Monkey Walks Circle

Movement Notes:

Start in Basic Stance

Set 1
Section 1 - covering Ming Men
-Start in basic stance
-Step back with left foot into long stance with right foot forward
-Bird Prepares to Dip Wing - hands move into chest (inhale) then out to sides, fingers up, palms out (begin
exhale)
-Move right hand above head with bend at elbow, left hand to lower back to rest on spine, in a backwards 'S'
shape (finish exhale)
-Step with left foot (inhale, begin exhale), moving to left.
-Move left hand straight above head as if dangling from a branch, right hand down by side (finish exhale)
-Lift right heel to buttocks and 'swat mosquito' at the back of knuckle of ankle, on outside. (inhale)
-Place foot down, still moving towards the left, or straight if not possible (begin exhale)
-Move hands into backwards 'S' position with left hand on lower back. (finish exhale)

Section 2 - pause breathing
-Move hands wrist over wrist in front of waist, left hand on top, and step with left leg (Inhale, exhale)
-rotate hands so they are still touching at wrist, but now palms are facing down (inhale)
-lean forward (not too far), and bring hands out as in Bird Prepares to Dip Wing, with left hand going next to
left foot, and right hand up in the air. Fingers point to slight right of start position of the Set, and head looks
similar way (exhale)
-come back up, hand over hand, left on top. (inhale)
-drop weight down without external movement (exhale)
-step with right foot (inhale, exhale) (foot can scrape side of leg)
-drop weight down without external movement (inhale)
-Drunken Monkey, both arms come out in front, slight lean back of body as if drinking from a large wine jar
(exhale)
-cross hands before waist, wrist over wrist, left hand on top. Place left foot before right foot (in zigzag
pattern), let back heel come up (inhale)
-squat down, keeping knees behind toes as best possible, and body upright as best possible (exhale), with
fingers touching the ground if possible
-come up into cross footed stance as before (inhale)
-step behind into back stance, then rotate into basic stance on left heel to face about 90 degrees further to left
than before, bring hands to head height and Monkey Looks Both Ways, palms facing to left and right,
crossed at wrists (exhale)
-drop right hand (inhale), rotate the 'easter egg' to the left (exhale)

Section 3 - open fists and goose heads
-both hands become goose heads, placed on ST12 point on collar bone. Step with right leg to right, long
stance (inhale, exhale)
-drop hands to waist, turn goose heads into open fists (inhale)
-extend left hand in open fist, first straight, then rotate fist over, then curve it around to right. (exhale)
-return goose heads to ST12 (begin inhale)
-pivot right foot to point to position of basic stance during Monkey Looks both way (see above)
-start a forward straight step with left leg (continue inhale), but then 'change your mind' and move left leg to
90 degrees left of straight. (exhale) Pivot into long stance in the new direction, which is 180 degrees from
start position of this set.
-drop hands to waist, turn goose heads into open fists (inhale)
-extend right open fist, first straight, then rotate fist, then curve it around to left (exhale).
-Straighten right arm, step with right leg in a straight line to a long stance. (inhale, exhale)
-squeeze both fists tightly (inhale)
-relax fists (exhale)

Repeat set again, preferably 6x in total to create three circles.
To finish, start a new set but stop at first backwards 'S' shape.