Short Form Four
If you are going though Short Forms 1-4, start this form at the next *. Start in ready position. Place your left fist against the palm of the open right hand. Raise your hands (bending your elbows) to your right shoulder as you step out with the right left into a leaning stance. Step behind the right leg with the left foot as you bring your hands out in front of your chest. Step back with your left leg into a right leaning stance, as you open both hands and turn them in. Come back with the right leg so your feet are shoulder width apart as your continue to turn your hands in so that the back of your hands touch. Just as your foot makes it all the way back your hands should come into the retracted position, both hands in fists. Next, extend both arms down in a cross block, both hands open. Swing your arms out and up so that they cross over your head and then bring them back to the retracted position as you close your fists. * Step out to the right into a horse stance as you deliver downward blocks to both sides. Block with the right open hand up in front of you face. Deliver a left hook punch to the same spot. Deliver a right vertical punch. Step back with the right foot to a left leaning stance as you block a kick by your knee with the front of your left fist. Come back to your right foot with the left, into a left cat stance. Do a left inside forearm block with an open hand, blocking with your thumb. Bend over in this move. Step back with the right leg to a right leaning stance facing the opposite direction, but continue to look the same direction. As you step out execute a left block over your left knee, with an open hand. Look 180 degrees to the right and push both hands out in that direction to throw. Throw with your palms. Look back to the other direction and deliver a left palm heel strike in that direction. Put the right hand out in that direction as the same time. Extend the fingers of both hands. Swing the arms down and to the right. Continue to swing them, bringing them up over your head. Step behind the right foot with the left and bring both hands down to your right side in a strike. Step with the right foot one shoulder width to the right of the left foot. As you step, drive both palms upward to chest level. Bring your hands down so you are in the ready position. Step back with the right leg into a left leaning stance as you drive both hands up with chicken necks. Strike downward with both palms. Scratch with all of your fingers three times. Come up with the right foot, so your feet are shoulder width apart, as you drive both palm heels up to chest level. Bring your hands down so you are in the ready position, then retract them. Bring your left foot to the right so your feet are together as you swing your arms around the sides and strike in the front. The back of your hands should come together. Turn your hands over and retract both hands. Place your left fist against the palm of the open right hand. Raise your hands (bending your elbows) to your right shoulder as you step out with the right left into a leaning stance. Step behind the right leg with the left foot as you bring your hands out in front of your chest. Step back with your left leg into a right leaning stance, as you open both hands and turn them in. Come back with the right leg so your feet are shoulder width apart as your continue to turn your hands in so that the back of your hands touch. Just as your foot makes it all the way back your hands should come into the retracted position, both hands in fists. Next, extend both arms down in a cross block, both hands open. Swing your arms out and up so that they cross over your head and then bring them back to the retracted position as you close your fists.
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