Taiji Basics: Cloud Hands Backward
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Cloud Hands Backward, also known in Chinese as 後雲手 (Hòu Yún Shǒu), is the second basic movement students usually learn when beginning Taijiquan.
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Cloud Hands Forward, also known in Chinese as 前雲手 (Qián Yún Shǒu), is the first basic movement students usually learn when beginning Taijiquan.
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