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The following description and commentary were provided to me by a student suffering from chronic back pain after having practiced this "set"for a week:

The Exercise:

Begins with the balanced stance, heels backstopped, weight balanced on feet, and shoulders relaxed, with maintenance of the perineum “U” which tensions the lumbar spine while keeping the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles released. 

Initial realization - what I lack in Taijiquan, I make up for in lack of Xingyiquan.  

One of my martial 'Heroes" Wang Xiang Zhai, the Founder of Yiquan was quoted in an interview as saying the most valuable 'parts'of Xingyiquan are the 5 fists (especially piquan), and of Baguazhang the first Palm Change. Sifu himself basically affirmed that  sentiment in our lesson.

Pranam.