頭欲上頂肩須下埀
左肩成坳右肩自随
身力到手肩之所為。

李存義

"Your head wants to press upward,
but your shoulders have to hang down.
Your left shoulder twists in
and your right shoulder naturally goes along with it.
When the strength of your body reaches your hands,
your shoulders are where it is transmitted from."

From the Teachings of Li Cunyi on Xingyiquan translated by Brennan, and from the book Xing Yi Mother Fists (形意母拳), by Jiāng Róngqiáo (薑容樵), based on the translation by Joseph Crandall

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