Once you are familiar with how the hand, wrist and arm moves in 6-LH you can move on to incorporating the use of Swallow, Spit, Float, Sink to add power in your strikes.

To begin with you can just work on the first two movements, namely :-

i) 6-LH-1
ii) 6-LH-2
iii) 6-LH-1

You learn to quickly swallow and spit 6-LH-1 to impart power to the strike.

Then you quickly sink to make 6-LH-2 a really forceful block. Use your stance also to assist the gravitational drop.

As soon as 6-LH-2 is completed, quickly shoot 6-LH-1 out again using swallow, spit.

After you have gained some familiarity you can try with the first three sequences instead.

Later apply Swallow, Spit, Float, Sink to the following :-

a) 6-LH-1 – swallow, spit
b) 6-LH-2 – sink, float in preparation for (c)
c) 6-LH-3 – swallow, spit
d) 6-LH-4 – sink, float in preparation for (e)
e) 6-LH-5 – swallow, spit

At another stage we can apply the GM Wei’s Tai Chi principle of bend elbow, body comes near; straighten elbow, body moves apart.

Finally, to practice Swallow, Spit, Float, Sink more let’s practice a 10-movement sequence culled from the existing sequences. Let’s call this 10-FajingGalore.

1) 6-LH-1 – swallow, spit
2) 6-LH-2 – sink, float in preparation for (3)
3) 6-LH-3 – swallow, spit
4) 6-LH-4 – sink, float in preparation for (5)
5) 6-LH-5 – swallow, spit
6) 6-LH-6 – sink, float in preparation for (7)
7) 3-WS-4 – swallow, spit
8) 3-WS-5 – float
9) 3-WS-1 – sink
10) 3-WS-2 – swallow, spit

Work through it slowly. Later when you pick up speed you will notice that the 10 movements are like a roller-coaster ride.