The imaginary step is parallel to the feet and the width is about equal to the sole of the foot. In the five-element regimen, the feet also form a 45-degree angle with the moving straight line. Bend your knees and squat (just squat), and shift your weight to your hind legs. The front legs are weak and the rear legs are solid. Hold your chest out, bend your back, and touch the ground with your imaginary front legs and toes.
Extended data
Tai Ji Chuan's main steps are 1 and lunge.
Commonly known as "lunge", it is named after its legs are bent like a bow and its back is straight like an arrow. As the saying goes, "Forelegs bow, hind legs stretch." That's it. When standing a pile, it is called "bow and arrow pile" or "lunge pile". Exercise: Stand staggered back and forth. The distance between my feet is about four to five times the length of my feet. The front legs bend towards the thighs, which is nearly horizontal. At three o'clock and one line, the "three tips" are vertical, and the tip of the nose exceeds the toes.
sit down
The practice of sitting step is: stand with your feet staggered back and forth, and the distance between your heels is about twice the length of my feet; The forefoot is attached to the ground, the toes are upturned, and the knee joint is slightly flexed; The hind legs are 45 degrees abduction (Wu Taiji biography is not abduction or slightly abduction), the center of gravity is behind, and the hind legs bend their knees to support the weight; Loosen the hip joint, and the hip root will shrink back, so that the hip can be positioned backward and downward, just like sitting on a stool.