Vertical Axis in the Double Palm Change

Tips on the Double Palm Change
Simultaneously while turning the waist from one side to the other, use the vertical axis felt through the spine, expressed through the right angle of the elbow rising, falling and palm overturning.
The application works very close to the opponent to take his real estate and throw him down.

The arms work like twisted prayer beads holding a strong rounded and connected shape.
The legs work free. The loose contrast to the prayer beads analogy. Loose. Relaxed. Able to change direction. Note the relaxed sacrum and it's relation to the whole leg. When stepping, let the whole foot contact and then fill from driving into the ground. Remember you are rolling the earth pass you with your feet.

One thing about the pa kua stepping is that there is no gap falling into the forward step. The forward stepping leg is placed whole foot and then the weight shift occurs. Don't rush the placement or the shifting. Minimize the gaps and overt falling.

Reviewed the 8 static shapes for strengthening structure and creating the proper feel for the postures. The 4th posture resembles the picture above of Wang Shu-Chin doing the hawk pose.