XING YI 12 ANIMAL FORMS

WATER LIZARD FORM: TUO XING

Water Lizard, aka. Alligator, is a flexible form that emphasizes the betterment of the sinews and tendons in the body: It makes your sinews/tendons flexible and strong when practiced correctly (p.180).

Indeed, Sun Lu Tang asserts that the Water Lizard is the "most flexible" animal in the water and that it can "float" (p.180). These are qualities that this form should lend to the practitioner.

The basic motions of the Water Lizard form begin from the Santishi (Three-Harmonies Stance). The rear fist drills up as the lead fist pulls back. As the rear leg pulls up, the rear fist lifts and turns out. As the practitioner steps, the sequence is reversed.

Watch below to see examples of this form being practiced.