whole earth no one
dares stand in the way.
This song this song 60 verses,
If don't meet an intimate friend
don't transmit lightly.
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