MIXING THE ENERGY OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT BODY
(Boston, MA 4/99)

This series was taught a bit differently from the Pomona version.
Passes from the original sequences which had been previously 
omitted were added in, and they were not strung together in a 
walking sequence, although they can easily be performed that way.
After each slide or step, we returned to the original position.
We performed three sets of the "Magical Passes" version, followed 
by one of the "Left Body" versions.  Only the latter are described.  

For all of these movements, the left side is slow and precise,
the right side fast and vigorous.  The left hand and arm are
never tense; when a left fist is called for, it is very loose.
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 diaphragm contracted, as 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", slowly on the left.  The right follows quickly.

3.      The left arm performs "Gathering Energy With One Arm and Striking
        It With The Other", cutting slowly across the front, then the
        the heel of the right hand strikes forcefully forward to the core's 
        upper edge as the right foot steps.  (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 right then quickly cuts across, and the left foot slowly slides
        up as the heel of the left hand strikes the lower edge of the core.  

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 "Moving Energy From The Left and Right 
	Shoulders", as the left foot slides forward, the eyes following 
	the fist all the way back, engaging the abdominals.  The left fist 
	strikes horizontally, NOT to head level.  The right foot steps as 
	the right hand mirrors quickly.

6.      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.
	
7.	The left hand performs "Hammering Energy From The Left Shoulder
        And The Right Shoulder On The Midpoint In Front Of The Face",
        the left foot sliding forward on the initial hammer.  Mirror
        right.
        
8.	The hands become leopard paws as you perform a "Strike With The
        Hands Fisted At The Second Knuckle".  As the torso twists right
        and the left paw strikes, the left foot slides back.  Without
        resetting the feet, the right foot steps back as the right paw
        mirrors.

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

10.     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.

11.     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.

12.     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, then the upper torso leans slowly
        left and the fists strike slowly up on the left diagonal.  The
        fists come back to the center, then the feet step quickly right,
        and the torso and fists quickly complete the right side of the
        movement.

13.     With the fists at the end of 12., 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 lower than usual.  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.
        
Nothing was mentioned about the accompanying breaths.