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A martial arts or movement diagram consisting of a series of vertical lines representing paths or sequences. The diagram is read from right to left. It features various stances and movements enclosed in ovals, connected by directional text and lines. The sequence begins at the bottom left with "Start" and ends at the top left with "End". Key elements include names of specific stances (e.g., Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg, Sitting in the Cave, Spreading the Brocade on the Ground) and transitions such as Advance step, Turn body, and Insert.
The following transcription follows the flow of the diagram from the starting point (bottom left) through the sequence to the end (top left).
Start, stand at four gates — Advance step — One pierce — Advance —
Horse stance — Pierce — Insert — Turn — Golden rooster stands on one leg — Advance step —
Sitting in the cave — Insert — Pierce —
Horse stance — Push — Step — Advance — Sitting in the cave —
Cross bridge — Lift hand —
Suspended-leg explore brocade — Turn body — Insert — Enter — Advance step —
Scatter flowers cover top — Strike — Insert —
Ground-covering brocade — Turn body — Lift hand and drop leg —
Stir one staff —
One pierce — Advance step —
Sitting in the cave — Insert — Welcome — Insert — Two —
Three —
Level intercept —
End, four-level — Draped-body