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9) Hold you arms so that they embrace the chest, protecting your heart and ready to strike out like a tiger lunging at its prey. Keep your ch'i down so that it embraces the tan-t'ien, allowing the ch'i to flow freely throughout the body. Let your courage rise up and embrace the body; this will let your ch'i flow so freely that it covers the body with a mantle of protection.

OTHER POINTERS

Some other pointers that should be kept in mind when practicing are:

1) The tip of your nose, your fingertips, and the tips of your toes should be kept on one imaginary line.

2) Your body should fall as your ch'i rises, and should rise as your ch'i falls.

3) Your hands should rise like iron spades and fall like scythes.

4) When you use but one hand, it should thrust out like a hawk raiding a forest and fall like a swallow sweeping over the surface of a lake. When you use both hands, they should rise up like a tiger leaping out of its lair and fall like a sledgehammer breaking bricks.

5) The fundamental tactic—and one that the old masters practiced by the hour—is the same as in Pa-kua: rise, drill, fall, and overturn (Figs. 3-7). Each part must be clearly differentiated; all must be done like lightning. This is eased by keeping your body relaxed until the final instant. The tactic can be used—either quickly or slowly—in all directions to close up the distance between you and your opponent.