The movement of "Immortal Waves Sleeves" comes mainly from the waist, and not from the shoulder or elbow

How did Taijiquan start? After practicing his Shaolin Kungfu, Zhang San Feng entered a state of Tao. In his extreme stillness, there was motion. Gradually his movements became vigorous, resembling flowing water and floating clouds. He stylized these ?Cloud Hands? to teach his few disciples.

Much later these ?Cloud Hands? were further styled into a sequence of patterns collectively known as ?Grasping Sparrow?s Tail?. In Wahnam Taijiquan we name the five major techniques in ?Grasping Sparrow?s Tail? as ?Immortal Waves Sleeves?, ?Double Dragon Carry Pearl?, ?Push Boat Along Flow?, ?Black Bear Sinks Hips? and ?Open Window to Look at Moon?.

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Immortal Waves Sleeves	Rounding Corner	Carrying Pearl

Push Boat	Sink Hips	Sink Hip

Open Window	Open Window	Turning Around