MIXING THE ENERGY OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT BODY
(Pomona, CA 1/99)

For all of these movements, the left side is slow and precise,
the right side fast and vigorous.  These passes are aimed at
a circular core or disk of energy that extends from below the
groin to about chest level.  When the left hand strikes, it
goes to the lower edge of this core.  When the right hand strikes,
it goes to the upper edge.  When the left knee is raised, it goes
only to the lower edge--the back is rounded and the foot is held
suspended for several seconds.  When the right knee is raised,
it goes as high as it can, and the toe points to the ground:

1.      The left hand performs "Bunching Necessary Energy and Dispersing
        Unnecessary Energy".  As the left hand returns to the left hip,
        pause before beginning on the right. 

2.      The left leg and arm perform "Piling Energy Onto The Left and
        Right Bodies", retrieving only far enough to make a de facto
        step forward. The right follows quickly.

3.      The right arm performs "Gathering Energy With One Arm and Striking
        It With The Other", cutting quickly across the front, then the
        left foot slides slowly up as the heel of the left hand slowly
        strikes the lower edge of the core. (In this version, the
        nominal hand is pulled up so that the back of the flat palm is
        near the opposite cheek; the hand sweeps down and out, and makes
        the "cut across the opponent's eyes", then the other hand strikes.)
        The left then slowly cuts across, and the heel of the right
        hand strikes forcefully forward to the core's upper edge as
        the right foot steps.

4.      The left foot slides slowly at a 45 degree angle to the left for
        "Gathering Energy With The Arms And Legs".  Rock for a count of
        three and inhale, then grab slowly three times.  Hop so that you
        are 45 degrees right of the ORIGINAL direction, rock and grab
        three times more briskly with the right hand.

5.      The left hand performs "Gathering Energy From One Body And
        Dispersing It On The Other", as the left foot slides forward,
        the eyes following the fist all the way back, engaging the
        abdominals.  The right foot steps as the right hand mirrors
        quickly.

6.      Begin "Grabbing Energy From The Shoulders and Smashing It On The
        Centers Of Vitality", normal speed on both sides.  The right hand
        grabs energy at the left shoulder, then the abdominals pull the
        right elbow back behind the right hip; as the fist strikes slightly
        down across the left vital center,the left knee stirs the energy
        by coming up to the right.  As the feet reset, the left hand begins
        to mirror.

7.      The left foot slides up as the arms slowly cross to perform
        "Pushing Energy Out To The Sides With The Elbows", left arm on
        top.  The right foot quickly steps up even as the arms break
        forcefully apart; the arms fold again quickly as the right foot
        steps up; the arms break apart slowly as the left foot slides
        even.

8.      The left foot slides back as the arms slowly cross to perform
        "Drawing Two Inward Circles of Energy In Front Of The Body And
        Crushing Them Out To The Sides", left arm closest to the body.
        The right foot quickly steps back even as the arms break
        forcefully apart; the arms fold again quickly as the right foot
        steps back; the arms break apart slowly as the left foot slides
        even.

9.      The fists are brought slowly down to waist level, palms facing,
        to perform "Striking Energy In Front Of The Body And On The Left
        And Right With Both Fists".  The left foot slides to the left,
        followed slowly by the right, as the upper torso leans slowly
        left and the fists strike slowly up on the left diagonal.  As the
        fists come back to the center, the feet slide step quickly right,
        and the torso and fists quickly complete the right side of the
        movement.

10.     With the fists at the end of 10., the left knee is raised and the
        fists strike slowly to either side of it at the lower edge of the
        core to begin "Striking Energy In Front of The Body With Both Fists
        And On The Left and Right".  The torso slowly twists left, and the
        strike/slap/strike sequence slowly performed, and the fists slowly
        recenter.  The move is completed forcefully and quickly on the
        right--as the right knee is raised, the fists strike to the top edge
        of the core.

This series has three accompanying breaths:

1. The Breath For The Upper Fringe Of The Lungs
2. The Lateral Breath
3. The Butterfly Breath

It is followed by the Second Gazing technique.